“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” – George Burns How’s you life been lately? Is calm or stressed? Do you feel more stressed out than [...]
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” – George Burns
How’s you life been lately? Is calm or stressed? Do you feel more stressed out than ever? Is your work life becoming so hectic that you’re starting to burn out? How about your friends? Do they always expect you to pull them out of their jams?
Do you find yourself desperately seeking peace and relief from the hustle and bustle of your demanding life? If you are don’t worry, because the good news is that there are some simple natural ways to relieve your stress that you can put to use today!
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There are times for everyone during the day when the neck gets a little tight or the head hurts a little or you just feel a little anxious and stressed out. These are the times when you want to just close your eyes and relax, if you only had the time. You know that a [...]
There are times for everyone during the day when the neck gets a little tight or the head hurts a little or you just feel a little anxious and stressed out. These are the times when you want to just close your eyes and relax, if you only had the time. You know that a just a little down time would help, but you have a deadline. You need to get things done now. What should you do, stay anxious and stressed out and feel crummy?
Don’t worry, there are some simple ways to relieve the stress and anxiety you experiencing. There are ways to slow down relax, no matter how busy you are. The best thing about these ways to relieve your anxiety and stress is that they don’t take a lot of time or equipment.
Here are 5 common scenarios that can increase your stress and anxiety and some natural methods of dealing with them:
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Being stressed out has become part of our everyday language. Fifty years ago, had you told someone you were stressed out, they wouldn’t have known what you were talking about and might even have questioned your knowledge of grammar! But that’s all changed. Rare is the individual today who doesn’t get stressed out at least [...]
Being stressed out has become part of our everyday language. Fifty years ago, had you told someone you were stressed out, they wouldn’t have known what you were talking about and might even have questioned your knowledge of grammar! But that’s all changed. Rare is the individual today who doesn’t get stressed out at least once a day. Chronic stress and anxiety can lead to severe health problems, particularly with the ‘type A’ personality. Besides, stress produces unpleasant feelings in the body, headaches, as well as causing you to snap at others without reason. While your doctor might prescribe a medication to calm you down, it’s always best to avoid prescription medicines if you can.
I’d like to offer you five natural anxiety and stress relief techniques that you can put to use today. They all work, so you can pick and choose as the mood strikes you. Of course, if you’re really stressed out, use all five!
1. Exercise! Physical exercise of any kind is one of the great treatments to relieve stress and anxiety. It doesn’t matter what the weather is either. If it’s raining, get out the vacuum and give that rug a good vacuuming. Go over and over that rug until its sparkling clean. It’s one of the great natural ways to relieve stress. Or if there’s a spot in the yard that needs to be weeded, go to it, weed it within an inch of it’s life. Other physical tasks, like cleaning out the hall closet, can prove sufficiently distracting so that you’ll be automatically diverted from whatever got you all stressed out. You also get a great deal of satisfaction from how clean it is.
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Stress affects everyone differently. How does stress affect you? Do you get stressed out about work, your relationships or your finances? Especially in today’s environment there are more than enough stress-induced problems to keep you stressed out all the time. For some, it can feel like you are in a pressure cooker where the pressure [...]
Stress affects everyone differently. How does stress affect you? Do you get stressed out about work, your relationships or your finances? Especially in today’s environment there are more than enough stress-induced problems to keep you stressed out all the time. For some, it can feel like you are in a pressure cooker where the pressure never ends! Would you like to become stress free or at least have some ways to overcome the stress you are experiencing? Of course! That’s why you’re reading this article.
The great news is that there are some natural ways to relieve stress quickly and easily. No matter how much stress you are experiencing, there are some simple natural ways to relieve stress that don’t involve taking pharmaceuticals.
Here are 10 natural stress reducers to help you start living a stress free, or at least stressed reduced life today.
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Is your life full of stress and anxiety? In our world they can be tough to avoid. Soon you can be experiencing from chronic stress and anxiety which are major detriments to a healthy life. Why are you experiencing all this stress and anxiety? It’s because if you are like most people your life just [...]
Is your life full of stress and anxiety? In our world they can be tough to avoid. Soon you can be experiencing from chronic stress and anxiety which are major detriments to a healthy life.
Why are you experiencing all this stress and anxiety? It’s because if you are like most people your life just keeps getting more full of things to do and more hectic. As things keep getting piled on your plate you have difficulty keeping up with all of them and your life begins to wobble out of balance. As your responsibilities increase your time shrinks. The real question should be how is it possible not to get stressed out?
Well the quick answer is that it’s not possible to avoid getting a least a little stressed out. The good news is that it’s okay to be a little stressed and anxious about things, it’s only human. It’s when you let the stress become chronic that it can become dangerous to your health.
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Sir William Osler once said, “The worry and strain of modern times contributes greatly to arterial degeneration” What’s interesting about this statement is that he made it 100 years ago. I’m big on the stress -body mind connection. For the past century the mind body connection and its affect on our health has been studied [...]
Sir William Osler once said, “The worry and strain of modern times contributes greatly to arterial degeneration” What’s interesting about this statement is that he made it 100 years ago.
I’m big on the stress -body mind connection. For the past century the mind body connection and its affect on our health has been studied extensively. It is now widely accepted that stress and its associated symptoms can give us not only colds and flu but also can contribute to heart and cardiovascular disease.
There was an interesting study of 2000 men that began in 1961 that established a direct correlation between anxiety and sudden cardiac death. After taking their health histories and giving them a physical, researchers asked these 2000 men four questions designed to determine their level of anxiety.
Those questions were:
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