HealthSpectra Magazine December 2019

Alzheimer’s is likely to happen researchers of this drug will Alzheimer’s arise.
in old age, it is a condition provide necessary details
that weakens the brain to an about the drug. So the positive side to this
extent that a person loses his/ entire research on the
her memory and over time About 3000 people had effectiveness of Aducanumab
finds it difficult to perform participated and volunteered was noticed after observing
a simple task. Additionally, to test this drug. Further, the changes during the test.
plagues building up in the there will be more people
brain causes dementia. volunteering to take part in There were a few patients
testing this drug who were given this drug
In the US, one in ten of them for 18 months and their
who cross 65 is suffering from Study of amyloids begin to decrease
Alzheimer’s. This is a costly hypothesis and their brain started to
and risky disease because it function much better in those
can cause cancer and heart When amyloids are formed 18 months. Whereas, before
disease. and the tangles begin to they took medication or even
spread, it kills the nerve cells understood the symptoms of
Details About in the brain and this is how this disease, the amyloids kept
The Study Of symptoms arise from these spreading in the brain.
This Drug events of the amyloids and
tangles spreading. On the other hand, there were
In the month of March as per patients who didn’t take any
the futility tests it seemed So, initially, it starts with the medication and the amyloids
that the drug wouldn’t work amyloid going haywire in kept increasing for them. The
because it wasn’t proved the brain and this starts to reason Biogen had a hope that
efficient enough. The CEO of happen a few years before this drug can work is only after
Biogen Michel Vounatsos and the actual symptoms of this experiment.
one of the lead members say
that the futility test now says
that the drugs will work.

This drug has the ability to
boost memory power in
the brain and fight against
plagues when given in high
doses.

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month of December and the

51

LOVE & SEX

Vs

Happier Single 52
Vs Happier
Committed

Astrological Views!

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The grass is always greener and they enjoy being alone. more than self. If you belong
on the other side, all the men to that sun sign then you
and women who are alone We all have a personal are likely to be happier with
and still single always feel horoscope chart where all someone.
that it would be great to have planets take their positions.
a companion and couples That being said, based on For example, if you are a Libra
who are committed never how the planets position there are more chances that
appreciate how blessed they themselves and get along in you will want to have someone
are to have a companion. your house can clearly show by your side. Libra men
if you are happier single or and women are not happy
No one wants to be happy committed. souls when they are alone.
wherever they are, we are all Contrarily, the sun sign that’s
not fully satisfied people. Is Here are a few points about quite opposite to a Libra and
it always our own thoughts how horoscope can predict doesn’t like commitment is
or is there a planetary force if you are happier single or a Sagittarius. The Sagittarius
that has its way of defining us committed men and women love their
too? What do you think? own life and freedom which is
No 1 - Value For why committing for them is a
It is not that all singles are Freedom Vs Value task.
singles right from birth, For Commitment
there might be a few of you No 2 - Freedom In A
who would have been with Your sun sign is what makes Relationship Vs No
someone and then realized it you. That means, its’ not that Freedom
is better to be alone given the you are totally in control of
fact that you must have gone your stars. However, your Space and freedom is
through a bad experience stars do have an impact on something we all need. Being
or you just didn’t find your your thinking. That being said, in a relationship must not
partner compelling enough. there are zodiac signs that put our space at stake. This
value love and relationships happens with most of the
Flaws and strengths are going couples that their space goes
to be there in being single for a toss when they are in
and staying committed. a relationship. That being
What makes you happy and said, looking at this from the
where you feel sure is what astrological standpoint, the
matters. For instance, it is not sun sign indicating fire and
that all singles feel the need the sun-signs indicating air
to be with someone, there are both earth signs who need
are people who don’t find their space and freedom.
themselves sure and happy
for a long term commitment

