If you seek a more relaxed lifestyle, you should start by caring for yourself on the inside, and feed your body with good fuel.
When most of us say we are experiencing too much stress, we mean we are overloaded with work, personal problems, and life in general. Of course, a certain amount of stress can be stimulating and even exciting. But when we have stressors without a break, a host of symptoms from irritability and an inability to concentrate to a fast heartbeat, headaches and a reduced resistance to infections can develop. So it's not hard to suspect a causal connection between feeling stressed out and showing physical symptoms.
Useful vitamins and minerals are vitamin c, a good daily dose to take would be 500mg. Vitamin B6,B12,B5. Minerals- Selenium, Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Calcium.
Super health foods are Almonds, Apricots, Avocado, Barley, Beetroot, Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Cider vinegar, Garlic, Grapes, Kelp, Lecithin, Molasses, Oats, Potatoes, Rabbit, (yes rabbit!!), Spirulina, and wheat germ.
Even if you just add some of these super health foods to your diet, it will help.
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Home Remedies for Stress
Stress
Do's and Don't for Stress
Following are some of the simple tips for stress:
Emotional stress -
- Sweet and juicy foods are very beneficial for reducing stress. Eat sweet foods to bring the mind back to a balanced state.
- Drink a cup of warm milk with some rose essence and its petals in it daily before going to bed.
- Use cardamom, coriander and mint in the diet.
- Get a good head massage done with either coconut oil or with sandalwood oil.
Physical Stress -
- Take cooked apples once daily to reduce stress.
- Foods that are good in removing physical stress are coconuts, almonds, ghee, milk and almost all dairy products.
- Massage your own body with oil everyday.
- Shirodhaara therapy is very useful in reducing physical stress.
Mental Stress -
- Sweet, sour and salty foods must be taken as they help in balancing the vata dosha.
- Include milk and dairy products to a fair amount in the daily diet.
- Cook foods in a little ghee.
- Get a full body massage done.
- Get adequate sleep of at least 8 hours a day.
Home Remedies for Stress
Following are some of the effective home remedies for stress:
- Sage
- Take a balanced diet to keep both your body and mind healthy.
- Include green leafy vegetables, fruits, salads, whole wheat grain, beans, grams, sprouts, fresh curd, etc.
- Take Vitamin A and B rich foods to fight against stress. Food items rich in Vitamin A and B are green leafy vegetables, sprouts, banana, etc.
- Minerals like calcium, potassium are also advised for person suffering from stress. Foods rich in potassium and calcium are eggs, cheese, whole wheat grain, soyabean, etc.
- Restrict your intake of junk foods, oily and over fried foods, excess intake of sugar, sweets, and alcohol is strictly prohibited.
- If any thing is making you worrying or disturbing, and you know you cannot get away from it, simply divert yourself in some constructive work. Go for morning walk, do exercises and yoga and meditation.
- Maintain a daily routine and do exercise regularly.
- Sometimes it is also found that you get stressed because of someone else’s behavior or activity. Despite tolerating it for long and killing yourself, it is better to discuss about the matter with that person, but in a proper way.
- If you are stressed because of your mundane routine life, it is good to go for a short vacation, leisure, etc. Pamper yourself by visiting your favorite place, take a warm bath, do activities that you like.
Herbal Remedies for Stress
Following are some of the effective herbal remedies for stress:
- Basil (tulsi) leaves are powerful herbal remedy in treating stress as well. Chew 10-20 leaves a day. You can also prepare decoction containing basil leaves and water. Take 20-25 leaves and boil in water till the constituent become half. Drain the mixture and drink it.
- Herbs like arjuna, ashwagandha and brahmi are generally prescribed for the treatment of all types of stresses.
Do's and Don't for Stress
Following are some of the simple tips for stress:
Emotional stress -
- Sweet and juicy foods are very beneficial for reducing stress. Eat sweet foods to bring the mind back to a balanced state.
- Drink a cup of warm milk with some rose essence and its petals in it daily before going to bed.
- Use cardamom, coriander and mint in the diet.
- Get a good head massage done with either coconut oil or with sandalwood oil.
Physical Stress -
- Take cooked apples once daily to reduce stress.
- Foods that are good in removing physical stress are coconuts, almonds, ghee, milk and almost all dairy products.
- Massage your own body with oil everyday.
- Shirodhaara therapy is very useful in reducing physical stress.
Mental Stress -
- Sweet, sour and salty foods must be taken as they help in balancing the vata dosha.
- Include milk and dairy products to a fair amount in the daily diet.
