August 8, 2007

Stress Relief and Relaxation Secrets You Can Use Today

Tip! Take a walk. Walking is one of the best stress relief techniques if you have at least ten minutes.

You may not even realise that stress is taking a toll on you every day and if you don’t get a handle on it, you are in big trouble.

There are a huge number of factors that lead to elevated stress levels, including seventy hour work weeks, crazy commutes, Motorway gridlock, unnecessary queues, unpaid bills, endless family demands, too much to do and too little time.

Tip! Giving her opinion of stress relief when it was not solicited.

There are some pretty powerful resources that you can put to work to help you combat stress. You’ll probably be amazed at how simple some of them are.

Introduction

A recent study found that 90% of doctor visits are for stress related symptoms?

Stress bombards us every day from all directions. Maybe it’s sitting in the midst of Motorway gridlock when you are already late for an important appointment. Or how about the bill you forgot to pay? It could be a phone call from the school complaining about your child’s behaviour.

Tip! Visited a friend in the hospital to get stress relief instead of going to her regular weekly meditation class.

These are just the annoying little stress triggers that we handle every day.

There’s a whole arsenal of stress busting tools available that we will discuss here.
Hopefully, the more you understand your stress, the better prepared you are at controlling your body’s response to stress and restoration to a calmer state of mind.

Tip! Ignoring stress relief by not listening to her partner.

More information, including a stress test, plus more comprehensive explanations can be found in the 5 part course, details of which can be found at the end of the article.

What is Stress?

Chemically, stress is a condition that your body enters as the result of a message received from your brain telling it to prepare to run or fight.

How to control Stress

What’s causing your stress?

A slow build up of everyday annoyances: a dead car battery, traffic jam, buttons that pop off your clothes as you are going to an important meeting?

Tip! Bought a membership to a health club expecting to get stress relief from making other people happy.

It’s the little things that get under your skin.
Is it a tight schedule and seemingly insurmountable problems?
Are there Bills to pay, a boss to please, a colicky baby to pacify?

Juggling many roles is a main cause of stress.

What you need to do is relax.

Keys to stress reduction 1 - 4

1 Breathe deeply.

Relax your muscles, expanding your stomach and chest. Exhale slowly.
Repeat several times.

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Follow your breath as it flows in and out. Do not try to control it. This is a good way to relax in the midst of any activity. This technique allows you to find a breathing pattern that is natural and relaxing to you.

Tip! Ignoring stress relief by not listening to her children.

2 Exercise regularly.

Aerobic exercise, such as walking and swimming, produces brain chemicals that uplift your mood and mental well-being.

Exercise also improves sleep and gives you time to think and focus on other things. However, beware of compulsive exercise.

3 Eat healthy foods.

You should never skip meals.
Take time out for lunch no matter how busy you are.

Carry nutritious snacks to the office, or even the shopping centre.
A nutritionally balanced diet is important.

4 Don’t let others get you down.

Tip! When she receives genuine compliments instead of enjoying the stress relief of the compliment, she has difficulty accepting them.

Choose positive friends who are not worriers.
Friends who constantly put you down or talk gloomily about life will increase your anxiety.

Ask a good friend to help you talk out a problem and get it off your chest.
A long-distance call to an old pal can be great therapy.

A further 8 simple keys are included in the 5 part course, details of which can be found at the end of the article.

Final Thoughts

Let’s review some of what you have learned about stress.

Steel will snap from it and a pressure cooker will blow its lid.
Stress, pressure and tension is a fact of everyday life for most of us.

Tip! Not allowing herself to enjoy stress relief by attempting to stop her children from growing up and getting some bruises (always wanting to protect them).

Remember that it puts you at risk for heart attack, stroke, insomnia, backache, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, sports injuries and infertility.

With your health at stake, using some of the methods we have discussed is essential.

It’s also important that you remember that stress is a physiological response. It isn’t all in your head! You owe it to yourself to take the time to use the stress-reducing techniques on a daily basis.

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This article was written by Judy McGuire, the founder of Health and Fitness 4 Me. Judy has expertise and specialist knowledge which can help you to lead a full and active lifestyle.
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August 7, 2007

Stress Management: Find Your Own Relief!

Tip! When she receives genuine compliments instead of enjoying the stress relief of the compliment, she has difficulty accepting them.

