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Definition of stress: Stress is a person's physiological response to an outside stimulus that triggers the 'fight-or-flight' reaction. Recent research shows that stress is one of the major causes of all illnesses. Stress Relief News -- with tips, tricks and advices -- is meant to provide stress management information to effectively deal with stress. Stress management involves setting limits and saying 'No' to some demands that others make. Although several stress relief products exist, often simple natural stress relief techniques are enough to improve situation.
Worry less: Reduction of daily tasks can be a fine stress reliever: With our busy lifestyles, time management often helps to control stress. Setting priorities reduces enxiety, becoming more organised reduces clutter, 'to do' list of tasks gives a sense of control and accomplishment.
Positive stress: In its positive aspect, stress can help you focus, perform and reach peak efficiency. Many people do their best work when under pressure. When the challenge has been met, they take the time to relax and enjoy their achievements - this allows them to build up the physical and emotional reserves to meet the next challenge.
It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
- Hans Selye
Stress: we all have some stress in our lives, some of us have more, some of us have less stress. But if stress is allowed to overtake our lives then serious implications can result.
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10 reasons exercise helps reduce and manage stress newsreview.com :: 2009-04-01
(1) Exercise pumps up endorphins (feel-good hormones) and decreases stress hormones, like cortisol. --- (5) Exercise boosts blood flow to the brain. That increases blood circulation and the resulting oxygen and glucose in the brain. --- (7) Exercise can help you sleep. Stress impacts negatively the ability to sleep, which can add further stress about the lack of sleep. --- (10) Exercise can make you feel better about yourself: Better looking, better feeling, better mood, better health.
Self-Massage eases stress newschannel5.com :: 2008-06-24
If you can't find the time or money for a professional massage, you might want to take things into your own hands with these self-massage techniques: Start with the areas that tend to get the sorest. Use gentle pressure, not hard rubbing. Massage oil reduces skin friction. Slowly press a thumb or finger on a sore spot, using only the amount of pressure that feels good. Be sure to breathe normally while doing self-massage. Repeat self-massage several times a week.
Research shows diet and exercise may change how genes function sciam.com :: 2008-06-24
A study shows that eating right, exercising and reducing stress may help stop chronic diseases by switching on beneficial genes and silencing those that trigger ills. "People say, 'Oh, it's all in my genes, what can I do?' That's what I call genetic nihilism. This may be an antidote to that. Genes may be our predisposition, but they are not our fate," said Dean Ornish. The activity of 500 genes in the normal tissue of 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer changed after they started exercising and eating diets filled with fruit, veggies and whole grain (supplemented with soy, fish oil...) and avoided red meat and fats.
Stress-Relieving Workouts forbes :: 2007-11-07
Physical activity, experts say, has the ability to counteract stress at its source. Exercise clears the hormones and triggers the body's relaxation response. Increased blood flow dissipates hormones coursing through the body. Mind-body activities like yoga and pilates (with controlled breathing) confer the added benefit of decreasing heart rate and minimizing reactions to anxiety-inducing stimuli.
Reduce your stress - Physical activity helps winchestersun :: 2007-03-16
Are you feeling stressed? Physical activity can help. When someone is stressed, the brain releases chemicals that tell the person how to function. Physical activity can help the brain and body work together to produce needed chemicals. Much of the improvement in mental health from physical activity happens right away. These can include: feelings of relaxation, reduced stress and anxiety and improved mood. Being active is a helpful tool to manage stress.
The fit produce less of harmful, stress-related chemicals usatoday :: 2007-03-08
People who are physically fit may be protected from damaging artery inflammation that flares up during times of mental stress, a study reports. The research is believed to be the first to examine how aerobic fitness affects the release of chemicals linked to damaging inflammation in stressed adults. The least fit had 5 times the increase in TNF as the most fit. The fittest adults also had 1/3 of the increase in IL-6 found in the blood of unfit adults.