Pattie Pilling, RN

Stress Management in regards to Nutrition Part 2

Tip #5 Take a Multi- vitamin
A multi- vitamin can do wonders for your body and your stress management. Experts say to focus on vitamins A, C, E, and B to alleviate stress. If you have a lot of stress in your body these vitamins will help you to manage it. Stress can actually drain away these vitamins from your body. By simply taking a multi- vitamin you can repair that depletion of nutrients.
Minerals also play an important role in stress management. Doctors often pair vitamins and minerals as a therapeutic treatment to manage stress and help whatever damage it could have done. Magnesium is ultra- important since it actually blocks the damage done by too much adrenaline.
Tip #6 Get Plenty of Sleep
Like one should not skip a meal, one should not skip a good night’s sleep. Sleep let’s you work out the days problem’s and gets your mind ready for the next day of challenges. The more time you spend awake thinking about stress management, the more you will actually gain stress.
Tip #7 Try some Herbal Remedies
Liquorice root and ginseng can help manage stress. Both have extracts which lower stress levels naturally instead of chemically through a pill. Cat naps (not the animal’s) help, as do chamomile, and lemon teas. Along with the flavour of the tea, the warmth is also very soothing.
Tip # 8 Take a Deep Breath
If you are starting to feel stressed, drop everything, and take a few deep breaths. Getting more oxygen to all parts of your body will help you manage stress with a more level head.
Tip # 9 Laugh!
To get even more oxygen into your body, just laugh out loud. Try it. No matter how ridiculous you feel in the beginning, it will be replaced with a stress reduced feeling later. Open your mouth, take a big breath, and laugh for 10 minutes. Laughter helps to reduce the cortisol in your body which is a hormone that actually elevates stress. Daily laughter helps to manage the stress build- up.
Tip #10 Fly High with an Endorphin Rush
Exercise could also be called a natural remedy. When you exercise your body releases endorphins which make your body feel great. This make it very hard for you to feel stressed when you are on a natural trip to happy land. Exercise also helps you to think about what stresses you, by some exercise is called “meditation in motion”. You can manage your stress by pushing it out of your body through exercise.
Tip # 11 Try Tai Chi
It is the definition of “meditation in motion”. Tai chi and yoga both use breathing exercises coupled with slow stretching movements to make you focus on the action and nothing else. Not only does the exercise strengthen your muscles but it also helps circulate the “feel good” hormones in your body. Driving away all the pent up emotions in your body can manage stress and give your energy a positive outlet.
Tip # 12 Air out with Aerobics
Nature helps wrinkle out stressful situations. Our lives are too busy and full of activities. A little time in a natural setting could do wonders for the stressed out person. When you combine an aerobic workout with an outdoor area, you get a stress relieving bonus. The workout circulates the good hormones and the landscape helps in the stress less benefit.
Tip #13 Take a Break
Learn the fine art of doing absolutely nothing. Take half an hour and just sit in a couch. Don’t read, watch tv , or twiddle your thumbs. Just sit and breath. Your stress will drift away in no time at all.
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The quality of your entire life is affected by how much stress you’re feeling. Life is harder today than it was 20 years ago. There are more distractions, more things to worry about, and more reasons to feel stressed. But now that you’ve got an arsenal of ideas to push that stress off, get started on your life without the stress!

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