How to change your Brain? - Meditation
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BRAIN? 🧠
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Amygdala is a structure in the brain responsible for fear, anger and stress🤯
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When we are stressed, our adrenals secret more cortisol. The same cortisol increases the size of the amygdala and makes it more reactive.
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The overactive amygdala hijacks the rational brain. 🧠
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Stress can cause overeating and because the amygdala is in charge, the neocortex cannot control your impulsive behaviour.
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Ok, so how to “calm down” your amygdala and give more control to the rational brain 🧠?
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MEDITATE 🧘♀️
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Mindfulness meditation is associated with lower amygdala activity.
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Mindfulness can be some sort of buffer against stress. Thanks to meditation/mindfulness training you can lessen the reactivity of the amygdala and increase “top-down stress regulation”.
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👉Then you have a better ability to cope with stress and situations involving food.
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Instead of emotionally overeating after a stressful day, you can make healthier decisions that are coming from your rational brain (prefrontal cortex) rather than from the amygdala.
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I hope that you enjoy my HOLISTIC approach to DIET and LIFESTYLE 😊
📝 Note: This is a suggestion from a Neuro-nutritionist.
#Neuroscience #Brain
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Amygdala is a structure in the brain responsible for fear, anger and stress🤯
.
When we are stressed, our adrenals secret more cortisol. The same cortisol increases the size of the amygdala and makes it more reactive.
.
The overactive amygdala hijacks the rational brain. 🧠
.
Stress can cause overeating and because the amygdala is in charge, the neocortex cannot control your impulsive behaviour.
.
Ok, so how to “calm down” your amygdala and give more control to the rational brain 🧠?
.
MEDITATE 🧘♀️
.
Mindfulness meditation is associated with lower amygdala activity.
.
Mindfulness can be some sort of buffer against stress. Thanks to meditation/mindfulness training you can lessen the reactivity of the amygdala and increase “top-down stress regulation”.
.
👉Then you have a better ability to cope with stress and situations involving food.
.
Instead of emotionally overeating after a stressful day, you can make healthier decisions that are coming from your rational brain (prefrontal cortex) rather than from the amygdala.
.
I hope that you enjoy my HOLISTIC approach to DIET and LIFESTYLE 😊
📝 Note: This is a suggestion from a Neuro-nutritionist.
#Neuroscience #Brain
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