What to use to control the nerves and reduce stress?
In the ancient Greek city of Croton in the 6th century BC. there lived a boy named Milon, who was weak and had no friends. Everyone mocked him because the generally accepted male ideal in those days was the brawny warrior type. When the unfortunate Milon had had enough, he decided to flee to the mountains and let himself be devoured by wolves. On the way, he came across a group of shepherds who asked him for help in caring for their cattle. Milo agreed. Within two years he had grown into a stout young man, returned home and brought with him a large bull on his shoulders. Everyone was amazed. Do you think anyone else dared to mock him?
Let's look at what helped Milon. It was positive motivation, patience and regular exercise for long enough. Modern "stressologists" distinguish between positive and negative stress, they talk about eustress and suffering, and they are right, although you have to take into account what Shakespeare already said through the mouth of Hamlet: "Nothing in itself is bad or good. Everything receives the properties of our thinking.”
Can you live without stress?
Professor Hans Selye, the father of stress theory, had a slightly different concept of stress than most experts today. He claimed that without stress we will still jump on trees, that stress is the engine of development! In his groundbreaking book The Stress of Life, he explains in detail what "adaptation syndrome" is as the most important phase of stress.
Let's try to understand it with an example from ordinary, everyday life. Imagine that you go to work every morning by public transport bus, and you can easily walk from the bus stop to your workplace in 10 minutes. Suddenly, the transport company changes the timetable and your bus arrives at the stop 5 minutes late. If you don't want to get up 40 minutes earlier and take an earlier bus to work, you need to add to the step. You probably won't be able to do it in the first days, but in 7-10 days you will get used to the new conditions! This positive experience will help you in the increasingly stressful situations that naturally arise in everyday life.
What is Generalized Adaptation Syndrome and how does it work?
Professor Selye's brilliant discovery was that the so-called generalized adaptation syndrome is a universal mechanism that applies throughout the biological world! No wonder that on all inhabited continents and in all cultures, people have sought out and used medicinal plants, thanks to which they have successfully shortened the time needed to adapt to new conflict situations. There are many such plants and they are called adaptogenic plants. The active substances contained in them are adaptogens.
Rhodiola rosea adaptogenic plant in the fight against stress
According to records from Tibetan monasteries that are older than 1,200 years, Tibetans who lived over 100 years (and there were quite a few) used the adaptogenic plant Rhodiola rosea. This herb contains 2 groups of important active substances, the already mentioned adaptogens and the second, no less important, which belongs to the group of so-called antistressors.
What adaptogens does Rhodiola contain and how do they affect the body?
Biochemical analyzes prove that Rhodiola contains several such adaptogens, e.g. rosavine, rosarine, salidroside, which are not found in other plants. Adaptogens help the body adapt faster to changed stress-inducing factors, and active substances from the group of anti-stressors reduce the negative feeling of stress and unpleasant accompanying phenomena, such as palpitations, fainting, feeling weak, insomnia, fear, etc.
If we start with the teaching of prof. Selye, we should realize that the goal of our efforts should not be to live a stress-free life (avoiding problems at all costs), but we should take advantage of the opportunities offered by generalized adaptation syndrome. The "centenarians" consistently strengthened their health and thus became members of their club.
Do not hesitate, the lamas of Tibetan monasteries are wise, they have a lot of experience and knowledge. It is true that Milon, mentioned in the introduction, did not use Rhodiola (probably it does not grow in the Greek mountains) and we have no information about shepherds giving him other adaptogens, but it is possible. But thanks to his effective stress management, he was healthy and vital enough to become a six-time Olympic wrestling champion!
Calivita offers a certified product that contains Rhodiola Rosea root extract. The Rhodiolin supplement also contains zinc in its composition. Rhodiolin is a natural solution for stressed people.