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Talking of which sun signs to change will not be an easy Not everyone is on the
such as Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, task for you. same page when it comes to
Gemini, Libra and Aquarius commitment. We all have a
at any cost need their space No 4 - Response To different way of giving into a
and when they don’t get it, Responsibility relationship. Why is it that a
they feel suffocated in that few of us give in too much or
relationship and there are Everyone has their way too little in a relationship? Its
chances they might part ways of living life. A few people all got to do with how one’s
with their partner. are particular about being Sun planet reacts to the other
disciplined and responsible, planets.
No 3 - Response To while the rest are relaxed and
Changes don’t give much attention to The position of the sun
being responsible. planet in your life will clearly
Talking of change, not all of determine how committed
us can easily adapt to change. Having said, if you are you are. What more does the
For a few people, it takes dominated by planet Saturn, sun connection say? If the sun
quite a while to get used to you are more of a responsible in your horoscope gets along
change. Moreover, changes person in your personal and with Venus it indicates that
in the relationship have to professional life. Thus, you
be dealt with well otherwise would only look for a long- you are happier being in a
it can end up separating a term relationship and given relationship. If the sun in your
couple. your thought process of being horoscope gets along with
responsible, it gets tough Jupiter, Mars and it is a lovely
That being said, if the planet for you to get along with a and positive connection.
Uranus is dominating your partner who is irresponsible.
planetary position if you are On the contrary, for some
single it is good or you. On No 5 - Being Alone reason, if the sun planet
the contrary, if you are in a Vs Being Together doesn’t connect with any of the
relationship, then adapting planets well, it clearly means
you will be happier single.

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MEN HEALTH

10 Ways To

SCpoeurnmtNaturally Improve

Every man would want Across the globe, there are men
to take pride in satisfying getting themselves treated for
infertility. Doctors will always
his partner or for that suggest men to naturally be

matter feel good about active and healthy to avoid
himself. Given the stress further problems.

and issues with one’s Having said, it has all got to
do with changes in lifestyle
way of living life, the rate and methods that can improve
of infertility seems to be

increasing today. fertility to increase sperm count

in men. Here is everything you

need to know about how to

increase sperm count

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What Is The fat percentage, diabetes, How much is
Importance Of heart diseases, stroke, and correct?
Sperm Count? blood pressure.
The correct number of sperm
Sperm count comes into the While doing an analysis of the count per milliliter semen
picture when a man wants sperm count your doctor will should be around 15 million
to help a woman conceive. If look into the testosterone or more than 200 million per
the sperm count in a man is levels, lifestyle and one’s semen.
less then he will not be able health condition.
to make a woman pregnant. The volume of ejaculate
That being said, the sperm should be around 1.5-1.7ml,
Besides, helping a woman count is taken per milliliter says WHO.
get pregnant, sperm count is semen and count per
vital for controlling the body ejaculate. The sperm motility should be
from 40-80 percent.

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MEN HEALTH

How much is NO 1 - IT IS PERHAPS IN THE stay fit and it has a positive
less? GENES. impact on the testosterone
levels as well.
Anything less than 15 million NO 2 - IT CAN HAPPEN
per milliliter semen or less BECAUSE OF A SURGERY IN If the testosterone levels get
than 39 million per ejaculate THE PAST. better then it is natural that
is a low sperm count. the quality of semen gets
NO 3 - THERE COULD BE A better and when that happens
How to analyze PROBLEM IN THE MAN’S the sperm count automatically
the sperm HEALTH increases.
count?
NO 4 - SEXUALLY NO 2 - IMPROVE VITAMIN
Sperm count can be tested at TRANSMITTED DISEASES IS C INTAKE OR TAKE A
home or at a fertility clinic. ANOTHER REASON FOR LOW SUPPLEMENT
SPERM COUNT.
Three Essential Vitamin is a powerful nutrient
Factors If you have problems with and it does have a link in
a low sperm count it can be boosting fertility in men.
While doing the semen treated naturally or you can Vitamins have antioxidants
analysis test, there are three resort to antibiotics, surgery that take care of inflammation
things of semen that is looked or hormone medication. problems and safeguard the
at tissues in the body.
It is good if you get yourself
NO 1 - SHAPE OF THE SPERM checked and only with your Eat healthy fruits and
doctor’s advice should you vegetables that can keep
NO 2 - NUMBER OF SPERM pick another method of the Vitamin levels boosted
treatment. Don’t risk making in your body. Also, take a
NO 3 - SPERM MOTILITY a decision on your own. recommendation from your
doctor in case you need
Causes For Less Ways To Boost vitamin supplements.
Sperm Count Sperm Count
NO 3 - DE-STRESS AND RELAX
As you know that low sperm Here are ten ways to boost
count affects a man’s fertility. sperm count! Stress is the major root cause
Further, it is even important of almost every fault in our
to understand the causes of NO 1 - REGULAR WORKOUT body. Besides, the fact that
low sperm count. your problem is genetic. Who
It is highly essential for a man doesn’t have stress? We all do
to regularly exercise to see and it is essential to balance it
an improvement in his sperm at the end of the day, agree?
count. By exercising one can

