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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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Think positive: Neuroscience suggests that retraining brain decreases stress forbes.com :: 2010-07-17
New research in neuroscience and psychology reveals that we may be more in control of our anxiety levels than we previously thought. Stress emerges from the way we react to outside stimulus, so people with anxious tendencies will react in a more fearful way than their calmer counterparts. Brain can't tell the difference between real and perceived danger, so stress levels increase when an individual faces a real physical threat or a perceived threat. The ability for the brain to create new pathways is called neuroplasticity - and learning new responses to old behaviors can rewire brain to have a calmer response.
52 stress reducing tips and techniques hawaiihealthguide.com :: 2010-01-21
(1) Enjoy waking up: Get up 15 minutes earlier in the morning and stretch and breath. Don't just turn on the TV or the computer or open the newspaper. (3) Don't rely on your memory. Write down appointments. (6) Practice preventive maintenance for body and possessions. Your car, appliances, home and relationships will be less likely to break down "at the worst possible moment." (12) Cut down the amount of caffeine, artificial sweetners and sugar in your diet. (14) Relax your standards: The world will not end if the grass doesn't get mowed this weekend.
Exposure to excess stress hormones while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life bbc.co.uk :: 2009-10-28
A new study reveals that exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life. While exposure to the chemical compound dibutyl phthalate (found in products including glues, paints and plastics) had some effects on reproductive development, this was greatly increased with coinciding exposure to stress hormones.
9 stress reducing foods wsaw.com :: 2009-10-28
Sweet potatoes can be very stress-reducing because they can satisfy the urge for carbohydrates and sweets when under a great deal of stress. They are filled with beta-carotene and other vitamins, and the fiber helps body to process the carbohydrates in a slow and steady manner. --- Turkey contains an amino acid called L-tryptophan. This amino acid triggers the release of serotonin, which is a (calming) feel-good brain chemical. --- Salmon: Diets high in omega-3 fatty acids protect against heart disease, and omega-3s keep the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline from peaking.
9 foods that cut down stress levels sfgate.com :: 2009-08-23
Oranges: A German study discovered that vitamin C reduces stress and returns blood pressure and cortisol to normal levels after a stressful situation. Vitamin C is also known for boosting immune system. --- Dried Apricots: Apricots are rich in magnesium, which is a stress-buster and also a natural muscle relaxant. --- Salmon: Diets high in omega-3 fatty acids protect against heart disease, and omega-3s keep the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline from peaking. --- Avocados: The monounsaturated fats and potassium in avocados lower blood pressure.
Study: A cup of tea can reduce stress up to 25% telegraph.co.uk :: 2009-08-23
The study by Dr Malcolm Cross confirms what tea-lovers have long believed: if you are upset or anxious, it's a good idea to make a brew. The findings confirm that even a single cup of tea can cut down anxiety levels after a stressful experience. The experiment at the centre of the study showed a 25% increase in anxiety for those that did not get tea after the stress-inducing test. Those who were given tea had a 4% decrease in stress.
Feeling close to a friend reduces anxiety, stress -sciencedaily.com :: 2009-06-16
A University of Michigan study has discovered that feeling emotionally close to a friend increases levels of the hormone progesterone, promotes well-being and reduces anxiety and stress. A sex hormone that fluctuates with the menstrual cycle, progesterone is also present in low levels in post-menopausal women and in men. Previous research has shown that higher levels of progesterone increase the desire to bond with others, but the current study shows that bonding with others increases levels of progesterone - which in turn increase our willingness to help other people, even at our own expense. Many of the hormones involved in bonding lead to reductions in stress.
Stress causes hair to grey - study -digitaljournal.com :: 2009-06-16
"You're giving me gray hair." Most of us have heard that, and science now supports it. A study in an issue of Cell found those graying hairs that come about with age are signs of stress. The stress is called "genotoxic stress" that does damage to DNA. This uses up the melanocyte stem cells (MSCs) within the hair follicles responsible for making cells that are pigment-producing. Under stress, rather than dying off, these stem cells differentiate and form melanocytes themselves. Those things that cut down stress might block the graying process.
10 great stress busters psychcentral.com :: 2009-06-02
(1) Avoid stimulants and sugar. The more stressed you get, the more you desire coffee and doughnuts, pizza and Coke. But the more of them you get in your system, the more stressed you get. When you are stressed and have low levels of serotonin, your brain produces cravings for sugar and simple carbohydrates, which primes the beta-endorphin system to want more and more. --- (3) Be grateful. Research shows that gratitude can combat the cortisol in bloodstream. --- (7) Categorize problems. If you organize your problems into categories, you will feel like you have fewer tasks.
Research: Even 6 minutes of reading can reduce the stress levels by 68% telegraph.co.uk :: 2009-04-01
Reading is the best way to relax and even 6 minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by 68%. Reading works better and faster than other methods to calm exhausted nerves. Psychologists think this is because the human mind has to focus on reading and the distraction of being taken into a literary world eases the tensions in muscles and the heart. The research compared a range of tests and exercises. Reading worked best, cutting down stress levels by 68%. Listening to music reduced the levels by 61%, a cup of tea of coffee 54%, taking a walk by 42%, and video games 21%.