Eleven Great Ways to Reduce Stress
By Dr S. Tamer
Stress is a big challenge in life nowadays.
The sources of stress are many and the helpful ways to reduce stress are
also plentiful.
Common symptoms of stress include skin problems, stomach ulcers, high blood
pressure, fatigue, insomnia and frustration.
We don't need to set a time to reduce stress, we need to incorporate some
strategies in our daily life routine to prevent stress and reduce its effect
on the body.
Here are 11 simple steps we can easily take to reduce stress:
1. Define your goals: We must define our life goals and begin to achieve
these goals; this action will support us against stress because we will feel
that we know what our life purpose is and why, and that we control our own
lives.
2. Take control of your diet: we can use simple ways in our diet plans to
reduce stress by avoiding some stimulants such as coffee, alcohol, tea and
sugar and we can use chamomile tea as an alternative because of its calming
and relaxing effect.
We need to eat slowly in a calm environment to allow our digestive system to
work well.
We can use honey as an alternative to sugar but in small amounts (one or two
spoonfuls per day).
3. Take hot baths regularly: After a very busy day or when we feel that we
need to relax (I do this three times a week).
You can take a hot bath by sitting in warm to hot water and the water level
should be above the waist, using lavender oil can also enhance this relaxing
experience.
4. Aromatherapy: in the office you can use aromatherapy to relax and avoid
stress.
One of the best ways is to use lavender oil on a source of heat and take in
the scent; this is a great way to relax during the day when you need it the
most.
5. Exercise: This is one of the important things you can do which will
reduce stress and bring happiness.
When we exercise, our brains release substances which bring feelings of
happiness and relaxation; we need engage in some exercise regularly such as
walking, dancing or swimming.
6. Breathing techniques: Yoga, meditation and Tai Chi all use deep breathing
techniques.
To meditate, simply sit with closed eyes and concentrate on your breathing.
Breathing deeply regularly is great for health and from there, you can learn
various other breathing techniques to gain enhanced benefits.
7. Relaxation techniques and self hypnotherapy: we can easily do this after
the hot bath to relax even more, simply sit or lie down in a comfortable
place with your eyes closed, imagine there is a spot light above your head
and concentrate on it, then concentrate on your body part by part and try to
relax the body and feel the relaxation deepening -- you can also use a self
hypnotherapy audio tape to help in this process.
8. Massage: This is a great way to reduce stress, I do this when other ways
fail, I feel better after receiving a massage.
You can get a professional massage or you can simply ask your partner to
massage you.
9. Spiritual healing: Prayers and the act of helping others are very
important components for happiness and stress reduction.
You will feel calmer and have a sense of inner peace.
10. Talking through your problems: talking about your feelings acts as a
releasing mechanism and you will soon find that talking about your problems
with your partner or best friend may help the solution to the problem come
to light and will help to release blocked emotions.
11. Multivitamins: I take a Vitamin B complex regularly to decrease stress
and this has been a great help in my stress reduction.
I hope that you find these suggestions helpful, my hope in sharing this
information with you is that you can benefit from it.
Reading about this is not enough to reduce stress, you must take
action...!!!