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Failing to manage stress can NO 6 - FORGET TAKING before you decide upon the
impact a man’s sperm count. DRUGS AND ALCOHOl dosage.
When you get stressed two of
your hormones are at a war. Just like how drugs and NO 9 - YOU NEED SUFFICIENT
An increase in cortisol leads alcohol cause diseases and is ZINC
to a decrease in testosterone bad for your body, the same
levels. is the case in your sperm One way of improving the
count. It has been studied sperm count is by eating foods
NO 4 - IMPROVE VITAMIN D and experimented that drugs rich in Zinc. Having said this,
INTAKE like Marijuana can affect this nutrient is effective for
fertility. several other reasons such as
Just like all the other Vitamins, the strength in your bones and
it is important that your body NO 7 - MEDICATIONS CAUSE muscles.
gets its Vitamin D. You should TROUBLE
simply expose yourself to the NO 10 - EAT ONLY HEALTHY
early morning sunlight and The sperm production can FATS
eat foods rich in Vitamin D. drastically decrease in your
body if certain medicines don’t As you already know that
Vitamin D is known to suit you. Having said, if you unhealthy fats that affect your
improve the testosterone stop to take medication such body’s BMI will reduce the
levels in your body and it is as antipsychotics, antibiotics, sperm count. You should stick
specifically known to improve anti-androgens, methadone, to eating only healthy fats such
your sperm motility. and anabolic steroids, the as Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty
sperm production in your acids.
NO 5 - FORGET SMOKING body automatically improves.
Final Word
Tobacco hasn’t ever done NO 8 - EAT FENUGREEK
any good to the body. Having SEEDS If you don’t want your
said, it is good if you don’t sperm count to decrease
smoke if you have been Taking fenugreek seeds it is better if you sleep
tested to have a low sperm can help your sperm count well, stay de-stressed and
count. Even if that’s not the increase as it improves the eat foods rich in Vitamin
case, in order to safeguard testosterone levels, libido, C, Vitamin D, folate, zinc
your sperms you need to stay and strength in your body. and stay away from habits
away from smoking. such as alcohol, smoking,
If you don’t find the seeds and drugs.
There was a study on the enough, you should
effects of smoking on semen start taking fenugreek If you want the sperm
quality and it turns out it is the supplements. It is said that count to be perfect, you
biggest barrier in affecting 500mg of supplements will need to live a healthy
the sperm count. work. However, it is always lifestyle.
good if you consult a doctor

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HEALTHY RECIPIE Method

Wheat Keep all the ingredients ready at one place
Spaghetti With
Basil Lemon STEP 1 Fill water in a large pan, to this
And Salmon add salt and let it boil for a while. To this
pan add the required amount of pasta and
What You Need let it cook for 10 minutes. Ensure not to
make the pasta too soft. Therefore, keep
l Olive Oil - 2-3 tsp stirring it. Drain all the water and transfer
l Basil Leaves - 1 cup the pasta into another bowl.
l Salmon - 4 ounces
l Garlic - 8-10 cloves STEP 2 When you transfer pasta in
l Salt - as per your requirement another pan, you will need to add a little
l Pepper - 2 tbsp for pasta and 2 tbsp salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil and toss
for Salmon them all together.
l Lemon Juice - 3-4 tsp
l Zested lemon - 1 STEP 3 Take another pan and add olive
l Spinach leaves - 5-6 leaves oil, salmon, salt and pepper. In this
process, you will need to season the
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minutes.

