DISEASE AND DISORDER OF NERVOUS SYSTEM

Encephalitis- is inflammation of the active tissues of the brain caused by an infection or an

autoimmune response. The inflammation causes the brain to swell, which can lead to headache, stiff
neck, sensitivity to light, mental confusion and seizures.This form of encephalitis usually affects the
temporal lobe, the part of the brain that controls memory and speech. It can also affect the frontal
lobe, the part that controls emotions and behavior.

Bell's Palsy- a most common cause of a facial paralysis, it result from dysfunction of cranial nerve,
which connects your brain to the muscles that control facial expressions,( the nerve also is involved
with taste and ear sensation).

Meningitis- is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal
cord. A bacterial or viral infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord usually causes the
swelling.

Polio, or poliomyelitis- is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus
spreads from person to person and can infect a person's spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move
parts of the body).

Epilepsy- is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes
abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of
awareness.The temporal lobes are the areas of the brain that most commonly give rise to seizures.

Parkinson disease- is a brain disorder that causes unattended or uncontrollable movements. The most
prominent signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease occur when nerve cells in the basal ganglia, an
area of the brain that controls movement, become impaired and/or die. Normally, these nerve cells,
or neurons, produce an important brain chemical known as dopamine.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - also is a rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons—
those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Voluntary
muscles are those we choose to move to produce movements like chewing, walking, and talking.ALS
causes the motor neurons to gradually deteriorate, and then die.ALS Is also the common type of
motor neutron disease.

Famous person with ALS is the cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen hawking.

Alzheimer's disease- is a common type of dementia, it typically destroys neurons and their
connections in parts of the brain involved in memory, including the entorhinal cortex and
hippocampus. It later affects areas in the cerebral cortex responsible for language, reasoning, and
social behavior.

Insomnia- is a common sleep disorder. With insomnia, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying
asleep, or getting good quality sleep.patients with insomnia have smaller reductions in brain activity
during NREM sleep relative to resting wake. Specifically, the frontoparietal cortex, medial temporal
lobes, thalamus, anterior cingulate, precuneus, and brain stem arousal networks have been
implicated.

Narcolepsy- is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep-wake
cycles.Narcolepsy is often caused by a lack of the brain chemical hypocretin (also known as orexin),
which regulates wakefulness. The lack of hypocretin is thought to be caused by the immune system
mistakenly attacking the cells that produce it or the receptors that allow it to work.

Tourette Syndrome (TS)- is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”. Tics are
sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop
their body from doing these things. For example, a person might keep blinking over and
over.Tourette's has been linked to different parts of the brain, including an area called the basal
ganglia, which helps control body movements. Differences there may affect nerve cells and the
chemicals that carry messages between them. Facial, vocal, and other motor symptoms of TS are
catalogued in parallel with facial, vocal, and body movements that occur during frontal lobe seizures.

Neurofibromatosis (NF)- a type of phakomatosis or syndrome with neurological and cutaneous

manifestations, is a rare genetic disorder that typically causes benign tumors of the nerves and
growths in other parts of the body, including the skin.It refers to three different conditions involving
the development of tumors that may affect the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that send signals
between the brain and spinal cord and all other parts of the body.

HOW TO KEEP YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTHY:

Step 1: Exercise on a daily basis

Exercising doesn’t really mean that you need to get out and start running. It simply means to pick up a
crossword puzzle and put your brain to work for the next 10 minutes. This smartly activates your
nervous system and makes it perform essential functions. Neurologists suggest that taking up such
activities actuates the nerve receptors to respond to even the slightest of actions and aids in fighting
conditions like paralysis, stroke, memory loess, etc. It further helps in adding flexibility, resilience and
sharpens ones memory.

Step 2: Get plenty of sleep

Sleep plays a vital role in enhancing your mental health, physical health, and safety. If you do not take
a proper sleep, i.e. a minimum of eight hours of sleep, you might develop some chronic conditions
which may affect the way you think, react, learn, and converse with others. Sleep helps the central
nervous system work properly. Moreover, a regular sleep schedule aids in learning and remembering
information much more easy and convenient. Sleep disorders can put you at a risk of developing
diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure, cholesterol trouble, etc.

