10 STEPS TO AVOID STRESS
Take 15 mins. every day for planning. 2. When worries come into your mind at night say "LET GO, LET GOD" or any word that represents a higher power for you. Repeat this until your mind calms and you are able to be in the moment or fall back to sleep.
3. REMEMBER TO BREATHE and know that you are breathing; walk and know that you are walking; eat and know that you are eating; sit and know that you are sitting. The more aware you are of this very moment the less you will be anxious and stressed out. TUNE INTO YOUR BREATH OFTEN.
4. REFRAIN FROM COFFEE, ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO. Caffeinated drinks are hot chocolate, tea, sodas. Coffee can be replaced by green tea, which has far less caffeine and is an antioxidant. Drink lots of purified water. 6-8 glasses daily or more.
5. DRINK HERBAL TEAS such as Chamomile, Sleepytime, & Spearmint to calm you down and promote sleep. Spearmint is for digestion, Chamomile is both for digestion and relaxation. Passion flower, Hops and Valerian root are sedatives and are for sleep. They come in combinations at the health food store in tablets or capsules. Take before bedtime.
6. EAT YOGURT, not frozen, (frozen yogurt has sugar. Sugar is a stimulant and not relaxing) regular or low-fat. It is high in calcium which helps the muscles relax and is calming. Eat yogurt twice a day, in the morning and before bed. Read the labels. Altadena, Horizon, Nancy's, Continental or Brown Cow are good brands. Organic is always best.
7. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY but delegate when possible. Never bite off more than you can chew. DON'T OVER EAT or over work.
8. CUT OUT ALL SUGAR and sugary foods. Read labels. Sugar robs the body of energy, destroys white blood cells, which help fight off infection, and causes the body to go into the fight or flight or emergency mode. This causes the body to become exhausted over a period of time and may lead to hypoglycemia or diabetes.
9. EXERCISE DAILY for 20 to 30 minutes or for 1 hour 3x a week. (Walk , bike or swim). Yoga is a wonderful way to get exercise and to learn to relax and breath properly.
10. TAKE SUPPLEMENTS DAILY: A multi-vitamin , calcium / magnesium, vitamin C, and a complex B vitamin. B vitamins and vitamin C are the stress vitamins.
This may vary according to the Individual
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