A word that has gained the most popularity because of its adverse meaning and still gaining more and more attention is post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD. And there are many studies that have happened which reveals many different aspects of this term. One fact about PTSD is that, it is more common in women than in men. The other fact about it is that 70 percent of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Digging a step deeper, one in thirteen people develop PTSD at some or the other point in their life.
So, it is clear that traumas are as natural to 21st century life style as television was to the end of 20th century, or cell phones and streaming and searching has become. And there are many reasons why traumas occur to someone and they all vary from one body’s biology to the other. So, the real question is how to be prepared for traumas in our life?
The answer of this question lies in studying and proper understanding of 21st century’s most healthy gift and invention i.e. Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
What are Nutraceuticals?
Nutraceutical products are considered as non-specific biological therapies used for promoting general well-being, control symptoms and preventing malignant processes. As one can guess from the basic term, it’s a combination of “nutrients” and “pharmaceuticals,” thus giving it a basic meaning i.e. a nourishing component with pharmaceutical drug-like benefit.
How does it help in overcoming traumas?
Over the past several years, Nutraceuticals are gaining popularity due to their contribution in potential nutritional, safety and therapeutic effects. These products have a huge role to play in plenty of biological processes like antioxidant defenses, cell proliferation, securing mitochondrial integrity and gene expression.
And for the same reason Nutraceuticals are used to improve health, postponing aging process, as well as making the body resistant against traumas. So, if dietary supplements are consumed on a daily basis, traumas are not going to find any loophole through which they can affect your body. At the same time, an ignorance to them would mean inviting traumas to affect you because of your daily life routine and junk food consumption.