Stress News

Kids in the 4th grade are learning what we all desk workers need to learn. A few yoga poses to re-energize
the mind and body. Something we all can learn from. The article also talks about the stress from learning
and how yoga helps.

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, exercise can be an effective stress reducer. States Dr.Christina
Geithner, Ph.D., "exercise serves as a distraction from the stressor, and results in reduced muscle tension and
cortisol secretion.

Lemon oil may improve your mood but it will not have any physiological effect on stress, pain control, blood
pressure, and wound healing, say the researchers from US. Although aromatherapy has strong placebo effects, it
can not be used in lieu of medications.

Anger doesn’t just makes you depressed or emotionally stressed but also impairs your digestion, constricts
your blood flow and seriously affects the immune system says Dr. Luskin of Stanford University.

A Chinese study reports that twenty minutes of meditation for five days a week can reduce stress.

Anticipation of positive experiences that make us laugh can increase beneficial chemicals or hormones in the
body and thus reduce stress hormones, according to the researchers of Loma Linda University, CA. This corroborates
the belief that ‘thoughts and emotions’ have a biological effect.

Coping with stress largely depends on how one faces the challenges of life. Yoga, meditation, breathing exercises,
and the right food help one to remove stress from one's system by stimulating the subconscious leading to
greater reflection and peace.

Headaches, stomach problems, chest pains, and illness are just some of the symptoms of stress. Here are some
tips on how to free yourself from stress. Marjorie Baker Price is a RN, Certified Hypnotherapist, Level III
Reiki Master, and psychiatric nurse. She is the publisher of centeringtools.com, a blog devoted to health.

The three different manifestations of day to day stress in the form of physical, emotional, and mental stress,
could be effectively treated with Maharishi Ayurveda approach. An interesting and informative article on treating
stress ayurvedically.

An article from the Mayo Clinic describing Tai Chi for stress reduction and for helping with many other conditions.