Neurasthenia Home Remedies: Nervous Weakness Symptoms, Causes

Neurasthenia or Nervous Weakness is weakening of the nerve cells causing the whole nervous system to lose its tone and become exhausted.

Symptoms of Neurasthenia or Nervous Weakness

• Coldness of hands and feet.
• Weakness of mental faculties.
• Digestive disturbances.
• Sleeplessness.
• Muscular weakness, fear, restlessness.
• Painful menstruation in females and sexual impotence in male.
• General nervousness are common symptoms.

Causes of Neurasthenia or Nervous Weakness

• Overwork, mental exertion and sexual excesses are the main cause.
• Sedentary lifestyle.
• Use of tobacco, neurotic temperament and chronic diseases.
• Wrong thinking, wrong style of living and faulty diet are other factors.
• Denatured food deprived of minerals and vitamins also cause nervous disorders.

Home remedies for Neurasthenia or Nervous Weakness

• Adopt fruit diet for 5 days, followed by a fruit and milk diet for 10 days. Begin with 1 liter of milk a day and increase 250 milliliters daily till you have reached up to 2 liters. Finally embark upon a well-balanced diet comprising of vegetable oil, milk and honey.
• Avoid smoking.
• Drink lots of water.
• Worry, anxiety, sexual excess and mental exertion should be avoided.
• Increase nervous energy and vitality with dry friction and sponge in the morning. Neutral immersion bath for 1 hour before retiring is also advised.
• Epsom salt bath once or twice a week is beneficial. Dissolve 1 kilogram of Epsom salt in a bath of hot water and remain immersed for 10-20 minutes. Avoid using soap during the bath.
• Yoga, physical and breathing exercises and fresh air are of vital importance.
• Maintain personal hygiene, sleep in a well-ventilated room, get sufficient rest and relax mentally and physically.

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