- Cook foods in a little ghee.
- Get a full body massage done.
- Get adequate sleep of at least 8 hours a day.
Home Remedies for Stress
Following are some of the effective home remedies for stress:
- Sage
- Take a balanced diet to keep both your body and mind healthy.
- Include green leafy vegetables, fruits, salads, whole wheat grain, beans, grams, sprouts, fresh curd, etc.
- Take Vitamin A and B rich foods to fight against stress. Food items rich in Vitamin A and B are green leafy vegetables, sprouts, banana, etc.
- Minerals like calcium, potassium are also advised for person suffering from stress. Foods rich in potassium and calcium are eggs, cheese, whole wheat grain, soyabean, etc.
- Restrict your intake of junk foods, oily and over fried foods, excess intake of sugar, sweets, and alcohol is strictly prohibited.
- If any thing is making you worrying or disturbing, and you know you cannot get away from it, simply divert yourself in some constructive work. Go for morning walk, do exercises and yoga and meditation.
- Maintain a daily routine and do exercise regularly.
- Sometimes it is also found that you get stressed because of someone else’s behavior or activity. Despite tolerating it for long and killing yourself, it is better to discuss about the matter with that person, but in a proper way.
- If you are stressed because of your mundane routine life, it is good to go for a short vacation, leisure, etc. Pamper yourself by visiting your favorite place, take a warm bath, do activities that you like.
Herbal Remedies for Stress
Following are some of the effective herbal remedies for stress:
- Basil (tulsi) leaves are powerful herbal remedy in treating stress as well. Chew 10-20 leaves a day. You can also prepare decoction containing basil leaves and water. Take 20-25 leaves and boil in water till the constituent become half. Drain the mixture and drink it.
- Herbs like arjuna, ashwagandha and brahmi are generally prescribed for the treatment of all types of stresses.
The Connection Between Heart and Stress
The scientific research is done to find the connection between stress and heart diseases. The scientists are striving hard to find the answer of the question: is stress the cause of heart disease? Research at the British Heart Foundation published in health magazines say that for few people stress is the contributing cause of the coronary heart disease.
They state that evidences are growing towards depicting that stress contributes to heart related issues. The issue is that nature of stress is such that it cannot be measured so the scientists are unable to state directly that stress causes heart diseases. It seems that scientists need to do more decisive studies to reach the conclusion that how stress causes heart related issues.
Risk Factors for Heart Diseases
Today we know that risk factors of heart disease are:
High cholesterol levels
High blood pressure
Obesity
Diabetes
Family history of heart diseases
Smoking
Till time stress is not considered the primary reason of heart disease but the research is being conducted to show the connection between the two.Facts about Heart and Stress
British heart foundation has revealed the following facts about the connection of stress and heart.
Stress affects heart by releasing hormones. The hormones cause an increase in blood pressure and this encourages the clotting of arteries.
Stress also increases the production of adrenaline and cortisol. These chemicals are responsible for producing the fight syndrome.
Research is still being conducted to know the role of adrenaline and cortisol in the body. How does this hormone lead to the build-up fatty deposits that are built in arteries? How theses hormones cause the blood to clot and increase the pressure of blood? Answers are still on the way.
Stress also plays a vital role in the attitude or state of mind of the person. In the stressful situations mostly people choose some short-term solutions of their problems and forget about the long-term impact on heart of all this. For instance a stressed person is more prone to eat less healthy meals irregularly. Drink plenty of alcohol, coffee and smoke too much. All these relieve the stress for the particular time but leaves bad impacts on the health of heart.
Research has also depicted that stress discourages the person from performing healthy activities like physical exercise or meditation.
So the question; is stress is the contributing factor of heart disease, is still not clear. Till time there are not any decisive studies. Still research is beginning to mount; there is some connection between the two.So the better idea is not to wait for the conclusion rather best cure is prevention. Eating healthy, exercising regularly and sleeping peacefully will lead to relax the mind of the person and thus his heart too.
They state that evidences are growing towards depicting that stress contributes to heart related issues. The issue is that nature of stress is such that it cannot be measured so the scientists are unable to state directly that stress causes heart diseases. It seems that scientists need to do more decisive studies to reach the conclusion that how stress causes heart related issues.
Risk Factors for Heart Diseases
Today we know that risk factors of heart disease are:
High cholesterol levels
High blood pressure
Obesity
Diabetes
Family history of heart diseases
Smoking
Till time stress is not considered the primary reason of heart disease but the research is being conducted to show the connection between the two.Facts about Heart and Stress
British heart foundation has revealed the following facts about the connection of stress and heart.
