Work stress
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 a number of years now, doctors have been using different tools to determine the state of our mind and body. This is a process called biofeedback and has come from the belief that certain mental and physical occurrences produces differing physiological reactions. Such reactions include increased temperature and heart rate, among many others. A blood pressure gauge and a thermometer are just...
Stress at work. Work related stress is defined as the effect of excessive pressure as demanded by the work employees have to perform. Stress is a fact of life – everyone experiences stress but it affects each person differently. It is not an illness, but rather a state of mind. While it can disable some people, it has a good effect to people who are able to manage their stress efficiently....
With the global economic recession in our midst, stress levels are at their highest. As more and more people lose their jobs and livelihood, controlling stress has become even more difficult.
Monitoring stress. And yet, what we fail to realize is that without the proper monitoring and management of stress, the situation becomes even more difficult to contain. People today are so easily angered,...
We all know that stress has a lot of adverse effects to the body. Chronic stress takes a serious toll on the body. It diminishes a person’s defense system and immunity and could cause damage to the internal organs.
Types of Stress
Stress isn’t always a negative part of life. Instead it can only cause negative effects if it is left unmanaged. People who experience chronic stress can...
When we hear the term “stress” we always associate it with health. While it is true that the stress level of the person has an impact on his/her health, the effect isn’t always negative. Stress becomes harmful if it isn’t managed properly or if a person is overwhelmed by the amount of stress he/she encounters.
When stress is not managed properly, it can cause the...
Stress in a normal response to stimulus. For most people, it comes as a byproduct of events that threaten their balance. Our body’s stress response was designed to protect us. That’s why we run when we sense danger. In many cases, stress helps us stay focused, energetic and alert. Stress responses help us meet challenges – it drives us to study for the exam, to slam on the...
A quick search on the internet will tell us how big a topic stress is. With the world undergoing a transition and people experiencing unemployment and loss of income, stress has become a fact of life. More and more people are reporting chronic headaches and migraines. Heart disease and high blood pressure are just two of the most common ailments affecting people today.
The cry for a stress-less...
Do you feel sluggish and unmotivated in the morning?
Do you have trouble rolling out of bed when the alarm goes off?
Do you drag yourself to the bathroom and just wish you could climb back into bed for a few more hours?
You’re not alone: many people feel this way.
There are natural ways, however, to remedy this and increase your morning energy.
Get regular...
Science studies have learned there are two forms of stress. Chronic Stress and acute Stress.
Acute Stress generally involves a situation and does not last long. Acute stress can be caused by the tension of giving a presentation or completing a work related project on time. Acute stress is frequent in our lives and sometimes cannot be anticipated or prevented. We can only deal with it as happens....