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STEP 4 Now you have the salmon and Thiamine
pasta seasoned separately. Put all of them Niacin
in one bowl and toss them another time. Calcium
To do so, you will need to add lemon Vitamins
juice, lemon zest, capers, and basil leaves Minerals
to this entire mixture and toss the entire Selenium
combination. Manganese
Phosphorous
You can separately toss the pasta and Copper
then eat it with a piece of Salmon, you Folate
need not mix them all together. Based on
your choice you can either give everything WWW.HEALTHSPECTRA.COM | NOVEMBER 2019
a mix or eat them separately.

Enjoy this scrumptious hot Pasta and
Salmon with a flavor of lemon and basil.

Interesting Benefits Of
Whole Wheat

Wheat is packed with nutrients such as
thiamine, selenium, manganese, calcium
niacin, vitamins, minerals, copper,
ph61osphorous and folate.

YOGA

Matchyasana

Benefits, Steps & Variations

The Incredible Fish Pose!

Introduction

The fish posture is an effective backward ‘Matchya’ means fish and ‘Asana’ means
bending asana that can be done if you pose.
get a hold of padmasana. Even people
who practice this asana find it quite a The name Matsya is one of the names
challenge to do it effectively. of Lord Vishnu who protected the earth
from a flood.
Having said, this asana would help you
draw a powerful connection with earth To perform this pose you need to lie
and water as your body is positioned in down, place your hands close to the
such a way. buttocks and lift your chest up. This
asana is performed in hatha yoga.
In Sanskrit this word is split into two,
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Benefits Of Here are interesting reasons as to why
Matchyasana Matchyasana is an amazing posture and
you shouldn’t miss practicing this asana!

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YOGA

Benefit No 1 - Improves Benefit No 3 - It Is Good
Mental Health For The Stomach

When you let loose your body and surrender There are two folds as to how it is good
to this asana you get lucky and experience for your stomach, one way it improves
a relaxed state of mind, strength from the digestion and the other way it is good for
inside and you feel stress-free and light in the abdomen.
the mind. What would be next if an asana
can give you all these benefits, it helps with How? It is simply because the stomach is
opening your heart. stretched and pushed out that the blood
flow in the pelvic area gets better and it
Benefit No 2 - It Has keeps the intestines healthy.
Spiritual Significance
l If you have constipation, this problem gets
One can experience a spiritual connection solved
when deep in this asana. It is believed and
perhaps happens with a few people while l It helps treat all abdomen related problems
they do this asana that they get to connect
with their throat chakra. l The organs in the abdomen get to stretch
well which is a good sign
What’s happens? When you are good at
performing this asana you might experience Benefit No 4 - Relieves
a blue light energizing you by coming into Your Body From
your throat. Inflammation

On this aspect, the negative energies exit If there is inflammation in any part of your
from your mind and you tend to become body, it gets sorted if you practice stretching
an expressive person. in Matchyasana.

Here you get to stretch your back,

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stomach, chest, and neck which helps with Follow the steps
suppressing the inflammated segments of
your body. STEP 1 - Get into the padmasana posture
and get comfortable in this posture before
Benefit No 5 - Improves moving any further.
Breathing
STEP 2 - Bend your body behind.
This asana improves the way your lungs
function as the method involved with doing Position - Place your hands and elbows
this asana is that of stretching the body slowly on the floor. Repeat the same with
well. Therefore, it solves problems such as your left arm as well.
bronchitis and asthma.
STEP 3 - Lower your body.
Benefit No 6 - Improves
Immunity Position - Take the support of your hands
and elbows.
When the immune system is at its best,
there are lesser chances for a person to fall Slowly place the crown of your head on the
sick or feel weak. You will be happy to know floor.
that the fish pose helps in boosting your
immunity. STEP 4 - Position your back in the shape of
an arch.
How? It boosts the endocrine glands and
maintains a balance in the hormones which Position - Lift your pelvic area up.
in turn helps your immune system perform
well. Hold your leg with your hands.

Steps To Do Lift your neck and chest up.
Matchyasana
Look up.
Before you begin this asana you need to
know that you can perform this asana to Don’t apply any pressure on your head,
the best only if you have a good hold on place it with ease.
Padmasana.
STEP 5 - Relax

Position - Adjust your body to this position
by taking deep and long breaths. Let your
eyes remain closed.

