Revitalise Your Health

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals the effects of excessive stress on our health and beauty and what we can do to elimate stress from our lives.

Did you know that the stress hormone cortisol SHRINKS the hippocampus (the part of the brain responsible for memory and thinking). Stress ages us in ways we never imagined.

As well as aging the mind, stress contributes to adding pounds of fat around the waist area. Not only is this unsightly, it is also a highly dangerous health risk.

There are many ways to manage stress, here are some of the best.

Firstly, exercise. Exercise seems to be at the top of every list to do with health and that’s because it’s so important. Just thirty minutes of exercise per day helps to clear the mind and eliminate stress, as well as give the body a great workout.

Meditation has been proved to work for many to eliminate stress. Meditation helps to clear the mind of stressful thoughts. Do some searching on the internet to find out more about meditation. Read this article for help.

Relaxation also helps. Try and get hold of a progressive muscular relaxation tape. The tape guides you through each step in relaxing every single muscle in the body. It clears the mind, too. I’ve done it once and it provides a completely surreal feeling. Give it a go.

Mechanical techniques, such as stress balls are a great way to release pent up anger. They can be bought very cheap. Keep them on hand for potentially stressful situations.

The best way however to eliminate stress is to avoid situations which cause you to become stressed. Identify your stressors and avoid them. Failing that, at least learn to manage them effectively.

Stress is a killer. Avoid it, manage it, or pay the consequences.