November
15
5 tips to help cut your stress levels…
Do you ever get the feeling of being overwhelmed with tasks?
Do you feel pressure on a consistent basis to perform at a high level?
Do you find it hard to “switch off” in the evenings and have difficulty sleeping?. These and many more scenarios are examples of stress in our lives. Stress, no matter what the origin is, it is not good for us! It builds up in our bodies and it can even be making you fatter!
We get the “fight or flight” response or “adrenalin rush”. This reaction is important for us to be able to react to life threatening situations and survive.
The problem is in our super busy 21st century, the body is still reacting to all stress this way and for extended periods of time. This leads to chronically elevated levels of stress hormones in the body which can impact negatively on your metabolism, make you feel tired, lethargic and reduce your immune system so you get sick.
As a recently recovered Stress Head Myself. Here are My Top Five Tips to start doing today to reduce the stress in your life.
* Spring Clean Your House: Get rid of what you don’t use or need, visual clutter and mess in our homes adds to our sense of “chaos”. Reduce this and you will feel better.
* Plan for Tomorrow: Sit down of an evening and plan for the following day: where you need to be and when; things you need to take; prepare food to take with you; even plan when you will do your exercise, and stick to it.
* Be Anti-Procrastination: Tasks that we can do that we keep putting off, continue to sit in the back of our head all day, just teasing us. Do the vital things you need to do, but hate doing.It will free up your thoughts to focus on more enjoyable things!
* Meditate: Find time each day to switch off from everything. Nothing fancy or crazy, just find somewhere to lie down for five minutes and close your eyes and concentrate on your breaths, don’t stress if thoughts enter your mind just let them pass and bring your attention back to your breathing.
* Streamline Your Life: Create a list of the five most important things in your life. If you find something that you are stressing about and it isn’t on that list, forget about it! If it is something you absolutely have to deal with, deal with it as soon as possible, then you can go back to living with what it is that you value.
