Are you financially free? Study: Economic stress in youth leads to increased physical ailments in old age
Do you often feel that money is getting “smaller and smaller”? Due to the epidemic and rising prices, petty bourgeoisie and ordinary people are facing more or less “financial pressure”, whether it is student loans, credit, business loans, or the daily expenses of rent, water and electricity for the Beipiao people, plus the daily expenses of the past few months. The outbreak of the epidemic has caused a major recession in the tourism and service industries in various places. Many working people have been forced to work less hours, take unpaid leave or even lay off employees, resulting in a sharp drop in income… Financial problems such as this always make people “suffocating”. According to research from the University of Georgia, financial difficulties not only cause psychological stress, but may even be related to actual physical pain.
Long-term financial crisis at home may cause cardiovascular and nervous system problems.
For the study, published in the journal Stress & Health, researchers obtained 27 years of data from 500 rural families in northern Iowa, who have had their own homes since the 1980s. Financial difficulties and financial problems, large and small, and most of the elders in the family are over 65 years old.
After analyzing the data, researchers found that even if factors such as family income, illness, and age are excluded, financial difficulties in the family are still associated with physical pain nearly 30 years later, and most physical pain is related to nerves. System malfunction. Scholars believe that financial pressure may affect physical health; conversely, medical expenses caused by physical discomfort may also worsen their economic ability.
Candauda, one of the authors of this study. Kandauda Wickrama said that physical pain can be said to be a biopsychosocial phenomenon here. Economic pressure can make human beings’ psychological states unstable, thereby stimulating the brain to activate physiological mechanisms, causing physical pain, nerve damage, or heart failure. Vascular disease and other issues. Many elderly people often complain about memory loss, physical ailments and lack of social interaction in their old age. Wickrama said that the proportion of this type of elderly people is constantly rising, leading to a simultaneous increase in social medical costs and the possibility of turning into a serious public health problem. .
Economic and diagnostic pressures can be overcome by diet and cultivating interests.
The epidemic situation is gradually cooling down, but many vendors and businesses are already facing huge economic pressure during the level three alert period. The shortage and side effects of vaccines have made people panic, fearing that they will not be vaccinated, or that they will not be vaccinated. Later, you will face serious side effects that affect your daily life. Under various pressures, how can we adjust our mentality and shift our focus?
Chinese medicine practitioners recommend that if you want to relieve stress, you can soak your feet in hot water 4 hours before going to bed. This can reduce nocturia, help you sleep, and effectively reduce stress; in addition, use abdominal breathing and inhale with big mouths to make your abdomen bulge. , and then exhaust the gas out of the body with all your strength. Repeated movements can eliminate anxiety and help reduce stress. In terms of diet, lotus root, white fungus and longan can calm the mood, replenish energy and nourish the mind. Drinking hot milk and eating a little chocolate before going to bed can also reduce stress.
Stress is everywhere, as evidenced by the panic and anxiety caused by COVID-19 and the resulting economic depression. The epidemic has brought everyone a full sense of doomsday, but after all, it has not yet reached the real doomsday. At this time, we should not pay too much attention to negative news or join in the war of words on the Internet. Too many external voices will only intensify the distracting thoughts in our hearts. What we can currently do All you need to do is stay at home, divert your attention by exercising more, watching online movies or dramas, etc., and handle your anxiety well. If your mood still cannot be improved, you can also use the “1925 Peace of Mind Hotline” to get further assistance and don’t let your dangerous mental state affect your normal life.
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