PMS (Premenstrual symptoms) experienced by women are varied. Exhaustion, feelings of sadness, changes in the skin or in the mood are some signs that are associated with the days before menstruation. Experts say that one must learn to understand one’s own body and control in this period and avoid stress when you know that for several days will be more sensitive or more tired. In addition, stress appears to influence premenstrual symptoms, as exercise or relaxation techniques may influence positively.
Suffer high stress levels just before the period could worsen premenstrual symptoms, from mild to severe. Are the findings of a recent study published in the Journal of Women’s Health ‘, conducted by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), U.S. The main solution, scientists say, is because every woman should learn to control stress before menstruating. They add that, especially in women who regularly used analgesics, the stress reduction techniques might be a profitable alternative to drugs.
Among the techniques to control stress levels recommended by the researchers, include biofeedback, exercise or relaxation techniques like yoga or breathing exercises. Physical activity helps to relax the body and reduce feelings of stress, which in turn limits the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The best exercise is aerobic, long duration, low intensity and with a frequency of 3 to 4 times a week, like walking, swimming or cycling.
Biofeedback is a technique based on controlling the body’s natural impulses of a voluntary and conscious, with the help of a therapist. Are taken as key indicators of blood pressure, brain waves, breathing, heart rate, and skin temperature and muscle tension. Subjected to both voltage situations of relaxation, patients end up controlling body functions. Alternative therapy is routinely used for anxiety, insomnia or incontinence. Recent studies have shown beneficial effects in Constipation.
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