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YOGA

STEP 6 - Exhale and Release STEP 3 - Position your back in the shape of
an arch.
Position - Step by step start to come back Position - Lift your pelvic area up.
to the first posture of padmasana and sit Let your palms remain on the floor.
calm. Lift your neck and chest up.
Look up.
Variation In
Matchyasana

STEP 1 - Lie down Don’t apply any pressure on your head,
place it with ease.
Position - Roll a mat and rest your back on
the floor. STEP 5 - Relax

Maintain a slight difference between both Position - Adjust your body to this position
your legs. by taking deep and long breaths. Let your
eyes remain closed.
Place your hands on the floor behind your
buttocks. STEP 6 - Exhale and Release

STEP 2 - Lift your body Position - Step by step start to come back to
the first posture of sitting straight with your
Position - Let your palms and elbows remain legs crossed.
on the floor.

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You should practice this asana in the l Peptic ulcers
morning before having breakfast, stay in l Heart diseases
this position for at least 30 seconds and l Back injury
you can do it three times a week. l Neck injury
l Hernia
Precautions In
Matchyasana

If you want to avoid having a spinal or neck Take Away
injury you need to slow down and do this
posture. Precisely, when you have to raise The very name ‘fish pose’ is quite interesting
your body up and bring it down to hear and in reality, it is an amazing
stretching asana.
It is better if you consult a doctor and only
then get on with practicing this asana if you It invigorates your mind with good energy
have a medical condition. Even otherwise, and it is super-effective for the back, chest,
if you are doing it for the first time until you stomach, and neck. Derive all of its benefits
get used to it, it is better if you do it in the and make this asana occasionally a part of
guidance of a trainer. your routine.

It is a big no-no if you have to practice this
asana in the following conditions

l High or low blood pressure

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YHOOGMAE & FAMILY

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How often do all your family However, in general, it is tough to
members have a meal make time for each other and it is
understandable given the busy schedule
together? You can count on we have.
your fingers and probably
If there are kids in your family, it could do
say once a week. Well, if your good for them if you eat a meal together
family is a rare case scenario often. Besides, it is good for the health of
then you might be eating one the other family members too.

meal a day. The Journal Of Development And
Pediatrics says a child develops excellent
social skills and a fit body when he/she
is used to eating a meal with the family
when compared to the kids who don’t
get a chance to eat with their families.

If this tradition of eating with the family
is started when the child is 6, he or she is
a socially better child at 10.

Likewise, there was another study on
how eating meals together could take
care of a child’s weight. That being said,
according to one of the studies in 2011,
children who ate three meals with the
family were less obese when compared
to kids who had less than three meals a
week with their family.

Here are simple ways of planning family
meals together so that kids and everyone
else at home can be mentally benefited
from it. Take a look!

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No 1 - Decide Upon A Time stages and it proves to be a means to keep
them mentally fit.
You will need to keep a time slot to eat a
meal with your family. No 3 - Make The Connect
Productive
Look for that time in the entire day when
all your family members are eased out and In the end, you will find the connect
can connect with each other. That being productive when you observe how much
said, for the most part, it is the dinner of the catching up has helped your child
meal that is most convenient for all. and you in improving the warmth in your
relationship.
If you have started eating one meal
together, try and increase it by another To make the connect productively you
meal more. need to do the following!

Choose healthy food over junk. You can 1. Don’t be after your child to eat, give
keep snacky dinner as one meal a week. them the space to eat what they like.

At times you can include all the family 2. Keep all distractions away when you are
friends for dinner as well. This gives a spending time with each other(you need
better exposure to the child as well as to spend quality time).
improves your way of connecting with
people. 3. Talk to each other and understand what
your family is going through. For example,
No 2 - Keep Everyone you can ask your child about how he/she
Involved In The Plan is progressing in school and you can ask
your spouse about how is work treating
Involving your children in the making him/her. This is how you truly connect
arrangements for the meal will help them with each other.
build better life skills, you can teach them
hygiene etiquette, how to be safe in the Final Word
kitchen, how to share and care and finally
they are happier with people around. In the end, it all comes down to your child
Loneliness will never dominate and make feeling mentally secure and happy. One
them feel low. of the significant ways to make your child
feel good is by spending time with him/her
You can keep them involved by giving during meals. Studies have proven that it
them a few tasks like washing, cutting makes a difference in the way children
vegetables and arranging things at home. grow up when they see a bonded family.
These little things they learn at initial

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HEALTHY LIVING

14 Amazing
Ways To

Relieve Your
Daily Stress

You keep taking the stress
with daily tasks at home and
workplace. All you do is going
with the flow. This is not the
way you manage stress. Your
life needs a change that can

combat the daily stress.