Would you believe that one of the biggest contributors to your state of health is how stress free your home environment is? Those who live in stressful conditions in home or at work are much more likely to have accidents or become ill when compared to those who consider themselves to be in a non-stressful work or home environment.
Unfortunately, the modern world has created situations in both home and work that are at a higher level of stress than those of past generations. The world today runs at a much faster pace then the world even ten or twenty years ago. And it is speeding up if anything. The demands we make on ourselves are increasing, as are the expectations we have of our relationships and ourselves. Is it any surprise that Heart Attacks are a leading cause of death in the United States? What can be done to fix this?
First consider that you will actually spend more working hours at work than you will at home. Given that consider how stressful your job is and what about it makes it stressful. Once you pinpoint the causes see if you can find a way to reduce the stress level or delegate the responsibility of certain tasks that are particularly troublesome.
Stressful activities are not the only employee problem though. The fact is many feel stress simply because they do not like the job as a whole. If you do not like your job then you owe it to yourself to go about seeking other employment rather than staying at the risk of long-term health problems. Sometimes the simple act of even exploring other opportunities lessens the stress in your life. So even if you only look it is probably more beneficial to you than continuing to endure a job that you do not enjoy.
Second, consider the town or city that you live in. Is this the ideal place for you? Life is too short to live in a where you are unhappy. Yet, we all know many people who complain day in and day out about the place they live and yet they don’t do anything about it. Often we make compromises about living preferences to be close to family and these are not bad decisions. The support and foundation that extended family provides is very important for our overall health and well being. However, if that is not a consideration then there is no reason one should not make a move to a happier and healthier environment.
The perfect environment for one person is not necessarily the perfect environment for another though. For some, being beside the ocean is the ultimate in tranquility while for others it is a stressful nightmare because of the hurricane risk. Make a decision that is right for you in terms of where you choose to live.
Third, consider your actual home in terms of the actual physical environment itself and also the emotional environment created by the members living within the home. Ideally both of these should be healing, peaceful and stress free.
It is always easier to fix the physical environment first. Decide to build a sanctuary in your home. A sanctuary is a place you can retreat to that resonates with positive energy. What is needed in that place depends on your own personal taste. Some may want to make it a religious sanctuary or sacred space while for others it may simply be a quiet place in nature. And do not underestimate the effect of plants and landscaping on your own individual health. Healthy plants reflect a healthy life.
Lastly, think about the emotional environment created by those who live in your home. Is it healthy, peaceful and supportive? What underlying conflicts disrupt the harmony in the home? Go about seeing that these are settled for the best interest of all.
Create an environment that you are happy with both in your personal life and in your professional life and you will appreciate the long-term benefits that result.

Tip! The Stress Relief Ball. You probably have seen these.

Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Learn some relaxation techniques at: Stress, Heart Disease, and Weight Loss Tips or http://www.free-online-health.com

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August 6, 2007

Enjoy Stress Relief Instead Of Making Stressful Excuses

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Are you one of those individuals that work better under the pressure of stress?

Let’s examine your thoughts. You probably believe that you can put things off for as long as possible and then at the last minute get a rush of stressful excitement from getting it done at the last minute.

Now you have finished by pulling an ‘all mightier’ but what has stress done to your body?

Does it not throw you off your sleeping schedule? Does it not cause you stress, drain you mentally and physically? Does it not throw you off you normal relax way of living?

Tip! When she receives genuine compliments instead of enjoying the stress relief of the compliment, she has difficulty accepting them.

What happens to your blood pressure?

It puts your body in a stressful - 911 response state.

Now your body feels tired and you have to compensate by resting which puts you behind the ‘8 ball’. The vicious cycle continues.

Now how do you solve this stressful problem?

This problem was created by your belief that you can leave things to the last minute.

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Secondly you may enjoy the thrill of excitement by always scraping in under the wire?

There is an old saying that “if you continue to behave the way you have always behaved, you will get the same results.”

If you continue to enjoy the stressful thrill of doing things at the last moment then you will suffer the consequences and never discover the naked truth or see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tip! Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is a great stress relief product that you can use.

Here is the burning question: what would happen if you were to consider the benefits of pacing you activities so that you have less stress, more time to relax? If you consistently do a little bit at a time, you will have more time and energy for yourself as a result?

Then you may discover a whole new ‘ball’ game that is stress free and where you can flip your lid and Relax! Enjoy stress relief instead of making stressful excuses.

So what is the moral of the story?

As a Hypnotherapist, NlP trainer and an Energy worker, my client are usually unaware of their choices, and do realize the consequences of their stressful decisions. When my clients discover how easy it is too relax and have a different perspective; they are usually amazed at the health benefits of having a choice to live with less stressful challenges.

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