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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.
- Catherine Pulsifer

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Stress can lead to chronic insomnia
While researchers are not sure what causes insomnia, stress without doubt plays a part. If you find yourself stressed and pondering the future excessively, you may be setting yourself up for chronic insomnia. "People with insomnia tend to have underlying stress and they tend to have a lot racing through their mind," said Dr. Neomi Shah. Insomnia generates insomnia. "During the day, people who have chronic insomnia tend to fear going to bed, because they're thinking about lying in bed for hours on end trying to fall asleep. So, insomnia is a vicious cycle."
by freep.com ::: 2008-09-16

Sleep Secrets: Get the Good Night Sleep You Deserve
Sleeping disorders are classified into 3 categories: lack of sleep (insomnia), disturbed sleep (sleep apnea or the obstruction of airways during sleep), and excessive sleep (narcolepsy, falling asleep spontaneously). If you regularly cannot get the good night sleep you deserve, then you might have a chronic sleep disorder. Others are only temporary, cured easily by eliminating the root cause of sleep deficit. Common causes of sleep disorders are lifestyle changes, stress, and drugs. People with sleeping disorders are often given medications or undergo behavioral treatments. While medications provide easy relief, they don’t eliminate the root of a sleep deficit.
by americanchronicle ::: 2007-05-15

Don't Let Stress Prevent You From Getting A Good Night's Sleep
People are more stressed today than ever before. This is due to the demands that are being placed on people from all angles. In order to feel their best and to better manage a frenetic "To Do" list, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) reminds everyone to not bring their worries to bed and to get the required amount of sleep each night. On many occasions, the stress created by a never-ending list of obligations can prevent people from getting a good night's sleep. A lack of sleep can, in turn, affect one's physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities and performance.
by medicalnewstoday ::: 2007-04-19

Napping help people to relax, reduce their stress levels
Taking 40 winks in the middle of the day may reduce the risk of death from heart disease, especially in young healthy men. A 6-year Greek study of 23,681 men and women found that those who took a 30-minute siesta at least 3 times a week had a 37% lower risk of heart-related death. Experts said napping might help people to relax, reducing their stress levels. It is known that countries where siestas are common tend to have lower levels of heart disease. Among working men who took midday naps, there was a 64% reduced risk compared with a 36% reduced risk among non-working men.
by bbc ::: 2007-02-13

Are You Losing Sleep Over Stress - Advice and tricks
Stress makes many people lose sleep. Jose Loredo has advice for sufferers of stress-related insomnia. "The very first thing is do not make it a catastrophe. This is something that will pass. Avoid changing your schedule drastically. So, if you have one night out, the next night go back to your regular schedule. Above all, avoid drinking alcohol too close to bedtime. It takes about an hour to metabolize one drink." Mentally winding down is a key to finding sleep. "What I recommend is something simple; it doesn't work for everybody, but a good percentage of people, it works for them. It's counting your own breaths in your mind."
by 10news ::: 2006-12-24

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