Reducing Stress
Health Choices and Fitness Activities to Reduce Stress
Have a Healthy Diet
A well balanced diet can help fight stress and keep your mind clear. Also, by reducing your caffeine intake, you will sleep better and have more energy throughout the entire day, rather than a few hours. The increased energy level will decrease your stress level.
Avoid Alcohol, Cigarettes and Other Drugs
These self prescribed cures are only temporary. Dealing with stress with a clear mind is the best approach to get rid of stress permanently.
Other Ways to Avoid Stress:
Regular Exercise
Exercising releases pent up frustration and tension. Aerobic activities are the best exercises for releasing stress.
Sleep
Getting enough sleep is crucial for limiting your stress level. Having irrational thoughts is an effect of not getting enough sleep, which causes extra stress.
Healthy Food
Certain food actually helps tame stress: Complex Carbs, Simple Carbs, Oranges, Spinach, Fish, Black Tea, Pistachios, Avocados, Almonds, Raw Veggies, and Milk.
Relaxation Techniques
Relaxing can also reduce stress. For Example: Meditation, Yoga, Deep Breathing, Walking, and Stretching.
Why does Exercise Help Relieve Stress?
Certain chemicals are released into your body when you are stressed. Exercise essentially burns away these chemicals that cause you to feel stress. Exercise also relaxes and clears the mind, which can also be a stress reliever.
Works Cited:
http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/articles/eat-a-more-healthy-diet-2/
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/15/exercise-makes-you-smarter/
https://randomrings.wordpress.com/tag/hypersomnia/
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-diet-for-stress-management
http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/blissing-out-10-relaxation-techniques-reduce-stress-spot?page=2