Smart tips reduce stress without distress

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Everyone has experienced the pressure and stress; even the happiest person also must have experienced it. Every person basically has been blessed with stress blocker feature in their brain.

Workload, financial problem, and personal issues or family problems can be triggers of stress. Even though everyone is trying to avoid the pressure coming, but not everyone is able to cope with their problems.

 If the pressure was coming too often, then you need to take certain actions, so that stress does not attack your immune system. Reducing the stress in your life will take a lot of reflection and action, but it will be worth it.

There are some smart steps you can take so that you can reduce the stress in your life, so that you can be passionate to perform all of your activities. Please continue reading and get tips and solutions as mentioned below:

1.    Before you can move forward, you need to be able to identify the causes of your stress. Take some time to be alone, get out a notepad, and list all of the things that are making you stressed.

2.    Relaxation can help to relieve the symptoms of stress. It can help you calm down and take a step back from a stressful situation.

3.    If you're feeling overwhelmed by a stressful situation, try taking a break and listening to relaxing classical music or “easy listening music”. Generally music has a positive effect on the brain and body, can lower blood pressure, and reduce cortisol, a hormone linked to stress.

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4.    Share your feeling with others. You don't have to deal with your stress alone. You'll feel much better if you open up to a friend, family member, or even a professional about how stressed you're feeling. You will get some helpful feedback as well as a fresh perspective on your problems.

5.    A few minutes of meditation per day can help ease anxiety. Robbie Maller Hartman, PhD, a Chicago health and wellness coach said that daily meditation may alter the brain’s neural pathways. Give yourself a 5-minute break from whatever is bothering you and focus instead on your breathing. Yogaalso a smart choice to make your feeling, your mind and your body more calm and relax. Yoga helps bring peace through the unity of body and mind. 

6.    You are also advised to change of your eating habits. Stress levels and a proper diet are closely related. Tuna sandwich, fruits and vegetables are always good, and fish with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to reduce the symptoms of stress.

7.    Take time to talk to yourself, might seem a bit crazy, and just tell yourself why you're stressed out, what you have to do to complete the task at hand, and most importantly, that everything will be fine.

8.    If lately you always in a hurry to carry out activities such as lunch, dinner, or when you will make an appointment to complete the agenda, so now it is time to slow down.

9.    Laughter is the most inexpensive therapy and is the best thing that can be done every person. Laugh with your friends who are good at comedy, or you can watch the event on television stand-up comedy. You can also buy a funny movie and watch it at home with your family or your friends. Laughter releases endorphins that improve mood and decrease levels of the stress-causing hormones cortisol and adrenaline.

10.  Moderate exercise such as walking in the morning or evening alone or with family and friends can also be a panacea for lowering stress levels. Go to the park near you house and socialize with neighbors also an inexpensive way to reduce the pressure that you are facing. Perhaps you'll meet neighbors that could actually make you laugh out loud. Atmosphere of lush gardens, green and enlivened by the people who play and relax is also a unique therapy to make you more calm and relaxed.

 

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Additional advice: If your stress level is severe, then you should consult with a physician or mental health professional so you will get a more professional handling, but you have to have a stronger motivation to change your life with a few tips as mentioned above. You are the greatest motivator to overcome you problem. By doing a careful and you can control your emotions, then you will get way out faster than you estimate.

Moreover, you certainly need a vacation and do a little adventure to new places. Those activities also very good treatment for you release from the pressures that have bound you today. Let's keep the spirit and move forward.

Banana

Banana is not just a good nutrition for ape and monkey, banana also important for us. Please read this great information.

Bananas: Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration have just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.


Constipation: High in fibber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work: Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's
water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New Eng land Journal of Medicine, "eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe it’s time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
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