Who isn't a miniature stressed these days? Stress gets a bad rap in our fast-paced times, when in fact it is not stress that is our foe; it is how we cope stress and the negative impact it can have on our bodies that causes us so many problems.
And stress does have a huge impact - take a look at these statistics:
- 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects due to stress
- 75-90% of all visits to former care physicians are for stress-related complaints or disorders
- Stress has been connected to all the leading causes of death, together with heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis and suicide.
- Stress is responsible for more than half of the 550,000,000 workdays lost annually because of absenteeism.
- 47 million Americans exhibit immoderate abdominal fat due to a stress-related health known as "metabolic syndrome".
Source: American fabricate of Stress
In this report we are going to give you some tools that you can use to minimize the negative impact stress has on your health and you life! There are also dietary measures that can be used to help your body deal more effectively with stress.
Breathe in...breathe out... One of the most tools we have to combat stress and keep ourselves centered is our breathing. Many of us have forgotten how to breathe correctly, and we pay a large price for it. Have you ever watched a baby breathe? consideration how the baby's abdomen moves gently in and out with each breath. Now let's see how you breathe - place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen and take a merge nice deep breaths - which hand moves the most?? If you are like many Americans, it will be the hand on your chest. Chest-breathing causes us to take in shallow breaths which dramatically decreases the number of oxygen that gets into our bodies.
So how do you learn to breathe deeply using the abdomen? Practice, practice, practice! convention pulling the breath in and pushing it all out, every last bit of air, using your abdominal muscles.
Another trick is to use Post-it notes or other reminders to give yourself a cue throughout the day to breathe deeply. For instance, if your phone rings a lot, every time the phone rings, take a deep breath. If you go into dissimilar rooms often, every time you walk through a door or hallway, take a deep breath. Every time person calls your name, take a deep breath. You get the picture - giving yourself reminders will allow you to enjoy the benefits of deep breathing without having to add a lot into your day.
Learning the free time Response
Learning to relax is leading - it can minimize the negative impacts of stress on your body, and it could even save your life. There is a simple, but highly sufficient practice that has proven merit for reducing the impact stress has on our daily lives - it's called the Relaxation Response. Researchers have studied the effect the consistent use (usually about 20 minutes daily) of the free time Response has on many health conditions and have found that it can dramatically decrease hot flashes, anxiety, forgetfulness, fatigue and pain while increasing alertness, power and normal sense of well-being and calm. Do a study on yourself - try using the free time Response for 20 minutes daily for a merge weeks and journal how you feel day-to-day; you might be pleasantly surprised with the results!
Stress supervision is Key
Stress supervision is a key factor in achieving optimal health. Deep breathing not only helps us deal with stress better, it is a great way to eliminate excess acids from our bodies (decreasing inflammation and pain) and speed delivery of nutrients to the tissues (facilitating heal and healing). Once more, studying to relax will allow you to cope the day-to-day stresses in our lives, so that we can enjoy all life has to offer us along the natural path to great health!
Stress Management: keeping Stress at Bay the Natural Way