Stress affects heart by releasing hormones. The hormones cause an increase in blood pressure and this encourages the clotting of arteries.
Stress also increases the production of adrenaline and cortisol. These chemicals are responsible for producing the fight syndrome.
Research is still being conducted to know the role of adrenaline and cortisol in the body. How does this hormone lead to the build-up fatty deposits that are built in arteries? How theses hormones cause the blood to clot and increase the pressure of blood? Answers are still on the way.
Stress also plays a vital role in the attitude or state of mind of the person. In the stressful situations mostly people choose some short-term solutions of their problems and forget about the long-term impact on heart of all this. For instance a stressed person is more prone to eat less healthy meals irregularly. Drink plenty of alcohol, coffee and smoke too much. All these relieve the stress for the particular time but leaves bad impacts on the health of heart.
Research has also depicted that stress discourages the person from performing healthy activities like physical exercise or meditation.
So the question; is stress is the contributing factor of heart disease, is still not clear. Till time there are not any decisive studies. Still research is beginning to mount; there is some connection between the two.So the better idea is not to wait for the conclusion rather best cure is prevention. Eating healthy, exercising regularly and sleeping peacefully will lead to relax the mind of the person and thus his heart too.
15 Tips to Start Your Day with Full Enthusiasm
Follow these steps to reduce stress in your life. Practice it and see the differences in your life.
1 Try to wake up early in the morning .As soon as you wake up pray to god and makes your mind fresh and energetic. Belief in God gives extra power to your daily life.
2 Make a habit of doing exercises.Go for jogging or practice yoga daily in order to make your mind and body fresh.
3 Start your day with positive thoughts. Think about the good things that you have done in your life as it makes you more energetic.
4 Dress well when you go for job or anything, it makes you look good and also gives you more confidence.
5 Never leave your breakfast, have it properly as it keeps you energetic full day. Try to have your food in time and avoid junk foods. Never take tea or coffee more than 2-3 cups and drinks more water, try to drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
6 Don’t take your problem to your work place as it causes tension and do your work with full enthusiasm. Try to impress your superiors with your better performances.
7 Spend your leisure time with your close friend and share happiness with them. Keep away from negative mentality people.
8 Take up new challenges in your life as it motivates you.
9 Try not to argue with anyone as it creates enmity.Instead of arguing listen to other's opinion and think in their perspective.
10 Don't postpone your work. Do your work sincerely and try to finish it by the end of the day.
11 Try to be happy always and make others also happy.
12 Aim high and work for achieving your goal.
13 Never suppress your emotions. Crying helps you to reduce your stress and pain.
14 If you fed up with your daily activities make routine things in different way. Try different ways i.e, changes in your food menu, cultivate new hobbies, and visit some new places.
15 While you go for sleep recollect your achievements as it make you happy and energetic. Sleep six to eight hours to recoup your mind and body
1 Try to wake up early in the morning .As soon as you wake up pray to god and makes your mind fresh and energetic. Belief in God gives extra power to your daily life.
2 Make a habit of doing exercises.Go for jogging or practice yoga daily in order to make your mind and body fresh.
3 Start your day with positive thoughts. Think about the good things that you have done in your life as it makes you more energetic.
4 Dress well when you go for job or anything, it makes you look good and also gives you more confidence.
5 Never leave your breakfast, have it properly as it keeps you energetic full day. Try to have your food in time and avoid junk foods. Never take tea or coffee more than 2-3 cups and drinks more water, try to drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
6 Don’t take your problem to your work place as it causes tension and do your work with full enthusiasm. Try to impress your superiors with your better performances.
7 Spend your leisure time with your close friend and share happiness with them. Keep away from negative mentality people.
8 Take up new challenges in your life as it motivates you.
9 Try not to argue with anyone as it creates enmity.Instead of arguing listen to other's opinion and think in their perspective.
10 Don't postpone your work. Do your work sincerely and try to finish it by the end of the day.
11 Try to be happy always and make others also happy.
12 Aim high and work for achieving your goal.
13 Never suppress your emotions. Crying helps you to reduce your stress and pain.
14 If you fed up with your daily activities make routine things in different way. Try different ways i.e, changes in your food menu, cultivate new hobbies, and visit some new places.
