At this time of year stress levels can be sky high and the following advice is aimed at helping you reduce the effects and symptoms of a stressful lifestyle...
It isn't all bad - it is important to remember that stress is an everyday reaction in the body. When we are confronted with a challenge, our body releases three hormones - cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline which the heart pumps around the body, creating the 'fight or flight' feeling. Although this is natural, if your body is put through this for a long period of time it can have serious health effects
Count sleep, not sheep - ensure that you get between 7.5 and 9 hours of sleep per night otherwise your concentration levels are affected. If you find it difficult to sleep at night, drink a glass of milk which can have a calming effect on the body by lowering blood pressure and reducing levels of cortisol. If milk isn't to your taste you may want to consider taking a similar supplement, such as calcium and magnesium
Fun in the sun - if you are spending all day in the office or at home, it is unlikely that you are getting your recommended daily allowance of vitamin D, 90% of which is obtained by sunlight. Make sure that you take a break from your work and enjoy the sunshine (whenever it hits) however if you are tied to your desk, a supplement can provide you with an alternative option. For example Nutrilite Double X not only provides you with 66 per cent of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin D but also helps the body to maintain consistent nutrient levels in the blood throughout the day
Stay balanced - adapting your schedule to fit around your commitments can often lead to an imbalance of daily food intake, which is why both over- and undereating are side effects of stress. Make sure that you fit regular and balanced meals into your day and if you are looking for that energy boost, instead of reaching for a chocolate bar why not consider a healthier snack? A protein bar provides you with essential elements for your diet as well as an increase in energy levels
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Therefore, it's vital that you look for healthy ways to release that stress or at least to lower them. Finding an outlet is even more important especially when you've to interact with all kinds of people, including the negative ones in your daily work, in order to maintain your sanity at work. While having a career, try to focus on improving your job performance and aim for that job promotion rather than partake in the prevailing office politics or gossip. Often, most people get themselves entangled in the situation just to be accepted as a "member" of the group. Unfortunately, this politicking usually results in getting very little work done during the workday. When you don't participate in such politicking or gossip, you set an example for others to follow. In fact, you demonstrate to your colleagues that you're concern with the situation and hopefully they'll still accept you as a fellow colleague. At the same time, you avoid all silly and meaningless happenings during work hours. This leadership through example goes a long way to cutting down your work related stress level and promotes a more conducive working environment in your office and may even earn you a career promotion! Don't concern yourself with colleagues' acceptance, but try to focus on: Reasons you're working on improving your career and what you hope to accomplish for your future.When caught in a stressful situation, take slow and deep breathes to stay calm and compose.When leaving your office, remember to leave the stress behind.Don't forego your lunch break, even if you've to meet deadline. The break is important to de-stress after a hectic morning's work.Put in some exercise in between your work, even if it's just getting off your butt and walking around your workstation once in a while.In order for you to be stressed out, you'll need to allow someone to make you angry or to belittle you. Instead of giving that someone an opportunity to put you in the dumps, just take no notice of what negative stuff others do to you and stay focus on the stuffs that matter most to you. If your colleagues gossip about you due of this, it shouldn't really bother you, as you should be more focus on achieving your career goals. Make stress not part of your life Once you realize that stress is something that's better for you to do without in your working life, you can begin to learn to stay away from stress and move toward a stress free working life. This may take some time, but with perseverance, you'll find that you're getting less and less being a slave of stress in your workday. When you're being confronted with negative feelings at your workplace, you'll be able to overcome them with a confident, rational and effective action. You must also realize that how you think will also dictate how you'll lead your life. When you stay positive and just mind the things that matter to you most rather than be concerned with what other people do or think, you'll find more works can be done in any workday. If you set your mind to just minding your work and future, you'll have no more of other things to worry about which will otherwise lead to more unnecessary stress. Occasionally, spend time away from your work to unwind or de-stress by staying at home doing absolutely nothing or pursue the things closer to your heart. Whichever way you choose, they're certain to help you get rid of your work stress. More importantly, make life easy for yourself by not coming up with unnecessary problems but instead focus on finding solutions to existing ones. When on the verge of being stressed, take slow and deep breaths, and stay calm. Be mindful about reacting calmly and effectively to any particular situation in your workplace. Over time, your job performance will get better and better as your work stress slowly dissipate into thin air. Rate this ArticleHow Not to Let Work Stress Ruin Your CareerNot Rated YetRodny Chong has published 38 articles. Article submitted on March 10, 2013. Word count: 712
How are your diet and stress related? When you're under stress you're more likely to either stuff your face or lose your appetite. When you're on either side of these extremities you can adversely cause your blood glucose levels to shoot up (or drop drastically) and aggravates your mood swings, which in turn causes your stress to be intensified. Sadly, most people are not aware of how their wellbeing can be affected when they abuse food! As soon as you know of your stress response, you can decide on how to change it.Food isn't a cure for stress, but it can reduce it if used properly. Healthy eating can go a long way in ensuring your body gets all the essential nutrients it needs for optimum daily bodily functions. Simply put, when you eat healthy foods, your body will have the strength to tackle most of the everyday stressful situations. When your diet is usually rich in sugars and fats, your body will not get all of the essential nutrients and energy needed to tackle stress, but instead, you're more likely to feel moody, lethargic or anxiety.Stress lowers the immune system, while the right foods can enhance it. Many studies on stress were done and it's proven that it plays a big part in weakening our immune system, exposing us to the various viruses, bacteria, and ailments. It's also been proven that eating the right foods can help the body build a strong immune system.When you check out all of the manners where stress and diet are interlinked, it's difficult not to take notice that what you eat actually affect how you think, feel and response. Therefore, an improper diet not only stresses your body, but your mind too. It's a good start to assess your daily diet and make one change each day to eliminate one unhealthy food to create that healthy living that had eluded you for too long. Both a healthy and balanced diet can help you better manage your stress, but by just eating right is inadequate to help you overcome it. In fact, there are many other things that can effectively help keep your stress under control and manageable such as: Getting enough (between 6 to 8 hours, depending on your age) during the night.Spend time for relaxation.Get support for any task you undertake.Know your tolerant thresholds.Adopt an effective planning and managing system.Ability to say no to anything you're not comfortable with.These are some of the stress-reducing measures, apart from eating the right foods that will help you cut down the stress level in your life. Even if you include even just some of these measures into your daily life, you'll be pleasantly surprised that your once stressful life will now be transformed into a stress free life! Rate this ArticleA Surprising Way to Get Rid of StressNot Rated YetRodny Chong has published 38 articles. Article submitted on February 28, 2013. Word count: 525
Sue Pairaudeau is a New Zealand writer, who in 2011 emerged from a 23-year journalism career, including nine years as a newspaper editor. From a medical family where natural health was viewed as quackery, her passion started as a rebellious 15-year-old who refused her school's mass influenza vaccination. Today, Sue stresses the urgent need for humans to prevent illness and disease - through nutrition and healthy living. Sue writes for Health 2000 , and is editing four books on body/brain health, healthy living and raw food. Rate this ArticleConfessed to Stress Lately?Not Rated YetSue Pairaudeau has published 6 articles. Article submitted on December 04, 2012. Word count: 405