Step 3: Expose your body to sunlight

Studies have shown us that sun reduces the risk of suffering a broad range of health conditions. It is
one of the best ways of fortifying the health of the central nervous system. Exposing yourself to the
sunlight every morning for about 10 minutes is enough to boost your body’s nervous system, and at
the same time, obtain enough vitamin D.

Step 4: Add meditation in your daily routine

Meditating is a smart way of calming and soothing your nerves. Nerves are responsible for the
functioning of voluntary conscious responses and involuntary responses. Meditation help regulate
your heart rate, blood pressure levels, breathing rate and calming all other sympathetic nerves.

Step 5: Walk barefoot

In modern day living, we have forgotten the most beneficial thing that can help the body connect with
the earth. Strolling barefoot is the most significant instinct for mankind. This can aid nervous system
and improve your health as well as physiology. Walking barefoot can further help in improving your
sleep and strengthening your immune system. Some of the other benefits are:

Step 6: Drink green tea

Having a cup of Green Tea at least once a day, is a great way of maintaining the heart of your nervous
system. Rich in amino acid, Green Tea helps with serotonin levels. Besides, caffeine in green tea aids
in increasing concentration, thinking ability and focusing. It is also a great way of treating insomnia,
diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

Step 7: Food you eat matters

Eating a healthy diet not only aids in maintaining a proper weight and steering away a plethora of
lifestyle diseases in check, but also in keeping the central nervous system in check. Foods like chia
seeds, salmon, cauliflower, sardines, sprouts and canola oil are known to improve nerve
transmissions. Adding them in your diet is an ideal option. Chocolates, almonds and brown rice are
also highly recommended. Some other food that play a key role in strengthening your nervous system
are beans, potatoes, banana, eggs and beef liver.

Additional tips:

Drink plenty of water as dehydration is not good for the nervous system.

Put your body to exercise in order to maintain good nerve activities and function.

Excess consumption of alcohol and smoking are harmful for the nervous system
Get your blood pressure checked regularly.

Learn new ways to increase your attention

Make certain you intake adequate amount of healthy fats.

Keep your weight in check and reduce in case you’re obese.

Taking up some healthy breathing exercise is also beneficial in maintaining the health of the nervous
system.

Protect yourself from traumatic situations

Get plenty of sleep every day

Eat small meals at regular intervals

Consume adaptogenic herbs

Decrease the intake of caffeine rich drinks.

Your nervous system demands and deserves as much attention as other parts of the human body. By
adhering to these above mentioned step, you can easily maintain a healthy nervous system and even
steer away from a plethora of lifestyle as well as chronic diseases.

NERVOUS SYSTEM

The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the
brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. The proper functioning of these nerves ensures
that each organ system, such as the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and immune systems, can
adequately communicate with one another.The nervous system is the master of controlling and
communicating system of the body.It controls and coordinates all essential functions of the body.

The structural classification of the nervous system can be divided into two parts:

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)

- consist of the brain and the spinal cord, which act as the integrating and command centers of the
nervous system.
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- It is the part of the nervous system outside the CNS. They link all parts of the body by carrying
impulses from the sensory receptors to the CNS and from the CNS to the appropriate glands or
muscles.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)

The central nervous system is the body’s processing centre. The brain controls most of the functions
of the body, including awareness, movement, thinking, speech, and the 5 senses of seeing, hearing,
feeling, tasting and smelling. The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of the brain and spinal
cord.

THE BRAIN: (the central of the human nervous system)(1.4 kg is the average weight of human brain)
The brain is made up of different parts. These include the cerebrum, the cerebellum, the thalamus,
the hypothalamus and the brainstem.

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. It controls intelligence, memory, personality, emotion,
speech, and ability to feel and move. It is divided into left and right hemispheres, linked by a band of
nerve fibres in the centre of the brain called the corpus callosum.

Each hemisphere is divided into 4 lobes, or sections, which are all connected:

Temporal lobe (purple): important for processing sensory input and assigning it emotional meaning.

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Your peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two main parts of your body’s nervous system. Your
PNS feeds information into your brain from most of your senses. It carries signals that allow you to
move your muscles. Your PNS also delivers signals that your brain uses to control vital, unconscious
processes like your heartbeat and breathing.Your peripheral nervous system (PNS) is that part of your
nervous system that lies outside your brain and spinal cord. It plays key role in both sending
information from different areas of your body back to your brain, as well as carrying out commands
from your brain to various parts of your body.It carries messages to and from the central nervous
system (the brain and spinal cord).Your peripheral nervous system is everything else and includes
nerves that travel from your spinal cord and brain to supply your face and the rest of your body. The
term “peripheral” is from the Greek word that means around or outside the center.

