For centuries, meditation has been the healing practice used in many different cultures for spiritual wellness. Used to help center the mind and body, it’s great to know that there is a go-to when your mental health is becoming harder to manage or it is no longer operating to its best ability. It’s even more amazing that this wellness practice that many use to center themselves metally, can be used to alleviate physical pain. Not only does meditation help you process stress ten times better if incorporated into your daily routine, but it also helps with managing certain symptoms of some common physical illnesses.
How Anxiety And Arthritis Go Hand In Hand
When dealing with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, it’s normal to only focus on the physical pain that comes with it.
Actually, it’s usually the main focus because getting rid of the pain or at least alleviating it can be a challenge. Though it’s understandable to want to solely focus on helping the physical pain, many don’t realize that a lot of physical pain can be caused by mental stress and or mental disorders.
Stress management is very important when living with rheumatoid arthritis because stress is one of its main triggers.
Since rheumatoid arthritis is fueled by inflammation in the joints, when you are very stressed and overwhelmed, it can cause inflammation to skyrocket.
If you suffer from anxiety then you know how taxing it can be on your mind and what it can do to you physically.
Symptoms of anxiety include panic, rapid heart rate and breathing, hyperventilation and more. These types of symptoms are known to induce stress or can be the result of stress. Once your mind is overwhelmed it can trigger physical changes and pain in the body ie, inflammation flare-ups.
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Why Natural Remedies Excel When Medication Can Not
At one point in time, natural “remedies” were the only means of aid for sick people because they were the only options available. Today’s science and medication were definitely not around during the prehistoric age but essentially, these natural remedies used in the past were their way of medication. People in earlier times used what they found in nature to heal sicknesses. Using the