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Let’s talk emotion regulation
Having the power to regulate emotions is a great skill to have, but not always easy to come by. Life can be so much simpler when you are able to control your feelings and emotional responses . The ability to regulate emotions might be more achievable than you think, the secret is understanding how emotions exist in the first place. Once we gain this understanding, solutions to regulating emotions can be put in place, a great one being the addition of Creatine to your daily supplements.
Designer Physique’s Energy Boost is a high quality source of Creatine and a great way to naturally boost your levels.
How do emotions work?
There are 3 sections of the brain responsible for processing emotions, the amygdala, the insula and the periaqueductal gray in the midbrain. They are responsible for motivation and emotional behaviour. Strong emotions such as fear, pleasure or anger are processed in the amygdala (Halber, 2018). This section also has the ability to control conscious thoughts by sending signals to the cerebral cortex (another part of the brain). Physical reactions are controlled by signals sent from the thalamus to the autonomic nervous system (regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal). The periaqueductal gray is responsible for primal emotion processing and influences defensive, aversive and appetite responses, reward seeking and fear learning behaviours (Motta et al., 2017).
How does Creatine contribute to emotional regulation?
Creatine is able to help regulate emotions in the brain by influencing the production and usage of ATP (the brain’s energy source), which helps to balance neurotransmitters.This is why we called our Creatine Monohydrate product ENERGY BOOST!
The presence of creatine buffers metabolic processes. What do I mean by metabolic processes? Well, energy exhaustion is prevented while neuron (brain messenger cells) growth and survival is promoted. Essentially this means that more of the “feel good” and “calming” hormones such as dopamine, GABA and serotonin are able to be produced and sustained, resulting in happier moods and greater control of emotions (Allen et al., 2010). Creatine facilitates the brain’s ability to do this.
Creatine has many other amazing mental health benefits as well as exercise benefits, for more information on dosage requirements and other functions of this product , read here.
What else can I do to regulate my emotions?
There are so many great and simple changes that you can make in your daily routine to help with the regulation and control of your emotions. Here is a great holistic approach to take control of your emotions:
- Eat a healthy and balanced diet filled with protein, carbohydrates, good fats, vitamins and grains. Recipes are a great way to enjoy a delicious but balanced diet.
- Get enough sleep and rest
- Avoid mood altering substances such as alcohol and drugs
- Regularly meditate, journal and talk about your feelings, for more ways to look after your mind and increase your focus, read here.
- Exercise regularly
- Reduce stressors in life when possible
Oh happy days!
Although you cannot control what life throws your way, you can control how you respond and your emotions. Moreover, you can make simple changes in your daily schedule to optimise your brain’s health, the energy it creates and how it best uses that energy. By including Energy Boost into your daily supplement routine you are giving yourself the best chance to regulate your emotions and “love your body, love your life”.
Stuck on a way to get creatine into your daily food intake? Why not try our creatine protein blast recipe today!
References
Allen, P. J., D’Anci, K. E., Kanarek, R. B., & Renshaw, P. F. (2010). Chronic creatine supplementation alters depression-like behavior in rodents in a sex-dependent manner. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 35(2), 534–546. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2009.160
Halber, D. (2018). The Anatomy of Emotions, Brainfacts.org. Accessed on 13/09/22, <https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/emotions-stress-and-anxiety/2018/the-anatomy-of-emotions-090618>
Motta, S. Carobrez, A. Canteras, N. (2017). The periaqueductal gray and primal emotional processing critical to influence complex defensive responses, fear learning and reward seeking, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Volume 76, Part A, May 2017, Pages 39-47, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.10.012
