The endothelial-dependent
relaxation response to ACh (1 mM) in the control rats was higher than in the diabetic rats, which was increased after the incubation of the extracts (100 [micro]M) in the control and diabetic groups (Figure 4).
A successful health coach will emphasize lots of laughter, doing volunteer work, giving and receiving affection, a optimistic attitude, the
relaxation response, and a religious faith as effective tools and skills.
The
relaxation response can also be achieved through repetitive activities, such as running, yoga, knitting or playing a musical instrument.
The music is soft, relaxing, comforting, even ethereal in its composition, and designed to aid in effecting the body's
relaxation response.
It is a way of interfering with the fight-or-flight response and eliciting the body's normal
relaxation response. Lower Cortisol levels and higher melatonin activity are maintained by deep breathing.
The effects of the
relaxation response on nurses' level of anxiety, depression, well-being, work-related stress, and confidence to teach patients.
"Repetitive prayer--like the rosary--breaks the train of everyday thinking and evokes the
relaxation response, which counteracts the harmful effects of stress," Benson says.
Even brief meditation triggers the
relaxation response, an aspect of the parasympathetic nervous system, which boosts well-being, cognition, immunity and more.
One of the most effective is to practice meditation, yoga, deep breathing, or repetitive prayer--all of which help produce the
relaxation response, a physiologic state of deep rest.
It's called the parasympathetic nervous system, or the
relaxation response. Tapping into that can start with some deep breathing.
They analysed sitting meditation of common forms such as: Samatha; Vipassana (Insight Meditation); Mindful Meditation; Zen Meditation (Zazen); Raja Yoga; Loving-Kindness (Metta); Transcendental Meditation; and
Relaxation Response.
Benson, using the
Relaxation Response is beneficial as it counteracts physiological effects of stress and the fight or flight response.