Stress management
While many people know that lowering their blood pressure is a good thing, many people aren’t quite sure why. Their doctor may try to explain the health risks of a high blood pressure reading, but without a simpler explanation, it can be difficult to decipher. In order to motivate yourself to keep your blood pressure down, here are the healthy benefits you’ll enjoy with a lower...
For most people, their hearts aren’t something they think about. While they beat, day in and day out, the heart is something which is simply ignored or forgotten, until it doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to. When you’re thinking about making changes to your lifestyle, it might help you to know that your heart is also impacted by your body's biological (real) age...
You probably know a person who is always able to find the bright side. No matter what, they can turn a negative day into a positive lesson. They can turn a stressful situation into a learning opportunity. And while you may have teased them for this quality, at the same time, you’ve wondered if you could be the same way. After all, they seem like they are much more able to resist stress...
Managing stress doesn’t have to include a trip to a therapist. In fact, many people who are able to conquer their stress have found other more enjoyable ways to do so. Sometimes, overcoming stress just takes a little more creativity and some time off for your brain. When you are able to change the way you are looking at your life and relaxing your body at the same time, stress doesn...
For some, the weather outside can cause them to feel more stressed than they normally would. They might feel as though they can’t get motivated and they feel that everything which is problematic is ten times more stressful than it might be on a sunny day. If you are one of these people, you are not alone. There are medical conditions which might be causing you to be more sensitive to...
With the rising impact of stress in society, people have striven to find ways to quell this problem. New ideas have been shared and created, helping to slow the damage of stress. And while new innovations have their place, there is also something to be said for looking at what’s been used for centuries to help keep the mind and body serene. Meditation is one such technique which has been...
No matter what you do or where you are, you are going to run into stress. How you handle this stress determines whether the stress is helpful for you or if the stress is harmful for you. Choosing to run away from stress is one of the more common reactions, though it does not necessarily solve the problem. When you choose to run away from the things which stress you, you are simply choosing to...
Many people don’t realize that stress is not just something which happens to us. Stress is a complex system of reactions which begin in the body in response to the outside stressor. While the argument with your spouse might have triggered the stress, your body begins a system of chain reactions in which chemicals are released to ready you for a fight.In early times, this reaction made...
Your stress is something which should not control you; you should control it. When you are willing and able to take steps toward stress relief, you are not only helping yourself to feel better, but you are also protecting your body from harm. Long term stress can begin to impact your body and your health, leading to illness and chronic disease.To help you in your quest to protect yourself from...
While you might love your family completely, that doesn’t mean they can’t make you feel stressed much of the time. With such close family ties, you not only know about the other’s good qualities, but you are also going to see many of their not so good qualities on occasion. Since many people can have troubles when seeing their families and navigating the minefields of...