When discussing depression as a symptom, a feeling of hopelessness is the most often described sensation.
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the modern world and a growing cause of concern for health agencies worldwide due to the high social and economic costs involved.
Symptoms of depression, like the disorder itself, vary in degree of severity, and contribute to mild to severe mood disturbances.
Mood disturbances may range from a sudden transitory decrease in motivation and concentration to gloomy moods and irritation, or to severe, chronic prostration.
Relora® Max is a natural proprietary blend of a patented extract of Magnolia officinalis and a proprietary extract from Phellodendron amurense.
The selective extracted ingredients from 50 plants fractions could manage and control stress related appetite.
The focus is control stress-related eating and has the added value of being non-sedating.
How they work?
When chronic stress occurs, the adrenal glands release stress hormones in large amounts. Elevated stress hormones may lead to excess body fat in several ways.
First, they are a potent signal to the brain to increase our appetites and cravings for pleasurable foods, or "comfort foods" such as sugar, fat, and alcohol.
Second, these hormones act as a signal to our fat cells to hold onto as much fat and release as little stored fat as they can.
Next, they block the effects of many hormones such as insulin, so blood sugar control suffers and comfort food cravings go up.
Stress hormones can also interfere with serotonin, one of our brain's mood chemicals, leading to a depressed feeling and a drive for more comfort foods. Plus these hormones interfere with the hormone known as growth hormone resulting in muscle loss and fat gain.
Lastly, sustained stress hormone elevation can lower thyroid function and that means that your metabolism gets turned down.
All of these effects can combine to cause our bodies to take in more calories and burn off fewer calories - so we gain weight - and we tend to gain it specifically around our bellies (which increases our risk for hypertension, diabetes and heart disease).
According to government researchers, the link between stress, tension, and excess belly fat is clear.
High levels of cortisol stress hormone can cause pound after pound of excess body fat to accumulate around your waist and tummy, a health-threatening, figure-destroying condition affecting an estimated 47 million Americans... mostly women.
Self treatment
To decrease stress and stress related weight gain, you need to learn to manage your stress levels.
Exercise, use meditation or have a quiet place to retreat to when you're stressed out.
Eating a diet that's low in refined sugars or that have a low glycemic index helps decrease the stress of blood sugar fluctuations on our bodies. Eat meals at regular times each day (it's best not to eat after 7pm).
Drinking plenty of quality water during the day also helps decrease the fatigue commonly seen around mid-day and early afternoon.
A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial with Relora® was completed in January 2004.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Relora® in overweight women who typically eat more in stressful situations. Twenty-eight subjects completed the study and Relora® was well tolerated.
There was a significant weight gain during the study for the placebo group but no significant weight gain and some weight loss for the Relora® group.
There was also a significant reduction in anxiety scores.
The mechanism of action appears to be through reduction or normalization of stress hormone levels, and possibly perceived stress, thereby helping subjects maintain body weight.
