Hormones are chemical messengers that have profound effects on physical and mental health of our body.
These messengers play a major role in controlling appetite, mood and weight. Typically, the human body produces a precise amount of each hormone needed for various body functions.
Hence, hormones are responsible essentially for every function of the body. When these are balanced and working in sync, then you can maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is when they are imbalanced that you begin to witness their effects on health that turn up as diseases like Thyroid malfunction, PCOD and diabetes.
Nevertheless, experts suggest that hormones could be balanced and controlled through a healthy lifestyle and the power of mind.
Your mind can determine how you manage and balance these hormones in your body and ensure prevention of diseases.
Here is how you can use the power of mind to balance and control your body hormones.
The root cause of hormonal imbalance:
Hormones are essentially chemicals secreted by certain glands in the body. These include pituitary gland, thyroid, testes and ovaries among others; which are part of the endocrine system of the body.
These secreted chemicals send ‘messages’ through the blood stream that determine several functionalities of the body.
Further, body has several energy points. In yogic terms, these energy points are called ‘chakras’. There are seven chakras or energy points in human body and harmony exists in the body when energy flows through these chakras freely.
The body literally has an electromagnetic field or the ‘aura’ that is governed by the energy fields. The nature of the field and its functionalities are directly influenced by hormonal balances and imbalances.
Body has hormones that are associated with each type of action. Hence, there are hormones that are associated with each functionality of the body.
For example, the pituitary gland oversees the hormone releasing capability of endocrine glands to regulate brain function, reproductive health, blood sugar, cardiovascular functions, cortisol levels, growth in children and lactation in new mothers.
Similarly, thyroid hormones oversee your metabolism, heart health and temperature.
Hence, if these hormones are not in sync, they may lead to various kinds of diseases.
Many experts identify that current medical conditions like thyroid, PCOD, overweight, diabetes, digestion and intestinal issues are directly linked to the levels of hormones in the body.
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Emotions and hormonal balances:
It is vital to note that emotions directly influence hormonal balance in the body. Stress, trauma, sleeplessness or bad emotional state creates hormonal imbalances leading to several health issues.
Hence, it is only a well nurtured emotional state that can ensure hormonal balance and prevent diseases associated with them. This is where your mind can take charge to control and manage emotions and maintain a suitable EQ (Emotional Quotient).
The power of mind:
Indeed, it is the mind that is the centre of all control mechanisms in the body. A well rounded, stable and healthy mental functioning can stabilize any health situation through control mechanisms.
Nevertheless, it is easier said than done. Often, we end up in different wanted and unwanted situations that directly affect our emotional state. Hence, controlling and maintaining healthy emotions is not easy.
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Experts suggest that it is ‘acceptance’ that will determine the emotional state of a person. If an individual can comprehend the realities he or she is surrounded by, and accept them inherently, then there is a scope of working on the possibilities to change and control a situation.
It is ‘Non-acceptance’ that creates the disturbing factor. Acceptance of the situation inherently creates stability in the mind that tries to figure out what could be done in a situation given the reality you have in hand.
Nevertheless, it is those who could not accept might lose stability of their thinking due to emotional hangover of the mind.
A mind that is hamstrung to realities and often unable to accept the realities of the eco-system one is surrounded by resorts to over thinking, thus creating ‘junk activity’ in the brain. This creates an emotional state that may lead to hormonal imbalances.
Adjusting to the realities by acceptance and tolerance will be the key to determining your emotional state. This can be done through understanding and controlling the ‘inputs’ to mind.
It is important that anything that the mind comprehends is in reality detected by the sense organs. What you see, hear, feel and smell becomes memory factors that determine your thinking. Hence, you must ensure that these inputs by all necessary means are optimized according to your needs.
Further, experts also suggest that a purposeless individual can also resort to junk activity and over thinking. This is especially true in cases where you lack hobbies, habits and have no clue about what you want to do in your life.
Hence, finding a purpose or at least being in the process of finding one might help you balance hormones.
How to respond to hormonal imbalances?
Besides dietary requirements and regular exercise, it’s essentially the mind that needs to take the charge to balance emotions and hormones in the body.
Experts have suggested that meditation and deep breathing are one of the most sophisticated methods to ensure hormonal balances. Ensuring a calm, composed state of mind is key to unlocking overall wellness.
Having a good hobby might also help you in stabilizing the hormones and maintaining emotional wellness. The key point here is the individual must turn ‘inward’ through breathing, meditation or certain hobbies that can help him or her regulate and take charge of mind.
Activities like laughter, attending social engagements, exercising, yoga can also help in stress relief that can further contribute towards maintaining emotional stability.
Learning to employ mind techniques not only proves useful for your mental health but also offers massive relief from hormonal issues and other lifestyle illnesses.
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