Not all stress is created equal. You can feel stress from work, home, family, friends, and yourself, but you can also experience stress from winning the lottery and moving into your new mansion. Long term stress, however, can even contribute to health problems if not dealt with.
10 Ways to Lower Stress
1. Laugh - What makes you laugh? Your puppy, a funny movie, a comedy routine? Make some time to laugh; it can be an instant stress reliever.
2. Exercise - Perhaps a brisk walk in the park or a game of tennis with a good friend. Fire up those endorphins while enjoying nature or companionship.
3. Massage - See a professional. Better yet, have one come to your home. If you can't afford it, get a 15 minute shoulder massage at the mall or coax your spouse into doing it.
4. Music - A fast beat can make you dance, and it's hard to feel stressed while you're dancing. At the other end of the spectrum, calm music will help you feel calm.
5. Discussion - Talk out your problems with the people who can help you solve your problems, whether it be your spouse who IS the problem or a professional who can give you coping methods.
6. Yoga - This combines several stress relieving modalities including breathing, meditation, and stretching.
7. No - Learning to say no to people and situations will help you to stop heaping so much on your plate. Step back and look at your 24 hours and decide where you want your priorities to lie. Weed out everything else.
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As many of you know my daughter Taylor has Kidney disease and it has been a bit of a struggle over the last year and a half since her initial diagnosis. We are of course coping and very thankful that we are living now, in a time when I can donate a kidney to my daughter as opposed to 50 years ago when this would have been impossible.
Even though we believe we have a way to help Taylor, many people are not nearly as fortunate as us. In Canada alone 100,000 people are waiting for a Kidney transplant and the line just gets bigger and bigger.
Often when faced with issues like this we can all feel powerless, not knowing what to do and how we can make a difference. But my wife and I have found a way and that is by taking part in Kidney March 2013.
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I have never been any kind of fundraiser in the past but I am super passionate about raising the money and awareness for Kidney Disease and this is a passion that I hope you will help me to share.
I am asking for two things. Please please please donate anything that you can. Be it $5 or $500 any amount will add up to make a huge difference, also I ask that you share this message with your friends and coworkers. If nothing else they can get a simple blood test, a creatinine test that can show if there is a heavy load on the Kidneys and how well they are working.
Thanks so much. You can visit my information page for the Kidney March now and if you have any questions or comments please let me know in the comments below.
Thanks, Bill.
1. Say goodbye to "low-calorie" and "low-fat" snacks: Snacks which come with the labels of "low-calorie" or "low-fat" would often fool you into believing that they are indeed better alternatives to the originals; however, the fact remains that the ingredients used to prepare those supposedly "healthier" alternatives are as bad as the original unhealthy foods, if not more!
Plus many people think that it is okay to eat "low-fat" or "low-calorie" foods in large quantizes, which makes the problem worse. Having one can of high-calorie drink is no different than gulping down on three cans of 'low-calorie' drinks. I believe that for the sake of your health, you should learn to accept the fact that you cannot have your favorite junk foods anymore, neither in original nor in 'low-calorie' forms!
2. Say goodbye to 'kitchen junk': 'Kitchen junk' is a term I have coined to refer to the stocks of junk foods in kitchen. It is easy to feel tempted to grab a packet of chips or a bowl of chocolate soup if they are at your arm's reach! That is why it is essential that you remove all the 'forbidden' foods not only from your kitchen but also refrigerator, and then stock healthy and natural foods in their place!
When you are dying of hunger, would you prefer to drive to a grocery store located a few miles away in order to buy a few packets of chips, or grab some apples which are available right in your refrigerator? I think the answer is obvious. You should keep only healthy foods in your home as it would be easier for you to maintain healthy eating habits that way!
3. Say goodbye to midnight jobs: Many of the modern jobs require you to stay up all night. However, the fact remains that you are more likely to pack on pounds if you don't sleep soundly, not to mention that you would suffer from fatigue and weakness all the time. Several studies conducted over the past few years have all pointed to one and only fact: the more a person sleeps, the less likely he is to feel hungry and eat all the 'wrong' foods! Ideally you should sleep at least seven hours per day, if not more!
4. Say goodbye to lazy life: Laziness is one of the primary reasons behind the rising levels of obesity in recent years. People seem to prefer their couches and beds more than the local gym. However, if you are serious about weight loss, you cannot reach your goal unless you put in at least fifteen minutes of intense workout per day!
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