--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "florin_glodeanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Get stressed, stay young � the new health advice Sarah-Kate Templeton FOR decades doctors have warned us to cut down our stress. Now experts on ageing say seeking out stress may actually help you stay young, beautiful and healthy.
This weekend two pieces of research presented to a conference claim that stress therapy is the new R&R. They are urging patients to seek out more stress to help them live longer. One expert, Dr Marios Kyriazis, medical director of the British Longevity Society and a private anti-ageing doctor, told the 2nd Anti- Ageing Conference in London that his patients look and feel younger after he has set them a series of stressful tasks. Kyriazis prescribes mild doses of frantic activity to his patients such as redecorating their front room over a weekend or packing in a hurry to reach the airport on time. The experts claim the right type of stress can bolster our natural defences to protect us from illnesses such as Alzheimer's, arthritis and heart disease. They believe mild to moderate stress can increase the production of the proteins that help to repair the body's cells, including brain cells, enabling them to work at peak capacity. When we have to run for a bus or finish a work assignment, cells in the body or the brain are put under stress and start to break down. The cells' own repair mechanism then kicks in, producing proteins that repair the damage, strengthen the cells and remove harmful chemicals that can gradually cause disease. The body's response is greater than is needed to repair the damage and actually makes the cells stronger than they were before. This process is called hormesis. "As the body ages � most noticeably from the age of about 35 � this self-repair mechanism starts to slow down," said Kyriazis. "The best way to keep the process working efficiently is to `exercise' it, in the same way you would exercise your muscles to keep them strong. "That means you have to seek out stress in order for the body to keep responding to it." But only the right type and amount of stress is beneficial. Good stress is short-term, mildly stimulating, varied and gives a sense of achievement. Other stressful challenges prescribed by Kyriazis include shopping for a dinner party during your lunch break or learning to set the video recorder by following the instruction manual. He also recommends periods of food or sleep deprivation. The experts agree, however, that prolonged exposure to stress is unhealthy. One of the worst forms of stress is caring full-time and on a low income for someone with a long-term illness. Being stuck in a traffic jam also causes negative stress because you can do nothing about it. The radical treatment will be backed up today with the presentation at the conference of research by Professor Suresh Rattan from the Laboratory of Cellular Ageing at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He found that subjecting skin cells to mild stress can have cosmetic benefits. Skin cells in a test tube exposed to heat of 41C � the temperature reached during a fever � for an hour twice a week showed a range of anti-ageing benefits. The cells kept their shape better, the number of damaged proteins was down and they were less affected by ultraviolet rays. "The latest approach in anti-ageing is challenging the system with mild stress," said Rattan. "Hormesis appears to be a promising and effective approach for preventing or delaying the onset of age- related diseases and for improving quality of life in old age." Kyriazis admitted that clinical trials of the stress treatment had not been carried out on humans, but he insists the results he is seeing in his patients are impressive. "Someone has to start these experiments and I am taking the concept forward," he said. "The treatment is based on valid scientific principles. My patients want something different from taking vitamins. I have witnessed a general improvement in their wellbeing. They are feeling healthier and their memory has improved." SNIFFING OUT ROAD RAGE CURE The cure for road rage could be just a whiff away. The smell of peppermint and cinnamon makes drivers feel less anxious and frustrated, according to a new study, writes Andrew White. Motorists exposed to the two scents also become more alert and feel less tired, reducing the chances of accidents on longer trips. "The peppermint and cinnamon scents both resulted in a decrease in the drivers' levels of frustration, effectively reducing the road rage impulse," said Bryan Raudenbush, a psychologist at Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia. Raudenbush published his findings last week after exposing students to the smells while they were using a driving simulator. The revitalising effects of peppermint stem from its menthol content which stimulates the brain. Cinnamon has a calming effect because it is often linked to pleasant memories, such as drinking mulled wine at Christmas. 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