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- Effects of Stress on Health: Inhibition of the processes of digestion, reproduction, growth, tissue repair, and the responses of the immune and inflammatory systems http://faculty.weber.edu/molpin/healthcl...
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Coping and Managing Stress
Finding ways to reduce stress in our lives is important for guarding our mental and physical health. Chronic stress can cause cumulative damage to our bodies. http://faculty.weber.edu/molpin/healthclasses/1110/bookchapters/stressphysiologychapter.htm There are negative health effects on the reproductive, digestive, immune, inflammatory and circulatory systems. Therefore, it is important that one know how to cope with and manage stress. This web page on Stress Management offers various tips and links to helpful pages, including How to Manage Stress, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong. -
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Tips for Quickly Reducing Stress
- Close your eyes, and progressively relax the muscle tension around the eyes, the jaw, the neck and the chest.
- Place your attention on your breathing. Take a few deep, slow breaths, releasing tension with each out-breath.
- Keep some citrus or lavender aromatherapy scents nearby. http://health.discovery.com/centers/stress/articles/relief/relief.html
- Silently repeat a comforting mantra or prayer such as the serenity prayer: "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Long-Term Reduction of Stress
- Reduce or eliminate caffeine intake.
- Take up a regular practice of meditation or centering prayer.
- Buy a journal and use it to help you identify your stress triggers http://stress.about.com/od/generaltechniques/p/profilejournal.htm
- Get regular exercise, preferably at the start of your day. It can be gentle exercises such as those of Tai Chi, qigong or Yoga.
- Find a support group or someone to talk to, and make it a two-way communication.
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Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress
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