1. By Sunny Bansode

2. Facts about the Human Brain The human brain is the largest brain of all vertebrates relative to body size It weighs about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) The brain makes up about 2 percent of a human's body weight The cerebrum makes up 85 percent of the brain's weight It contains about 100 billion nerve cells (neurons), the "gray matter" It contains millions of nerve fibers (axons and dendrites), the "white matter"

3. Parts of the Brain cerebrumcerebellumbrain stem Pons medullamidbrain controls Breathing Digestion Heart Rate Autonomic Processes connecting the brain with the spinal cord balance motor control attention language emotional functions 75% volume 85% by weight divided hemispheres "left" and "right" linked

4. RIGHT-BRAIN FUNCTIONS ART AWARENESS IMAGINATION CREATIVITY INTUITION INSIGHT MUSIC AWARENESS 3-D FORMS LEFT HAND CONTROL LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS ANALYTIC THOUGHT LOGIC LANGUAGE REASONING SCIENCE AND MATHS WRITTEN NUMBER SKILLS RIGHT HAND CONTROL

6. Leading to Stress

7. Stress Hormones blood flow Increases - Breathing & Heart Rate (fight) or (flight) Emotional Effects Bad on Physical & Mental Health Short-term positive effects A quick burst of energy Decreased sensitivity to pain Increase in immunity Heightened memory Long-term negative effects Imbalances of blood sugar Increase in abdominal fat storage Suppressed thyroid activity Decreased bone density Decreased muscle mass High blood pressure Lowered immunity Less able to think clearly.

8. HAIR : EXCESSIVE HAIR LOSS & BLADNESS MUSCLES : NECK & SHOULDER PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL ACHES & LOWER BACK PAIN DIGESTIVE : DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT INCLUDING GASTRITIS, STOMACH ULCERS & IRRITABLE COLON SKIN : OUTBREAK OF SKIN PROBLEMS, SUCH AS EXZEMA AND PSORIASIS BRAIN : INSOMNIA,HEADACHES,IRRATIBILTY,ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION MOUTH : ORAL ULCERS & EXCESSIVE DRYNESS HEART : CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & HYPERTENTION LUNGS : EXACERBATE ASTHMATIC CONDITIONS Effects of stress on body

9. On your bodyOn your moodOn your behavior Headache Muscle tension or pain Chest pain Fatigue Change in sex drive Stomach upset Sleep problems Anxiety Restlessness Lack of motivation or focus Irritability or anger Sadness or depression Overeating or underrating Angry outbursts Drug or alcohol abuse Tobacco use Social withdrawal

10.  Meditate  Picture Yourself Relaxed  Breathe Deeply  Look Around You  Drink Hot Tea  Show Some Love  Try Self-Massage  Take a Time-Out  Try a Musical Detour  Take an Attitude Break  Count backwards

11. Control Stress

16. "Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live." --Margaret Fuller "Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea." --Frederick Saunders "There is more to life than increasing its speed." --Mohandas K. Gandhi "A poor life is with full of care, We have no time to stand and stare." --William Henry Davies "Things could be a lot worse, the stress of the situation always could be worse, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for - so I shall not waste my days with stress and frustrations - Life is too short" --Catherine Pulsifer