You can practice and get the changes which can
relieve your daily stress on daily basis and instantly
as well. Working with no pause can be out of passion
but feeling the stress is not passion. So, you must try
to over come the daily stress to avoid health issues.
When you make the attempt to relieve your stress
instead of just taking it, you will do things in a better
way.You cant stress yourself by adding more stress.
You need to find ways to relieve your daily stress.

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1. Exercise-
Become all fit

How to Exercise is proven to relieve
manage daily the daily stress. The physical
stress? pressure can relieve your
mental pressure. You can
73 also improve mental stability,
anxiety issues, stress and
fatigue with exercises.

Yoga, cardio and other
physical activities can
be effective to get rid
of stress. The exercises
also let you relieve from
physical tension that you go
through everyday. Breathing
exercises and yoga is the
best to relieve daily stress.

2. Get a
pet- Best
companion

If you are a pet lover, then
get one. Pets are the best
creatures that can take off
your stress. When you had
a tiring day, the way pet
welcomes can be the best

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HEALTHY LIVING

thing you would want. When 4. Pen your tough also makes you a
you are trying to handle an thoughts and strong person emotionally
active pet, your stress will views and mentally. Hiding and
get off in few minutes. escaping will make you stay
When you are penning what in your comfort zone but
Many people just wait their you are feeling and thinking, never it is a good idea to
pet receive them back you will know the positives relieve the stress.
to home. This is a loving in your life. The problems
feeling that pet owners are seem bigger when you When you learn to face the
experiencing and not feeling think but it can also be just toughest in your life, you
the stress. a situation and a big deal in learn or fall. And learning
real. So, just to over come and falling is part of life.
3. Take less your temporary stress and Remember this and don’t
caffeine anxiety, pen down. stress yourself by escaping.

Caffeine makes the mood 5. Face it off- 6. Prioritize
better and it contains in Not to hide things-
coffee, tea and energy drinks. or escape Arrange the
When we have to take about priorities
the effects of caffeine, we When you are escaping
can say “less is more”. from the toughest, you keep You need to prioritize thins
carrying the stress. Until, you
Caffeine can affect people face it, it will not let you relax. in your life. When you are
with anxiety. Every person It is not that only you take the missing to prioritize things,
would have the threshold stress but there are chances you will not know where
of tolerating the caffeine of making it unpleasant for you are leading in life. It will
content in body. It depends others too. give you stress when you
individually. So, when you realize that you are not able
feeling edgy or uneasy, then Facing off the reality and prioritize.
stop taking caffeine.
It is always better to
prioritize yourself. When you

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are happy with yourself, this routine ways. You can only enjoy
will make you deal anything your life when you live in the
effortlessly. Though you You need to take a break from present. The other good side
put your efforts, it will not the routine life. A vacation or of living in present is, you can
burden. You may also face picnic refreshes your mind avoid committing mistakes
the toughest consequences and mood. You will need to in daily life as well.
when you neglect to prioritize change your mood changing
priorties in your life. the mode. So, you will have 10. Meet
to be in the holiday mood to greenery-
7. Let it go- manage your daily stress. Connect with
But don’t get nature
along We love our work but you
cant expect your senses,
When something is not in body to work with no break
or rest. So, simply give
yourself a break from the
routine life.

9. Live in the
present- Be
Mindful

your control, you need not When you are living in Yes! Greenery is the best
worry about it. Everyone the present, you may not companion that can help
have the responsibilities manage the daily stress like you manage your stress.
and commitments, Yet, a pro. But it helps you reduce You can just take time to be
everything is cannot be your stress. You also need to surrounded with greenery.
controlled. So, instead of practice mindfulness. Take a walk in park or garden
stressing and worrying when your stressed with
about something you cannot When we are asked to live in something. It will refresh
control is of no use. Save the present, it means both your mind and you will feel
your time and energy for light.
something best!
You can also make a habit
8. Take a of gardening, then it would
break from help your heaps. The best
way to manage daily stress is
connecting with nature.

