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Relax Your Way to perfect health

Cutting-edge scientific research now shows what the yogis have always knew, deep relaxation can have a profound effect on a wide range of medical conditions. Anastasia Stephens reports By Anastasia Stephens / Source: href = "http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/relax-your-way-to-perfect-health-1763109.html"> The Independent UK

It is a council that yogis have given thousands of years: Take a deep breath and relax. See the tension melt from your muscles and all your niggling worries disappears. Somehow, we all know that relaxation is good for us. Now the hard science has caught up – for a comprehensive scientific study showing that deep relaxation change our bodies at a genetic level has just been published.

What researchers at Harvard Medical School discovered is that on long-term practitioners of relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation, far more "disease-fighting genes" were active, compared to those who practiced any form for relaxation.

In particular, they found genes that protect from diseases such as pain, infertility, hypertension and even rheumatoid arthritis were lit. The changes, researchers say, was caused by what they call the "relaxation effect", a phenomenon that could be just as strong as a medical drug, but without side effects.

"We found that a number of disease-fighting genes were active in the relaxation practitioners who were not active in the control group," explains Dr. Herbert Benson, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who led the research.

The good news for the control group with the less healthy genes is that the research does not stop there. Experiment which showed how responsive genes to behavior, mood and environment showed that genes can turn just as easily as they switch off.

Harvard researchers bath control group to start practicing relaxation techniques every day, "explains Jake Toby, hypnotherapist in London's Body Mind Medicine Centre, which teaches customers how Mon induce relaxation effect. "After two months, began their bodies to change – the genes that help fight inflammation, kill diseased cells and protect the body from cancer, began to turn. "

More encouraging still was the benefits of relaxation effect was found to increase with regular practice – the more people practicing relaxation techniques such as meditation or deep breathing, the greater their chances of remaining free from arthritis and joint pain with stronger immunity healthy hormone levels and lower blood pressure.

Benson believes the research is vital because it shows how a person's state of mind affects the body on a physical and genetic level. It could also explain why the relaxation induced by meditation or repeating mantras regarded as a strong remedy traditions such as Ayurveda in India or Tibetan medicine.

But just how can relax have far-reaching and powerful effects? Research worldwide has described the negative effects of stress on the body. Attached to the release of stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, stress increases heart rate and blood pressure, weakens immunity and lowers fertility.

Contrast is relaxed condition associated with higher levels of feel-good chemicals such as serotonin and growth hormone, which repair cells and tissues. In fact, studies show that relaxation have nearly the opposite effect, lowering heart rates, boost immunity and enables the body to thrive.

"On a biological level, stress is associated with giant-flight and danger, "explains Dr Jane Flemming, a London-based GP." In survival mode, heart rate rises and blood pressure shoots up. Meanwhile muscle preparation to risk, contract and tighten. And non-essential functions such as immunity and digestion go by the wayside. "

Relaxation, on the other hand, is a state of rest, enjoyment and physical renewal. Free of danger, the muscles relax and the food can be digested. The heart may slow and the blood circulation flowing freely in the body tissues, feeding it with nutrients and oxygen. This relaxed state is good for fertility, because the body is able to retain the necessary resources to generate new life.

While relaxation techniques can be very different, their biological effects are essentially identical. "When you relax, the parasympathetic nervous system is turned on and attached to better digestion, memory and immunity, among other things, "explains Jake Toby." So as long as you relax deeply, you will reap some rewards. "

But he warns, deep relaxation is not the kind of off, relax with a cup of tea or lounging on the couch. "What you're looking for is a state of deep relaxation where tension is released from the body on a physical level and your mind completely off, "he says." The effect will not be achieved by lounging around in a colloquial way, nor can you force yourself to relax. You can only really achieve it by learning a specific technique as self-hypnosis, guided imagery or meditation. "

Relaxation effects may not be so pronounced at all. "Some people are more susceptible to relaxation techniques than others," warns Joan Borysenko, director of a relief program for outpatients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA. "Through relaxation, we find that some people experiencing a slight improvement, others a lot. And there are a couple whose lives go completely. "

The health benefits of deep relaxation

Next time you tune out, turn off and let yourself melt, remind yourself of all the good work the relaxation effect makes on your body. These are just some of the scientifically documented benefits …

Immunity

Relaxation shown to increase immunity in cancer recovery. One study at Ohio State University in the U.S., found that progressive muscle relaxation, when practiced daily, reduced the risk of breast cancer recurrence. In another study at Ohio State, exercises a month of relaxation boosted natural killer cells in elderly people, give them more resistance against tumors and viruses.

Fertility

A study at the University of Western Australia found that women are more likely to perceive at times when they are relaxed and not stressed. Another study by Trakya University, Turkey, found that stress reduces sperm count and motility, a finding which implies that relaxation can increase fertility in men, too.

Irritable bowel syndrome

When patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome practiced a relaxation meditation twice daily, symptoms such as bloating, belching, diarrhea and constipation improved significantly. The method was so effective that researchers at the State University of New York at Albany recommended as an effective IBS treatment.

Blood Pressure

A study at Harvard Medical School found meditation lowered blood pressure by making the body less responsive to stress hormones, like blood pressure lowering drugs. Meanwhile, a report in the British Medical Journal found that patients trained to relax, had significantly lower blood pressure.

Inflammation

Stress leads to inflammation, a condition associated with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and skin disorders such as psoriasis, say researchers at Emory University, USA. Relaxation may play a role in preventing and treating such symptoms by turning off the stress response. In this way, found a study at McGill University in Canada meditation improved clinical symptoms of psoriasis.

Tag a deep breath … How to relax deeply

So how can you get access to the relaxation's healing powers? Harvard researchers found that yoga, meditation and even repetitive prayer and mantras all induced relaxation effect. "The more regularly these techniques are practiced, the more entrenched the benefits be?" Jake says Toby. Have a go at one or more of the following for 15 minutes once or twice a day.

Body Scan

Beginning head and working down to your arms and feet, notice how you feel in your body. Take in your head and neck, just notice where you feel tense, relaxed, worry or anxiety. See how much you can spread the feeling of softness and relaxation areas of the body that feels tense. Once your reach your feet, work back up your body.

Breath focus

Sitting comfortably Become aware of your breathing, after feeling that inhale from the nose down to his stomach and back out. As you follow your breath, notice your whole body and let the tension go with each exhalation. Every time you find your mind wandering, get back to your breathing.

Mantra repetition

Relaxation response can be caused by sitting quietly with eyes closed for 15 minutes twice a day, and mentally repeating a simple word or sound such as "About".

Guided imagery

Imagine you the most wonderful relaxing light, or a soothing waterfall washing away tension and worries from your mind and body. Make your picture as vivid as possible, imagine the texture, color and fragrance as the image washes over or through you.

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