Micronutrient therapy
| Micronutrients that influence the stress events | |
| Magnesium is particularly important in stress reactions, as the mineral plays an important role in the conduction of excitation in the nervous system and in the storage and release of neurotransmitters and hormones. The release of stress hormones can be reduced by a high magnesium intake, on the one hand, and the magnesium requirement is increased by physical or psychological stress, on the other hand. B vitamins play a decisive role both in energy supply processes and in nerve metabolism. Therefore they are also called “anti-stress vitamins“. An increased intake of all vitamins of the B-complex can also have a therapeutic effect on stress-related symptoms as they influence the cardiovascular system, stabilise the nervous system and have a positive effect on impaired gastrointestinal functions. In addition, their need is increased during physical and psychological stress. The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most important central inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. GABA is converted by GABA transaminase to glutamine, which can be brought back into the presynaptic cell and returned to glutamate (glutamine cycle). GABA thus has a calming and soothing effect on the nerve tracts. Pharmacologically active substances such as valium and other benzodiazepine-containing drugs exert their calming effect by stimulating the formation of GABA in the brain. |
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| Adapting plant extracts | |
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extracts of ginsengroot (panax ginseng) contain ginsenosides which increase the tolerance of the organism to mental and physical stress through corticomimetic and adaptogenic effects. In stress situations, ginsenosides can maintain homeostasis of metabolic regulation, cortisol and testosterone levels, lymphocyte proliferation and alleviate the consequences of stress-induced oxidative stress. |