• Can't concentrate, feeling tired?
• Having a headache, backache?
• Can't control your temper?

There are often times when we feel stressed, tired, angry, depressed. Stress is now becoming more accepted as being crucially related to our total health - physical, mental and emotional. Here are a some ideas to implement when in situation where a knee-jerk reaction starts to arise.

• Get sufficient sleep
• Develop a sense of humor
• Enjoy talking to everyone
• Don't be too emotional
• Enjoy a favourite recreation
• Do the work you want to do.
• Think positive
• Do yoga or meditation

Herbs like Brahmi, gives a relaxation to the brain and Ashwagandha, potent stress reliever calms down anxiety. They can be used in many forms. Make a tea from equal proportions of ashivagandha and brahmi (about 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon each), steep in a cup of water for about 10 minutes, and drink 2 or 3 times a day. These are effective herbal remedies for stress.

A paste of clove and salt crystals in milk is a common home remedy for headache.

Include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day.

Apply neem powder gently on your forehead.

The Betel leaves (Pan) has analgesic and cooling properties. It can be applied over the painful area. It is an effective home remedy for stress.

Make a paste from dry ginger with a little water or milk, and apply to the forehead.

Lying down, in a dark room, maybe getting a 1/2 hour of sleep,will always make you feel better.

The seeds of Bishop's Weed (Ajwain) are useful in the treatment of headache and stress. They can be either smoked or sniffed frequently.

Dip a small towel in cold water, rinse, and apply to forehead.

Mix one teaspoon of finely ground cinnamon and one teaspoon water. Apply on the forehead to get relief from headache. It is very useful as a remedy for headache .

For a sinus headache, eat a jalapeno pepper as soon as possible.

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Herbal Remedies:

The use of herbs is a time-honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease. The following have been used traditionally to treat stress:

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): In trials by American psychiatrists, this herb had been found useful for the treatment of manic depression, alcoholic paranoia, and schizophrenia. Up to 4 capsules were given daily, in between meals, for 45-60 days with very good results. This herb was given to 30 mental patients suffering from anxiety neurosis in doses of 40 ml/day. (in two equally divided doses.) for one month. At the end of the month, most of the anxiety disorders, panic attacks and similar mood phobias, had disappeared.

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri): Brahmi is a nervine tonic that enhances learning ,academic performance and improves mental ability. It is used in Ayurveda for the treatment of asthma, hoarseness, insanity and epilepsy and is also a potent nerve tonic, cardiotonic, aperient and diuretic. It acts as an anti-anxiety agent and also calms restlessness in children and is used in several mental disorders.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale): In addition to its uplifting flavor, there are other good reasons to take ginger along with any other antidepressant herbs that you are taking. Ginger has a long folk history of use for treating anxiety and depression.

St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum): St. John's wort has a long history of folk use for treating anxiety and depression. Clinical studies show that treatment with just one of the active compounds in this herb, hypericin, results in significant improvement in anxiety, depression and feelings of worthlessness. It has fewer side effects. Studies also show that St.-John's-wort improves sleep quality, often a major problem for people who are seriously depressed. How To Take: Make a tea made by steeping one to two teaspoons of dried herb in a cup of boiling water for ten minutes.

Advice:

• Don't believe all of your negative thinking
• Avoid drugs and alcohol. Both make depression worse.
• Avoid making big life decisions when you're depressed.
• Try not to get discouraged. It will take time for your depression to lift fully.

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"Is ayurvedic medicine a worthwhile area to study in terms of making a living ? Because I'm interested in it and have found that many of the things I've read online a very useful and are also remedies to be found in my kitchen this i find handy. Particulary the advice with almonds and milk to cure head-ache. It went away magically." Leon. Australia