There are many sources of stress, which can negatively affect our health. It’s not just the negative ones like divorce, job loss or the death of a loved one, but the things that should be positive are stressful too. Marriage, moving to a new home or getting a new job are examples of good things that cause stress. Ordinary daily stresses can cause health issues such as illness, emotional problems and worry. When we ignore stress management, we become at-risk for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and depression. And that’s just the beginning. Modern medicine is linking practically every major health issue to unmanaged stress. It becomes an obvious conclusion, then, that taking time out of each day for destressing techniques is essential because they have a positive effect on the whole body.
Stress and the Body. Stress can produce heart attacks and strokes. Obesity is linked to stress. Headaches can turn into migraines, depression and anxiety skyrocket, and aging noticeably accelerates with stress. Furthermore, whatever health issue you may have, stress will exacerbate it. Its clear stress must be managed.
De-stressing the Body. You may not be able to control the things that cause stress, but you can change how you handle it. By embracing a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep and exercise, you can counter the stress in your life. Take a walk every day. Join a yoga class. Eat more fresh greens instead of starchy comfort foods. It’s really a lifestyle change.
Mental Health and Stress. There’s a link between stress and Multiple Sclerosis flare ups, dementia and Alzheimer’s progression. Those are physical responses to stress. What’s harder to assess are the emotional responses like depression, anxiety and anger that come with stress.
Self-Soothing the Mind. While taking a walk will help destress the body, it also helps with the mind. Other things that helps clear the mind as a counter to stress are listening to soothing music, meditation and prayer, learning breathing techniques, as well as herbal medications.
Spiritual Stress. It’s not surprising to learn that stress has a negative impact on us spiritually. After all, we are creatures that encompass the mind, body and spirit in one. Stress problems overlap. Feeling down and out is both a mental as well as a spiritual result of stress.
Spiritual Relief. Just as yoga stretches the body and provides meditative exercises that lower mental stress, it also relieves spiritual stress along the way. Soothing music, uplifting reading material, meditation and prayer also yield spiritual help when stressed.
Supplements for Stress. Just as vitamins help balance missing nutrients in diet, there are supplements that help balance how the body handles stress. These include, STR, Tranquility, Calcium, B-Complex, bee pollen and Max Relax.
Stress is usually an environmental factor we cannot control. Not every day can be sunny and 75 degrees, cruising with the sunroof down. We know stress affects nearly every aspect of our health. The whole-body approach to health, which includes physical, mental and spiritual health, is the most common-sense way to combat stress. My New Sun is here to help. Check out our website for more information.
