Why are you stressed

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Why are you stressed?
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• It is helpful for us to understand the workings
  of our bodies and why we take multivitamins. Our
  bodies respond to stressors by activating the
  nervous system and specific hormones.

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• The hypothalamus signals the adrenal glands to
  produce more adrenaline and cortisol and release
  them into the bloodstream. Often called the
  'fight or flight' response, these hormones speed
  up heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure and
  metabolism.

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• Blood vessels open wider to allow greater blood
  flow to large muscle groups, pupils dilate to
  improve vision, the liver releases stored glucose
  to increase energy levels, and sweat is produced
  to cool the body. 

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What causes stress?  

• When this system works well, all these physical
  changes prepare us to react quickly and
  effectively to handle the situation, but when it
  overreacts or fails to turn off, the body can
  experience negative symptoms of stress.

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• For example, there might be anxiety or panic
  attacks, irritability and moodiness physical
  symptoms such as stomach problems, headaches or
  even chest pain allergic reactions such as
  eczema or asthma, or problems sleeping. 

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What is the solution? 

• Recognising the problem is half the battle.
  Without knowing what stress is and how it may put
  a strain on your health, you will not be able to
  recognise it. Awareness is key if you are to
  learn to manage stress effectively.

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Yoga  

• Several researchers claim excellent results from
  yoga in alleviating stress and its effects. Yoga
  also improves the functioning of the respiratory,
  circulatory, digestive and hormonal systems.
  There is absolutely no doubt the that the mind
  body link apparent in Yoga has a direct effect on
  how you react both emotionally and
  physiologically to stress.

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Acupuncture 

• According to World Health Organisation data a
  large number of neurological and musculoskeletal
  disorders induced by stress are being
  successfully treated by acupuncture.
  (www.acupuncture.org.uk) 

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• Stress is a broad brush term we use to describe
  when we are feeling under pressure emotionally.
  Stress isn't an emotion itself though, instead it
  usually describes a state in which we are not
  dealing with a particular emotion we are feeling.

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• Step one to beating stress is to understand
  exactly why you are feeling it. When you dig a
  little deeper you usually find that your am
  anxious when you feel stressed.Taking care of the
  reasons why you are anxious helps to alleviate
  the pressure of feeling stressed. 

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• Steps to Feeling your stress is less make sure
  your routine includes a little time for you even
  if that just means sitting in a quiet room
  undisturbed for a few minutes each day. Ignoring
  ourselves only compounds stress.

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• Regular exercise helps to keep our emotional
  system flowing and healthy. Try not to avoid what
  you are trying to avoid...standing up to bossy
  relative, starting a healthy eating plan or
  making a much needed life change. 

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• Avoiding something is a sure fire way to generate
  stress!!
• Your body will feel under stress if it's not
  getting the rest, nutrients and care it needs. B
  complex, a good Multivitamin and Essential Fatty
  Acids are all fabulous  for stress as are lots of
  fresh vegetable juices and sleep!

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