TWO MAIN SUBSYSTEM OF PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

AUTONOMIC: These are nervous system processes your brain runs automatically and without you
thinking about them.

SOMATIC: These are functions you manage by thinking about them.

Those two subsystems are how your peripheral nervous system does its three main jobs:

Senses: Your PNS is a key part of how your brain gets information about the world around you. This
job falls under the somatic nervous system.

Movement: Your peripheral nerves deliver command signals to all the muscles in your body that you
can consciously control. This job also falls under the somatic nervous system.

Unconscious processes: This is how your brain runs critical processes that don’t depend on your
thinking about them. Examples of this include heartbeat and blood pressure. This job depends on
your autonomic nervous system.
SENSES
Your brain is like a powerful supercomputer. However, it knows nothing about the world outside your
body without outside input. That’s why your peripheral nervous system is so important. A computer
needs peripheral devices like a camera, microphone or keyboard to give it information from outside
itself, and your brain is the same.

Your peripheral nervous system also relays nerve signals from those organs to your brain. Examples
include feeling warmth inside of your stomach when you drink a hot beverage or feeling full after a
meal

SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

The somatic, voluntary, nervous system is responsible for providing sensory and motor innervation to
skin, muscles and sensory organs. In other words, it carries sensations from the body (pain, touch,
temperature, proprioception) and innervates skeletal muscles that are under conscious, or voluntary
control. In addition, the somatic nervous system is involved in spinal reflexes, an example being the
withdrawal reflex. This helps you to instantly pull away your hand when touching a hot object.

Nerves can also be classified as ‘cranial’ or ‘spinal’ according to where they exit the CNS. Cranial
nerves emerge from the cranium (brain/brainstem) while spinal nerves leave the CNS via the spinal
cord.

Cranial nerves: There are 12 pairs of nerves that connect directly to your brain, and 11 of them are
part of your peripheral nervous system (the second cranial nerve, which controls your vision, is part of
your central nervous system). These 11 nerves are part of your senses of smell, sound, taste, and the
sense of touch you have in the skin on your head, face and neck. One of the 11, the vagus nerve,
extends down and attaches to all vital organs from your neck to your colon.

Spinal nerves: These are 31 pairs of nerves that attach to your spine at about the same level as each
segment bone (vertebra) in your spine.
The above nerves all branch out and become smaller nerves that spread throughout your body. They
eventually end at places like the tips of your fingers and toes or just underneath the surface of the
skin.

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

It is involuntary in nature, meaning that we have no conscious control over it. The ANS is responsible
for providing sensory and motor innervation to smooth muscles, blood vessels, glands, and internal
organs. As such, it provides a coordinated regulation of visceral and glandular functions, playing a role
in maintaining homeostasis.

The ANS has two major branches: sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic division ( fight
or flight) prepares the body for dealing with periods of increased physical activity through actions
such as regulating blood vessels (often, but not always, vasoconstriction), dilating pupils, increasing
heart rate and blood pressure, and decreasing peristalsis.
Your sympathetic nervous system is best known for its role in responding to dangerous or stressful
situations. The parasympathetic division helps the body to conserve energy, it has ‘rest and digest’,
feeding, and breeding functions. This is carried out by actions that slow the cardiovascular system,
stimulates gland secretion and increases peristalsis. The PNS is also involved in sexual arousal and
lacrimation (crying).

There are only two main types of cells in nerve system.

•The actual nerve cell is the neuron. It is the "conducting" cell that transmits impulses and the
structural unit of the nervous system.
•The other type of cell is neuroglia, or glial, cell that provide support, nutrients and protection to the
neurons (nerve cells), maintain homeostasis, cleaning up debris, and forming myelin.
Types of glial cell
•Oligodendrocytes form the myelin sheath around axons.
•Astrocytes provide nutrients to neurons, maintain their extracellular environment, and provide
structural support.
•Microglia scavenge pathogens and dead cells.
•Ependymal cells produce cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the neurons

The cells in nervous that generate and conduct impulses are called neurons or nerve cells.