15 While you go for sleep recollect your achievements as it make you happy and energetic. Sleep six to eight hours to recoup your mind and body
Quick, Easy Stress Relief Tips
No matter what you do, there are times when you feel the stress levels are going too high to bear with, and you just want to unwind and relax yourself. Have you tried that acquarium watching for stress relief, which I wrote in my previous post? Well, besides that, there are other stress relief techniques and products which can help you. If you are really over exerting yourself, if you find everything difficult to cope with, if you feel depressed, then try these easy stress relief tips.
Take a relaxing bath: This is a very easy way to relieve yourself of stress. Close the door and forget about everything else for an hour or so. And if your bathroom has a bathtub, then nothing like it. Add bath salt, some nicely fragrant foam and have a wonderful bubble bath. Add good music if you want. Such a bath helps to increase levels of calmness and the calmer we feel, the less likely we are to get stressed out. This is indeed a luxurious way to find stress relief.
Take a day or two off from your busy schedule: Just go our somewhere for some peace and quiet for a day or better still a weekend or a week. Take a journal, relax and gather your thoughts. If it is not possible to go out, then stay at home only but only to yourself, with strict instructions not to be disturbed by outsiders. Distance from problems can bring clarity. Just sit somewhere quietly , observe the beauty around you, may be the birds, the sky, the flowers or better still a beach and see the calm water. By spending some quiet moments all together by yourself can bring stress relief almost instantly.
What about a massage?: Find stress relief and feel great by indulging in massage. A good massage can help you to get rid of all the stress. It can improve the blood circulation of the body, which also helps to drive away all the pain in the body. Share a massage with your partner. Create a romantic atmosphere by softening the lights and have oils and towels to hand. Or else treat yourself to a massage from a professional masseur.
Aromatherapy: This has been an age-old technique used for combating stress. There exists several aromatherapy products like aromatherapy candles, aromatherapy bath salts and aromatherapy oils like chamomile, jasmine, orange, lemon, sandalwood which are known to have different soothing properties and creating positive emotions. Aromatherapy thus helps in driving away the blues and leaves you feeling fresh and relaxed.
Worry beads / Rosary beads / Jaap mala : This is a very traditional method used for meditation, praying and stress relief. In India, popularly known as jaap mala, made of rudraksh beads in string, it is used by both men and women. You just hold them in your hand so that they encircle you fingers and "count" the beads by pulling them downward with your thumb. It doesn't matter if you count numerically or just say a mantra or affirmation with each count. Usually there are 16, 23, 27, 56 or 108 beads. In Greece, these beads are known as komboloi worry beads. They started as prayer-counting beads for Greek monks but today they have made their way into everyday use around the world. The prayer beads need to be moved in rhythm with the breath and the mantra, and hence both sleep as well as excessive mental distraction are prevented by this action upon the beads.
Spend a week without watching any television: Many think that by watching TV, you are relaxing yourself. But this is not always true. TV can fill your mind with negativity. Violence, war, famines, disasters, murders, soap operas- the list is endless. Continually watching such things will cause you no end of stress! Instead read a book, listen to music, go for a walk, socialize, workout, or try your hand at something new.
Party time : If you are not very calorie conscious, then just get in your favorite nibbles like tortillas, chips, cheese, pizza, chocolate, cookies, ice cream etc. Crack open a bottle of wine or pour yourself a beer or two and spend a full evening watching your favorite funny films . Finding stress relief through laughter will raise your spirits and is a great way to bring down the pressures of modern life.
The above stress relief tips are very easy to implement. Try it. And see how stress levels drop, relieving you from stress, depression and anxiety. Give them a try and watch your mood levels changing in a better way.
Take a relaxing bath: This is a very easy way to relieve yourself of stress. Close the door and forget about everything else for an hour or so. And if your bathroom has a bathtub, then nothing like it. Add bath salt, some nicely fragrant foam and have a wonderful bubble bath. Add good music if you want. Such a bath helps to increase levels of calmness and the calmer we feel, the less likely we are to get stressed out. This is indeed a luxurious way to find stress relief.
Take a day or two off from your busy schedule: Just go our somewhere for some peace and quiet for a day or better still a weekend or a week. Take a journal, relax and gather your thoughts. If it is not possible to go out, then stay at home only but only to yourself, with strict instructions not to be disturbed by outsiders. Distance from problems can bring clarity. Just sit somewhere quietly , observe the beauty around you, may be the birds, the sky, the flowers or better still a beach and see the calm water. By spending some quiet moments all together by yourself can bring stress relief almost instantly.
What about a massage?: Find stress relief and feel great by indulging in massage. A good massage can help you to get rid of all the stress. It can improve the blood circulation of the body, which also helps to drive away all the pain in the body. Share a massage with your partner. Create a romantic atmosphere by softening the lights and have oils and towels to hand. Or else treat yourself to a massage from a professional masseur.