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11. Spend It is suggested to listen to
time with slow and pleasant music to
someone you manage your stress. You
trust can also have peaceful sleep
listening to music. All your
stress can fly away with your
favourite tracks.

We feel better when we to manage your stress. One 14. Do
someone to share our of the best ways that can something
views and feelings. But work is laughing. Laughter you love
it is important to choose helps you in reducing the
someone you trust. When level of stress hormones. Sometimes, we forcefully
you share you spend time complete the task. When it is
with a wrong person, it adds You can also socialize and demanding to complete the
more stress to your day. have laughter time. Laughing task, you must complete it.
while watching videos also While doing it, going through
Be it you’re a family member, works great to generate stress is common. When
colleague or friend- you laughter. you are doing something
can divert your mind from you love, you will be able to
daily stress when you spend 13. Listen relieve the taken stress.
quality time with someone. to music-
Stress buster Everyone needs
12. Watch that come back
fun videos- Listeningismusicisextremely to something they
Generate relaxing. Music is an instant love. You at least
laugh solution for daily stress. keep that stress
Music can lower the heart and carry it for
When stress hormones rate and blood pressure. It long. This is a
increase, you must find way can also decrease the stress must follow idea
hormones. to manage daily

stress.

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1. This medical condition was There will be no symptoms or if they really have a
published in 2013 in the fifth or relation of symptoms to medical condition because
edition of the Diagnostic and any medical condition. the nature of their disorder is
Statistical Manual of Mental to worry and always believe
Disorders. Anxiousness about a that something is wrong with
particular illness them. This obsession can get
2. It has physical and problematic.
psychological symptoms. It
was known as somatoform The patient might have a CAUSES OF SOMATIC
disorder or somatization medical condition. However, DISORDER
disorder they will feel like it is more
than what it will be in reality Yet, no research could clearly
3. The one having this
disorder is obsessed with prove the causes of this
weakness, physical pain,
and breathlessness. In this They take normal signs of disorder. However, based
condition, a person feels illness as a big sign of illness
that they have a disorder or on studies and analysis the
problem even though there
isn’t anything and even if the below-mentioned point
doctor assures the patient
that he/she is perfectly fine If the patient is having a cold, could be the causes for this
and has no health concerns. he or she will think that there
is a bigger problem disorder

They will feel that doctors A person who is too sensitive
don’t give good treatment to pain and he/she inherits
nor have they examined well this quality from a family
member.

4. Although the patient is The patient feels that their It is possible that the patient
body will be at a risk with
stressing over the fact that even a little physical activity suffering from this disorder

they have a problem and the Despite nothing being there, feels negative about himself
the patient will repeatedly
doctor doesn’t understand examine his/her body to or herself and doesn’t see
check for signs of illness
them, this can make the himself/herself worthy
The patient gets too sensitive
sufferer emotionally about medicines and always enough
has a feeling that they are at
stressed. a risk of facing side effects

SIGNS OF SOMATIC The patient feels finds their When a person finds it
DISORDER condition a big deal though excessively difficult to deal
they might just have a small with stress
condition
This disorder may be mild, Lack of emotional awareness,
severe or general, it depends All in all, it is difficult to this means, the person
from person to person. Take identify if the patient has who focuses too much on
a look at the signs of Somatic somatic symptom disorder physical issues and ignores
Disorder! their emotional stress

The problem starts with It has been observed and
the thought process of the learned that a person
patient. The fact that they develops this thought
believe that they are going process if he/she gets
through a medical condition. attention for their pain or

