Keep your Stress in Check
Mar 21, 2009
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Frustration sinks in, and for whatever reason, everything starts to blow up under the unforgiving stress. Who doesn't have it or feel stress most of the time?
Here are some tips that could lower your stress levels and keep them on check tomorrow.
BLOW OFF SOME STEAM
A recent Swedish study found that when stressed-out health care workers got together with others in similar situations to vent, they significantly reduced their levels of work-related stress and burnout. In other words, while friends and family are good for unloading, the best stress relief comes from talking about your job with someone who has experienced the same type of stress.
ORDER A LARGE COFFEE
But don't drink it! You may be able to de-stress by simply sniffing the aroma. When Korean researchers gave a bunch of sleep-deprived, stressed-out rats a whiff of java, it sent the levels of stress-related activity going on in their bodies plummeting. Already have a daily Dunkin' habit? Pop the top off your cup to really free up that relaxing coffee scent. And buy decaf.
BUY SOME GOOD HEADPHONES
Research has repeatedly shown that violent video games increase stress levels in players. But Canadian researchers made an interesting finding recently. When they had gamers turn off the sound while playing, their brains
produced significantly lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol — meaning the noise of the game is what may have been setting off the stress response. Work in a noisy, hyper-loud office? Crank up your iPod or find some other way to block the noise, and your stress may ease up as well.
GRAB A YOGA CLASS
NFL players like Armani Toomer and Jon Dorenbos, and other pro athletes, are incorporating yoga into their workouts. Indian researchers found that regular yoga sessions can help improve your mental health — and reduce some symptoms of stress — in as little as 10 days.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:02 am
Love Yoga ! I have been doing it for more than a year already. Eventhough, I am pregnant now, I still do yoga twice a week. It helps me with the pains of pregnancy and helps me relax and feel alive !!!
April 6th, 2009 at 3:58 am
very interesting and informative post, we are thankful for sharing it to us, continue this wonderful things. More power!
April 7th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Wow nice tips!! So perfect for a stressful worker like me. :) Thank you for sharing it.
April 12th, 2009 at 6:13 am
I didn't know about the caffeine sniffing but I must try it. I am always looking for ways to de stress. I must admit I love my iPod though and the relaxation music I have downloaded on it.