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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Many people never imagined that they might be experiencing a stress related illness. Many have such concrete physical symptoms that that they are positive that there is something wrong with them. Most people are not aware of stress related illnesses. The common misconception is that it is only crazy people worry themselves sick. They don’t [...]
Many people never imagined that they might be experiencing a stress related illness. Many have such concrete physical symptoms that that they are positive that there is something wrong with them. Most people are not aware of stress related illnesses.
The common misconception is that it is only crazy people worry themselves sick. They don’t realize that for many “normal” people, this is literally true. Some reports state that 75% of all doctors visits are a direct result of stress related diseases. Most people don’t understand that you can give yourself chronic physical symptoms from being under constant acute stress and anxiety.
It is very difficult to reduce stress related illnesses to just one factor. The problem is that stress weakens your body and mind in many different ways. Being stressed out all the time can wear down your immune system, causing you to be more susceptible to colds, flu and other diseases. The depression associated with stress also has its effects. It can cause your body to produce less endorphins, making you feel achy and sore are all the time.
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Her eyes had deep, dark circles. She told me, “I haven’t slept in weeks.” I asked her why. She responded that it was because she “was all stressed out.” It was stress from her job and stress from her kids. She was stressed out from driving an hour each way to work and her boss [...]
Her eyes had deep, dark circles. She told me, “I haven’t slept in weeks.” I asked her why. She responded that it was because she “was all stressed out.” It was stress from her job and stress from her kids. She was stressed out from driving an hour each way to work and her boss was “driving her crazy.” Her stress was eating her alive.
People come to me with similar stories, of how stress is negatively affecting their lives, all the time. Stress is a killer. It has been linked to everything from headaches and digestive problems to reproductive ailments and even heart disease. Stress can age you both mentally and physically. If you experience long term or chronic stress, over time can it will kill you.
Chronic stress causes your body to release stress hormones. These hormones can cause inflammation to your cardiovascular system and, if left unchecked, can affect your immune system, metabolism as well as other body systems. Bruce McEwen, PhD head of the neuroendocrinology lab at Rockefeller University says, “Normally, in small amounts, these substances help the body adapt, but when they are chronically elevated they cause wear and tear.”
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