4. Relaxation: Your inclination and willingness to allow your body to rest and recharge has ramifications for both physical and emotional stress. This involves taking time to sleep as well as enjoy life. If you’re not relaxed, you’re probably going to be stressed.
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2. Diet: One’s poor eating habits literally place the body in a state of physical stress and weakens the immune system, resulting in an easier ability to contract a variety of diseases. Poor nutrition eventually will affect the brain and result in additional physical and emotional stress resulting from sub-optimal function of the brain.
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Factors That Heighten Your Stress cont. 3. Physical activity: Insufficient physical activity will eventually put the body in a stressed state due to diminished blood flow to your organs. Just as a feeling of well-being will reduce stress, being ill and/or out-of-shape will increase stress.
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Social support—an effective support network—can serve to dissipate your stress. Stress without an outlet is a force multiplier. Wear a smile as your shield from stress. It invites positivity and positive people. Bringing new friends into your life is exciting for most people. Make an effort to socialize and enjoy the benefits of friendship, family
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Remember, stressful activities address both physical and emotional stress. “Sound mind = sound body†is a real thing! Physical activity creates good blood flow and healthy muscles and other tissues. This will reduce your levels of stress. Â
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· Learn to smile · Learn to be optimistic · Learn to have fun · Learn variety · Learn to break · Learn to add by subtraction
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Many of us may face challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions in adults and children especially during a pandemic. What role does stress have in your life? Do you avoid it like the plague? Do you use it to motivate you? Do you have so much of it that it cripples
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The Surgeon General’s Initiative Health Series: Stress Assessment & Management Thursday, August 26th at 7 PM ET!
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