Nervous system
About one in five people experience nervous system problems. These problems may include depression, anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, or headaches. Lack of knowledge about the workings of this key body system often leads to myths and misconceptions. In this article we will analyze the most common of them.
Diseases arise "from nerves" - myth or reality?
The idea that all diseases are stress-related is not true. Even among those who lead a quiet and happy life, a variety of diseases can occur, both associated with the nervous system and affecting other organs.
Stress does have an impact on health, but for it to lead to pathological changes, it is necessary that the stressful situations are numerous or long-lasting. In most cases, complications occur in conjunction with pre-existing problems. Stress in this situation acts as a "catalyst" that identifies and exacerbates hidden problems.
Persistent stress may indeed reduce the body's resistance to disease, but it can be regarded as a risk factor rather than a direct cause of disease.
Nervous system disorders require treatment of the underlying problem
The body is one system, and disorders in one organ can affect the condition of others. For example, heart or vascular problems can disrupt cerebral circulation and cause neurologic symptoms. However, treatment should be directed at the underlying problem rather than at temporary relief of symptoms.
Insomnia may result from disorders of the heart, liver, joints, or muscles. Taking sleeping pills or sedatives will not solve the problem unless the cause is addressed. Only a doctor can determine what is causing the symptoms and give appropriate treatment.
Tonic remedies do not cure fatigue
Decreased vitality is a common problem that many people try to cope with with with tonic drugs, nutritional supplements and folk remedies. However, such drugs do not eliminate the cause of fatigue, and in some disorders, it may even make the condition worse.
Toning agents are suitable for healthy people who are preparing for physical or psychological stress. However, for people with disorders in the body, they can be dangerous because they can lead to the loss of last reserves.
It is important to remember that any health problems should be treated by a doctor.
"The character traits of a person depend only on him"
The ability to remember, the ability to concentrate on the task, the ability to quickly and correctly respond to various challenges and critical situations, perseverance, purposefulness and other properties are affected by the work of the frontal lobes of the brain. When the cerebrovascular system is disrupted, all these qualities can be seriously affected - concentration of attention decreases, will decreases, and achieving the goal becomes an insurmountable task. At the same time, autonomic reflexes and thought processes are not disturbed, even memory may deteriorate unnoticed for a person or not suffer at all.
Studies have shown that when there are changes in the functioning of the frontal lobes of the brain, there is fear, anxiety, fear for life. The disorder of other parts of the body makes a person look foolish and funny, as in the hebephrenic form of schizophrenia. Dementia can turn a previously kind, responsive person into an aggressive, suspicious, and greedy person. And it's the disease, not the patient's choice, that's "to blame."