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behavior No 1 - The doctor will do questionnaire, however,
a physical test in the first they will try to know from
Overall, anyone of these instance to check if the the patient about how he/
traits or a mixture of them patient really has a physical she feels with experiencing
are the possible causes of illness or not. all the symptoms.
somatic symptom disorder.
No 2 - In the absence of HERE ARE A FEW POSSIBLE
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES a physical condition, the POINTS THAT STATE
OF HAVING SOMATIC doctor would recommend A PERSON MIGHT BE
SYMPTOM DISORDER? the patient to go to a mental HAVING SOMATIC
health specialist and they will SYMPTOM DISORDER.
Based on researches, it has diagnose the problem on the HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED
been studied that there is a basis of asking the patient a TO KNOW, TAKE A LOOK!
category of people who are few questions
at a high risk of getting this If the person is experiencing
disorder. Take a look at who HERE ARE A FEW more than one physical
is at a bigger risk QUESTIONS THAT THE stress symptoms that are
DOCTOR GENERALLY ASKS impacting their daily life
No 1 - A person who is activities
anxious or depressed for No 1 - The doctor will ask the
long. patient about how long has If the patient has too many
he or she been feeling the thoughts and is investing
No 2 - A person who is symptoms. excessive energy in analyzing
diagnosed with a problem the problem and if that
or is in the process of No 2 - The doctor will enquire affects his/her health.
recovering. from the patient if someone
in the family has experienced There are chances for the
No 3 - A person can replicate the same problem. symptoms to change with
the behavior of one of the time. However, if a person
family members too. That No 3 - The patient will be is continuously experiencing
being said, the person going asked about what are the the symptoms for more than
through this disorder won’t reasons for his/her stress 6 months, then it is a matter
be aware of it of concern
No 4 - The doctor will go
No 4 - A person who has deep and try to understand EFFECTS OF SOMATIC
been too traumatized by an the problem SYMPTOM DISORDER
incident is prone to face this
risk. No 5 - The doctor will have a Here are the listed problems
questionnaire for the patient that a person having somatic
HOW IS THE DISORDER and based on the answers symptom disorder faces.
DIAGNOSED? the doctor will analyze Take a look!
better.
Listed below are the means No 1 - They are often unwell
through which this disorder No 6 - A few doctors who
is diagnosed. Take a look! are metal specialists will No 2 - They cannot carry out
not blindly go by the their daily activities in ease

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No 3 - Patients with these In order to make the the problem, he/she
disorder face problems at patient’s quality of life interacts with the patient
work better, the doctors could put and effectively teaches the
you through either of the patient to deal with stressful
No 4 - They tend to get methods of treatment or all situations. The patient learns
suicidal thoughts the methods of treatment. how to manage depression
Here they are and anxiety while being
No 5 - It can impact them treated for somatic symptom
financially as their visits to l Therapy disorder.
the doctor get frequent
l Therapy and medication THERAPY AND
HOW TO PREVENT MEDICATION
SOMATIC SYMPTOM Therapy
DISORDER? Usually, patients are
In the therapy form of prescribed anti-depressants
Listed below are ways to treatment, the patient has a when they have somatic
prevent somatic symptom discussion with the therapist symptom disorders. That
disorder. Take a look! and this discussion involves being said, it is essential that
a test known as Cognitive your doctor does a thorough
No 1 - One should take Behavioral Therapy, where check-up and only then
mental health seriously. It is the patient has to appear prescribes medication.
essential to vent out stress for this and the therapist
and talk about every negative tries to read the behavior A patient will need both
emotion you feel. If you and problems of the patient medication and therapy
are depressed, either take through his/her thoughts. to get treated. Medication
medical help or talk to the alone won’t help. In fact,
person you feel comfortable Once the therapist gets a patient should gradually
with. to know what could be stop taking medication after
a while.

No 2 - Always look for ways
to manage stress either by
exercising or meditating.

No 3 - If you think you have
somatic symptom disorder,
find a way to get yourself
treated.

No 4 - If you are getting
treated, don’t get diverted
or discontinue the treatment
plan.

How Is Somatic Disorder
Treated?

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DID YOU KNOW?

1 30% OF THE WORLD’S 2
3 POPULATION IS OBESE. 4
5
NOT EXERCISING IS AS
GOOD AS DYING DUE TO

SMOKING.

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IN CONTROLLING
UNHEALTHY STRESS
HORMONES.

SWEARING RELIEVES
YOU OF MENTAL
PAIN.

THE NOSE CAN
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DIFFERENT SCENTS.

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