....STRESS...

Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demands and treats. Stress in
everyday’s terms, is a feeling that people have when they are overloaded and struggling to
cope with demands. These demands can be related to finances, works, relationships and other
situations.

The body changes in the following ways during stress such as blood pressure, heart
rate rise, quick breathing, the digestive system slow down, immune activity decrease and the
muscle become tense. Common major life events that can trigger stress include job issues or
retirement, lack of time or money, family problem, illness, relationship and marriage or
divorce.

Do your that the body produces larger quantities of the chemical cortisol, adrenaline
and noradrenaline. These trigger can increased heart rate, heightened muscle preparedness,
sweating and alertness.

Stress is not always bad. In small doses, it can help you perform under pressure and
motivate you to do your best. The stress responsible is the body’s way of protecting you.
When working properly, it helps you stay focussed, energetic and alert.

Stress can be a motivator and essential to survival. This mechanism can tell us when
and how to respond to danger. However, if this mechanism is triggered too easily or when
they are too many stresstors at one time, it can undermine a person’s mental, physical health
and become harmful.

Stress can also help you rise to meet challenges. It’s what keeps you on your toes
during a presentation at work, sharpens your concentration when you’re attempting the game-
winning free throw, or drives you to study for an exam when you’d rather be watching TV.
But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your
health, mood, productivity, relationships, and your quality of life.

If you tend to get stressed out frequently, like many of us in today’s

demanding world, your body may exist in a heightened state of stress most of the time. And
that can lead you toserious health problems. So, how we manage our stress in daily lives?

Firstly, connect others. Even just a brief exchange of kind words or a friendly look
from another human being can calm and soothe your nervous system. So, spend time with
people who can improve your mood and do not let your responsibilities keep you from your
social life.

Next, try to remain calm and relax. Do relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation
and deep breathing. Lastly, get your enough rest and eat healthy diet. The food you eat can
improve or worsen your mood and affect your ability to cope with life’s stresstors.

In conclusion, do not be too stressed. Relax and arrang a thing with a good deal.