Neurons also known as nerve cells are responsive cells in the nervous system, which respond to
stimulus and communicate the presence of that stimulus to the central nervous system. They are the
core components of the brain, spinal chord in vertebrates, nerve chord in invertebrates and the
peripheral nerves. Neurons process the information received through sensory organs and sends the
responses to other parts of the body.

the neurons found in the human nervous system can be divided into three classes: sensory neurons,
motor neurons, and interneurons.

Sensory neurons get information about what's going on inside and outside of the body and bring that
information into the CNS so it can be processed
- Carry messages from the body’s sense receptors as pressure, pain, temperature, etc from the
sensors that are present in the muscles, skin and other internal organs which in turn redirect it back
to the brain and spinal cord.

Motor neurons get information from other neurons and convey commands to your muscles, organs
and glands.
Motor neurons or motor nerves
- are responsible to send signals or impulses all the way from spinal cord and brain to all the muscles
of the body. The impulse enables humans to carry out basic activities such as talking, walking, drinking
water, blinking eyes, sitting, sleeping, etc

Interneurons, which are found only in the CNS, connect one neuron to another. They receive
information from other neurons (either sensory neurons or interneurons) and transmit information to
other neurons (either motor neurons or interneurons).
Interneurons
- Form all the neural wiring within the CNS by connecting sensory and motor neurons, transmitting
information between them in cases where the two neurons are not directly connected to one
another.
-Interneurons are the most numerous class of neurons and are involved in processing information,
both in simple reflex circuits (like those triggered by hot objects) and in more complex circuits in the
brain.

The basic functions of a neuron

If you think about the roles of the three classes of neurons, you can make the generalization that all
neurons have three basic functions. These are to:

• Receive signals (or information).

• Integrate incoming signals (to determine whether or not the information should be passed along).
• Communicate signals to target cells (other neurons or muscles or glands).

A neuron has the following structures.

1.A large cell body (sometimes known as the soma) in which the nucleus and other major organelles
are found.
2. Dendrites, which are usually represented as numerous small projections extending
from the cell body.
3. A single axon, which is a long stem-like projection extending from the cell body, much longer than
any of the dendrites. Multiple axon terminals that branch off at the end of the axon.

Functions:

Axons- are responsible for communicating with other cells called the Target cells, thereby passing
impulses.

Dendrite- is responsible for receiving information/signals from other neurons and synapses
(specialized point of contact). Information of other neurons is provided its cell body.
Cell body- serves as a junction between the cell body and an axon. It contains cell organelles and a
specialized structure, the axon hillock that “integrates” signals from multiple synapses.

How neurons communicate

Neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals.The electrical signal, or
action potential, runs from the cell body area to the axon terminals, through a thin fiber called
axon.The electrical signal that runs along the axon is based on ion movement. The speed of the signal
transmission is influenced by an insulating layer called myelin

Myelin is a fatty layer formed, in the vertebrate central nervous system, by concentric wrapping of
oligodendrocyte cell processes around axons. The myelin sheath is beautifully visible as concentric
spirals surrounding the “tube” of the axon itself.

How Message travels

Messages travel along a single neuron as electrical impulses, but messages between neurons travel
differently. The transfer of information from neuron to neuron takes place through the release of
chemical substances into the space between the axon and the dendrites.

These chemicals are called neurotransmitters, and the process is called neurotransmission.

How neurotransmitter works

If you hurt your foot, a message travels from your foot, via the neurons, to the brain. For
communication between neurons to take place, an electrical impulse triggers the release of chemicals
called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are released into the space between the two neurons.
This space is called the synapse.
When neurons communicate, the neurotransmitters from one neuron are released, cross the synapse,
and attach themselves to special molecules in the next neuron called receptors. Receptors receive
and process the message, then send it on to the next neuron.
Eventually, the message reaches the brain. The brain then gives directions about what to do next. In
this case, the directions would be, “You hurt your foot on a tack. Sit down.”

What action or change do neurotransmitters transmit to the target cell?

Neurotransmitters transmit one of three possible actions in their messages, depending on the specific
neurotransmitter.

• Excitatory. Excitatory neurotransmitters “excite” the neuron and cause it to “fire off the message,”
meaning, the message continues to be passed along to the next cell. Examples of excitatory
neurotransmitters include glutamate, epinephrine and norepinephrine.

