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What Stress is Doing to Your Body and How to Reduce It

  • By Mladenoff Clinic of AZ
  • •
  • 15 Apr, 2018

The American Psychological Association reports that nearly 50% of Americans believe their stress has increased during the past year. 

According to the Regus Group, China has the highest percent (86%) of stress in a workplace in the world. HA LifelineAustralia’s survey indicates that more than 90% of Australians claim they are stressed in at least one important aspect of their life. As claimed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK, work-related illness is a major cause of 13.7 million lost working days each year.

Clearly, stress is in every corner of the world and in every sphere of our life. Rarely is one immune to this potentially serious health and social problem. In order to understand how to build stress resilience, we need to understand what stress is doing to our body and what potential health consequences it can bring.

When you are stressed-out, the autonomic nervous system is activated, which then activates the intestinal nervous system. Anxiety can trigger a digestive imbalance, heartburn and even irritable bowel syndrome. The composition and function of the gut bacteria can be also changed due to stress. Additionally, cortisol is a reason behind weight gain as it increases appetite making you crave for carbohydrates and other energy-rich foods.

How to raise your stress tolerance?

You cannot avoid stress, but you can decrease your stress response in a variety of ways. Physical activity is one of the most effective ways to reduce the effects of stress. Social engagement creates the experience of safety and releases stress- reduction hormones. Even though you feel that you are caught in the hustle of life and that you cannot get out, try to make more time for yourself. Read a book, spend time in nature, listen to music, or watch a comedy.

This informative article goes on to recommend a series of natural solutions to help us manage and reduce our stress levels.

Read the full article here: pickthebrain.com 

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