Stress reliever
Are you a stressed parent? Being a parent has never been seen as an easy task. Not only are you responsible for your own well being, but you also have to care for your child as well. In order to make sure you are managing your stress as best you can, you need to have strong stress management tools on hand right now. The more you prepare ahead of time for the stress you encounter, the more you...
Our lives are busy and getting busier every day, it seems. So, when it seems that we can finally get a break, we tend to do things which haven’t been scratched off of our To Do lists. We tend to fill every moment of our days with something to do, something to achieve, etc. But for your health, you need to stop running around all of the time. For just ten minutes a day, you need to...
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...
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...
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,...
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...