• Inhibitory. Inhibitory neurotransmitters block or prevent the chemical message from being passed
along any farther. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glycine and serotonin are examples of inhibitory
neurotransmitters.
• Modulatory. Modulatory neurotransmitters influence the effects of other chemical messengers.
They “tweak” or adjust how cells communicate at the synapse. They also affect a larger number of
neurons at the same time

There are over 100 types of neurotransmitters, but it can be hard to determine whether something
counts as a neurotransmitter or not. This is because it’s not easy to see what type of chemical is
within the sacs that are released from neurons.
Some types of neurotransmitters may include:

• Norepinephrine. Norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline) increases blood pressure and heart
rate. It’s most widely known for its effects on alertness, arousal, decision-making, attention and focus.
Many medications (stimulants and depression medications) aim to increase norepinephrine levels to
improve focus or concentration to treat ADHD or to modulate norepinephrine to improve depression
symptoms.

• Dopamine. Dopamine plays a role in your body’s reward system, which includes feeling pleasure,
achieving heightened arousal and learning. Dopamine also helps with focus, concentration, memory,
sleep, mood and motivation. Diseases associated with dysfunctions of the dopamine system include
Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disease, restless legs syndrome and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many highly addictive drugs (cocaine, methamphetamines,
amphetamines) act directly on the dopamine system.

• Serotonin. Serotonin is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Serotonin helps regulate mood, sleep

patterns, sexuality, anxiety, appetite and pain. Diseases associated with serotonin imbalance include
seasonal affective disorder, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Medications that
regulate serotonin and treat these disorders include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

DISEASE AND DISORDER OF NERVOUS SYSTEM

Encephalitis- is inflammation of the active tissues of the brain caused by an infection or an

autoimmune response. The inflammation causes the brain to swell, which can lead to headache, stiff
neck, sensitivity to light, mental confusion and seizures.This form of encephalitis usually affects the
temporal lobe, the part of the brain that controls memory and speech. It can also affect the frontal
lobe, the part that controls emotions and behavior.

Bell's Palsy- a most common cause of a facial paralysis, it result from dysfunction of cranial nerve,
which connects your brain to the muscles that control facial expressions,( the nerve also is involved
with taste and ear sensation).

Meningitis- is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal
cord. A bacterial or viral infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord usually causes the
swelling.

Polio, or poliomyelitis- is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus
spreads from person to person and can infect a person's spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move
parts of the body).

Epilepsy- is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes
abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of
awareness.The temporal lobes are the areas of the brain that most commonly give rise to seizures.

Parkinson disease- is a brain disorder that causes unattended or uncontrollable movements. The most
prominent signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease occur when nerve cells in the basal ganglia, an
area of the brain that controls movement, become impaired and/or die. Normally, these nerve cells,
or neurons, produce an important brain chemical known as dopamine.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - also is a rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons—
those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Voluntary
muscles are those we choose to move to produce movements like chewing, walking, and talking.ALS
causes the motor neurons to gradually deteriorate, and then die.ALS Is also the common type of
motor neutron disease.

Famous person with ALS is the cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen hawking.

Alzheimer's disease- is a common type of dementia, it typically destroys neurons and their
connections in parts of the brain involved in memory, including the entorhinal cortex and
hippocampus. It later affects areas in the cerebral cortex responsible for language, reasoning, and
social behavior.

Insomnia- is a common sleep disorder. With insomnia, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying
asleep, or getting good quality sleep.patients with insomnia have smaller reductions in brain activity
during NREM sleep relative to resting wake. Specifically, the frontoparietal cortex, medial temporal
lobes, thalamus, anterior cingulate, precuneus, and brain stem arousal networks have been
implicated.

Narcolepsy- is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep-wake
cycles.Narcolepsy is often caused by a lack of the brain chemical hypocretin (also known as orexin),
which regulates wakefulness. The lack of hypocretin is thought to be caused by the immune system
mistakenly attacking the cells that produce it or the receptors that allow it to work.

Tourette Syndrome (TS)- is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”. Tics are
sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop
their body from doing these things. For example, a person might keep blinking over and
over.Tourette's has been linked to different parts of the brain, including an area called the basal
ganglia, which helps control body movements. Differences there may affect nerve cells and the
chemicals that carry messages between them. Facial, vocal, and other motor symptoms of TS are
catalogued in parallel with facial, vocal, and body movements that occur during frontal lobe seizures.