Aromatherapy: This has been an age-old technique used for combating stress. There exists several aromatherapy products like aromatherapy candles, aromatherapy bath salts and aromatherapy oils like chamomile, jasmine, orange, lemon, sandalwood which are known to have different soothing properties and creating positive emotions. Aromatherapy thus helps in driving away the blues and leaves you feeling fresh and relaxed.
Worry beads / Rosary beads / Jaap mala : This is a very traditional method used for meditation, praying and stress relief. In India, popularly known as jaap mala, made of rudraksh beads in string, it is used by both men and women. You just hold them in your hand so that they encircle you fingers and "count" the beads by pulling them downward with your thumb. It doesn't matter if you count numerically or just say a mantra or affirmation with each count. Usually there are 16, 23, 27, 56 or 108 beads. In Greece, these beads are known as komboloi worry beads. They started as prayer-counting beads for Greek monks but today they have made their way into everyday use around the world. The prayer beads need to be moved in rhythm with the breath and the mantra, and hence both sleep as well as excessive mental distraction are prevented by this action upon the beads.
Spend a week without watching any television: Many think that by watching TV, you are relaxing yourself. But this is not always true. TV can fill your mind with negativity. Violence, war, famines, disasters, murders, soap operas- the list is endless. Continually watching such things will cause you no end of stress! Instead read a book, listen to music, go for a walk, socialize, workout, or try your hand at something new.
Party time : If you are not very calorie conscious, then just get in your favorite nibbles like tortillas, chips, cheese, pizza, chocolate, cookies, ice cream etc. Crack open a bottle of wine or pour yourself a beer or two and spend a full evening watching your favorite funny films . Finding stress relief through laughter will raise your spirits and is a great way to bring down the pressures of modern life.
The above stress relief tips are very easy to implement. Try it. And see how stress levels drop, relieving you from stress, depression and anxiety. Give them a try and watch your mood levels changing in a better way.
The Effect of Stress on Systems in the Body
The Effect of Stress on Systems in the Body-
Central Nervous System -
Anxiety, depression, and fatigue
Cardiovascular System -
Impaired heart function; can cause angina
Constriction of the peripheral blood vessels, thereby raising blood pressure
Digestive System -
Stomach upsets, even ulcers
Diarrhea
Gastritis
Peptic ulcers
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Colitis
Canker sores in the mouth
Respiratory System -
Asthma
Musculoskeletal Syst -
Tension in skeletal muscles and joints, leading to backache and muscularaches and pains.
Predisposition to arthritis; degenerative diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Immune System -
Weakened defenses, with lowered resistance to infections
Viral illnesses (often due to a depleted immune defense system)
Allergies
Malignant cell changes; cancer
Endocrine System-
Menstrual disorders
Thyroid disorders (underactive, overactive, thyroiditis)
Adrenal hypofunction
Reproductive System -
Infertility
Premature ejaculation
Impotence
Skin -
Eczema
Psoriasis
Rashes
General -
Tissue degeneration
Acceleration of aging process
Early warning Signs of Stress-
Menstrual problems
Speech difficulties
More impatient
Headaches
Infertility
Ulcers
Nail biting
Grinding teeth
Low blood sugar
High blood sugar
Need more sleep
Tired but can't sleep
Sudden weight loss
Sudden weight gain
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure
Lack of coordination
Repeated influenza
Repeated colds
Muscle aches
Hair loss
Chest pain
Forgetfulness
Nervous talking
Lower back pain
Loss of appetite
Increased appetite
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
Excessive fatigue
Gastric disturbance
Withdraw from social life.
HOW TO HANDLE STRESS-
Find a physical activity that you enjoy and make time for it. (i.e. racquetball, jogging, walking, bicycling, swimming, etc.)
Prioritize your time on paper and set reasonable goals that can be accomplished. Don't expect too much from yourself.
Don't make unnecessary appointments or unachievable deadlines. Learn to say "No".
Create opportunities when you can relax your entire mind and body.
Tense then relax the major muscle groups in the body (calves, etc.) until the entire body feels relaxed.
Avoid a stress prone diet: eat breakfast, space meals evenly throughout the day, avoid excess caffeine and sugar (sugar depletes the body's store of vitamin B complex), take vitamin C and B complex supplements.
Use family or friends as a support group.
Recognize your own body's physical and mental signs of stress and develop your positive strategies of coping.
Learn to develop a sense of humor about yourself and your problems.
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