Design Direction

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STRESS AND HEALTH WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

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This issuu is the design direction for my thesis

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STRESS AND HEALTHWHAT IS THE

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

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DO YOU DEAL WITHSTRESS?

ITS EVERYWHERE

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THE RESPONSE TO A STRESSOR TRIGGERS THE RELEASE OF CORTISOL AND NOREPINEFERINE. THIS INCREASES BLOOD SUGAR WHICH IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MANY DISEASES.

STRESS IS AN EMOTION

IT EXISTS IN THE MIND.

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DEEP BREATHING IN MEDITATION RELAXES YOU AND LOWERS

THE CORTISOL LEVELS IN YOUR BODY.

THE MIND IS LIKE A PENCILMEDITATION IS THE

SHARPENER

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MEDITATION TO A BRAIN IS LIKE A

RECHARGE TO A BATTERY.

THERE ARE FOUR BRAIN WAVE PATTERNS

IN MEDITATION ONE EXPERIENCES

DELTA BRAIN WAVES.

LOWER FREQUENCIES RESULT IN LESS STRESS

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I AM GOING TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT + ALERTS A USER WHEN THEIR STRESS LEVELS ARE HIGH &

+ AIDES MEDITATION IN CREATING DELTA BRAINWAVE ACTIVITY

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CULTURAL PROBE

CONNECTING WITH EXPERTS

DEVICE IDEATION

PROTOTYPING

NEXT STEPS

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THE EXPERTS I NEED TO INCLUDE ARE:DOCTOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

PHYSICIST NEUROLOGIST

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THESE EXPERTS WILL HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MIND AND THE BODY & LEARN HOW TO DECREASE STRESS WITHOUT USING PHARMACEUTICALS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRONICS BEHIND THE MEDITATION AID.