Neurofibromatosis (NF)- a type of phakomatosis or syndrome with neurological and cutaneous

manifestations, is a rare genetic disorder that typically causes benign tumors of the nerves and
growths in other parts of the body, including the skin.It refers to three different conditions involving
the development of tumors that may affect the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that send signals
between the brain and spinal cord and all other parts of the body.

Scoliosis is a structural spinal condition that involves a loss of the spine’s healthy curves. As the spine
works in tandem with the brain to form the body’s central nervous system, the effects of scoliosis
aren’t just felt in the back, but throughout the body, particularly when severe.

HOW TO KEEP YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTHY:

Step 1: Exercise on a daily basis

Exercising doesn’t really mean that you need to get out and start running. It simply means to pick up a
crossword puzzle and put your brain to work for the next 10 minutes. This smartly activates your
nervous system and makes it perform essential functions. Neurologists suggest that taking up such
activities actuates the nerve receptors to respond to even the slightest of actions and aids in fighting
conditions like paralysis, stroke, memory loess, etc. It further helps in adding flexibility, resilience and
sharpens ones memory.

Step 2: Get plenty of sleep

Sleep plays a vital role in enhancing your mental health, physical health, and safety. If you do not take
a proper sleep, i.e. a minimum of eight hours of sleep, you might develop some chronic conditions
which may affect the way you think, react, learn, and converse with others. Sleep helps the central
nervous system work properly. Moreover, a regular sleep schedule aids in learning and remembering
information much more easy and convenient. Sleep disorders can put you at a risk of developing
diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure, cholesterol trouble, etc.

Step 3: Expose your body to sunlight

Studies have shown us that sun reduces the risk of suffering a broad range of health conditions. It is
one of the best ways of fortifying the health of the central nervous system. Exposing yourself to the
sunlight every morning for about 10 minutes is enough to boost your body’s nervous system, and at
the same time, obtain enough vitamin D.

Step 4: Add meditation in your daily routine

Meditating is a smart way of calming and soothing your nerves. Nerves are responsible for the
functioning of voluntary conscious responses and involuntary responses. Meditation help regulate
your heart rate, blood pressure levels, breathing rate and calming all other sympathetic nerves.

Step 5: Walk barefoot

In modern day living, we have forgotten the most beneficial thing that can help the body connect with
the earth. Strolling barefoot is the most significant instinct for mankind. This can aid nervous system
and improve your health as well as physiology. Walking barefoot can further help in improving your
sleep and strengthening your immune system. Some of the other benefits are:

Step 6: Drink green tea

Having a cup of Green Tea at least once a day, is a great way of maintaining the heart of your nervous
system. Rich in amino acid, Green Tea helps with serotonin levels. Besides, caffeine in green tea aids
in increasing concentration, thinking ability and focusing. It is also a great way of treating insomnia,
diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

Step 7: Food you eat matters

Eating a healthy diet not only aids in maintaining a proper weight and steering away a plethora of
lifestyle diseases in check, but also in keeping the central nervous system in check. Foods like chia
seeds, salmon, cauliflower, sardines, sprouts and canola oil are known to improve nerve
transmissions. Adding them in your diet is an ideal option. Chocolates, almonds and brown rice are
also highly recommended. Some other food that play a key role in strengthening your nervous system
are beans, potatoes, banana, eggs and beef liver.

Additional tips:

Drink plenty of water as dehydration is not good for the nervous system.

Put your body to exercise in order to maintain good nerve activities and function.

Excess consumption of alcohol and smoking are harmful for the nervous system
Get your blood pressure checked regularly.

Learn new ways to increase your attention

Make certain you intake adequate amount of healthy fats.

Keep your weight in check and reduce in case you’re obese.

Taking up some healthy breathing exercise is also beneficial in maintaining the health of the nervous
system.

Protect yourself from traumatic situations

Get plenty of sleep every day

Eat small meals at regular intervals

Consume adaptogenic herbs

Decrease the intake of caffeine rich drinks.

Your nervous system demands and deserves as much attention as other parts of the human body. By
adhering to these above mentioned step, you can easily maintain a healthy nervous system and even
steer away from a plethora of lifestyle as well as chronic diseases.