From Timid to Warrior: Boosting Self-Esteem

 

Low self-esteem can be described as lacking self-confidence, and self-worth, in one’s abilities. So, how to transcend it, not let it hold us back?

My definition of a warrior is someone who acts in spite of fear. Fear is normal – even healthy when an action for survival is required. Too often, though, we live our lives in self-limiting ways, our potential undermined by various factors, causing us to see situations through the half-empty, rather than the half-full glass – dwelling on the negative, disregarding our achievements; thinking others are better than us; poor self-image; that we don’t deserve to enjoy; self-criticism; fear of making mistakes, avoid taking risks, fear of failure, or success, feelings of incompetence.

Many factors can cause or lead to low self-esteem: parental abuse, that is emotional, sexual, physical, neglect, parental or authority figure disapproval, (‘you’ll never amount to anything!’); bullying’ academic difficulties; social shaming, poor performance, poor body self-image; perception of not belonging; war; chronic stress.

To boost self-esteem, we can find support by joining groups; celebrating achievements, especially under adversity; being around those who make us feel good, versus those who don’t treat us well; good health practices; doing things we enjoy, start something new; treatment alternatives, including LENS neurofeedback, which, by helping to balance and regulate the nervous system, together with supportive counseling, goal-setting, healing techniques, can get us in touch with buried, suppressed aspirations, foster self-growth, self-assurance, energy and impetus for new life directiorns.'

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Brain ripples drop sugar levels in rats

Ripples of nerve cell activity that lock in memories may have an unexpected job outside of the brain: dropping blood sugar levels in the body.

Soon after a burst of ripples in a rat’s hippocampus, a brain structure that plays a key role in memory, sugar levels elsewhere in the body dipped, new experiments show. The curveball results, reported August 11 in Nature, suggest that certain types of brain activity and blood sugar control – a key part of metabolism – are entwined in surprising and mysterious ways.

“This paper represents a significant advance in our understanding of how the hippocampus modulates metabolism,” says Elizabeth Gould, a neuroscientist at Princeton University who wasn’t involved in the study.

Neural shudders are called sharp-wave ripples zig and zag in the brains of people as they learn new things and draw memories back up (SN: 9/14/19, p.14). Ripples also feature prominently during deep sleep and are thought to accompany the neural work of transforming short-term knowledge into long-term memories.

Neuroscientist David Tingley, now at Harvard University, wondered whether these signals might also change something outside of the brain. Tingley and colleagues fitted continuous glucose monitors onto the backs of eight rats. The researchers simultaneously measured the rats’ brain waves with electrodes implanted in the hippocampus.

About 10 minutes after a bout of ripples, blood sugar levels in the body fell, the monitors showed. “We saw these dips in the second rat, and the third rat, and the fourth rat,” says coauthor Gyorgy Buzsaki, a neuroscientist at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. “It was super consistent. The magnitude is small, but [the dips] are always there.”

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Molecule Offers New Hope on Alzheimer’s

Memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients could be reversed following the discovery of a molecule that can rejuvenate the brain.

People with Alzheimer’s have low stores of the molecule, microRNA-132, especially in the brain’s hippocampus region, which is causing memory loss, a typical symptom of the disease.

Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience say that healthy people’s brains go through constant renewal, or neurogenesis, which allows us to maintain cognitive and memory abilities into old age.

But it’s a process that isn’t happening in Alzheimer’s patients, the researchers say, because they have low levels of the molecule, which appears to be the trigger for neurogenesis. In studies on neural stem cells, the researchers found that adding the molecule restored neurogenesis, and which suggests memory would also be improved.

Targeting the use of the molecule as a new therapy is a next stage, the researchers say.

(Source: Cell Stem Cell, 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.05.001)

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8 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety

 It might be very surprising to know that stress is a recent discovery, it wasn’t found till the late 1950s. It is a psychologically uncomfortable truth. But, nowadays more than 70% of the population suffers from stress or anxiety daily. However, taking care of your mental as well as physical health is an important aspect of stress management.

Feeling stressed? Let’s take a few minutes to review 8 ways to relieve your stress and anxiety:

1. Meditation – Meditation can bring short-term stress relief. There are various amazing forms of meditation you can try – each one can bring its own appeal. You can follow the breath while doing housework and other activities. Try to simply pay attention to what you see, hear, taste and smell.


2. Be active – Only exercise or any other practice cannot make your stress disappear. Being involved in your day-to-day activities and absorbing positive vibes can help you deal with your stress.


3. Avoid unhealthy habits – Never rely on smoking or alcohol as your way of coping. It might provide temporary relief to your body but it won’t make your stress disappear. Try having healthy foods.


4. Talk yourself through it – Take some “ME” time, if calling a friend is not an option. Talking calmly to yourself alone can be the next best thing. Don’t worry about feeling passive or lazy; just tell yourself and others that you are stressed out.


5. Sleep Well – Lack of sleep is a major cause of stress. lt interrupts the sleep cycles, causing the brain and body to get out of whack, so make sure you have seven to eight of sleep in a day, though some people’s systems might require a little less


6. Breathe easy –In Ancient times, Buddhist monks have been conscious of deliberate breathing during meditation. It is said that deep breathing oxygenates your blood and helps your clear your mind while shallow breathing can be a key cause of your stress.


7. Be mindful – The concept of “mindfulness” is a large part of meditative and somatic causes to mental health and has become popular nowadays. Most of the tips we have mentioned above will give you immediate relief, but Yoga, tai chi, meditation, and Pilates can be more effective in the long run. Join a class – give it a try!


8. Biofeedback – Biofeedback gives you information about how your body reacts when you try to calm yourself or relax. Sensors are placed on your body that calls out the changes in everything. You can learn how to manage your heart rate, muscle tension, and blood pressure when stress hits your body. Similarly, EEG Biofeedback – or Neurofeedback feeds back information on your brainwave and nervous system activity, which can enable the relaxation response.

Although stress can be anywhere, it may arise in your personal life or in your office. But there many simple ways to reduce it. These tips can help your mind away from the source of stress, bringing a sense of ease and wellbeing.

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