13/03/2012
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Fish or color can affect your mind, changing stress and anxiety levels, in a variety of ways. Color can calm, and fish in a tank may help some folks sleep better. You also can consume fish -- and place your body in a fish pose -- to achieve stress or anxiety relief.
Fish Tank
If your child is having trouble with anxiety, putting a fish tank in her room may help out, say Jodi A. Mindell and Judith A Owens, authors of "A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep." There is a strong relationship between anxiety disorders and sleep disturbances. The fish tank creates an environmental change in the child's room that may help relieve her anxiety symptoms that happen at bedtime or throughout the night, helping her to gain proper sleep.
Fish for Brain Health
Eating fish may help alleviate anxiety and stress, according to "The Anxiety Book" by Jonathan Davidson and Henry Dreher. That's because the omega-3 fatty acids in fish are good for brain health. Eating fish twice a week provides brain benefits. You'll want to make other dietary changes as well, such as cutting back on sugar and saturated fats, caffeine and alcohol while adding more nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, the authors note.
Yoga Fish Pose
Yoga has long been touted as a good stress management tool, and the fish pose is one that is used to bring anxiety and stress levels down. To do the fish pose, you lie on your back. Inhale and lift your pelvis from the floor. Slide your hands below your bottom with your palms facing down. Keep your bottom resting on the backs of your hands throughout the pose. Also keep your elbows close to your sides. You can have either bent knees with feet on the floor or straighten your legs and press through your heels. Press your forearms against the floor as you inhale, then press your shoulder blades into your back. With your next inhale, lift your head and upper torso from the ground. Place your head on the ground. Depending on your back arch, you'll either rest your head's crown or the back of your head on the ground, though you put a minimal amount of weight on the head. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds.
How Fish & Color Can Help Relieve Anxiety & Stress. Fish or color can affect your mind, changing stress and anxiety levels, in a variety of ways. Color can calm, and fish in a tank may help some folks sleep better. You also can consume fish -- and place your body in a fish pose -- to achieve stress ...
