WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust
to our continually changing environment. It has physical and emotional
effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings.
POSITIVE INFLUENCE Stress can help compel us to action. It can result in a new
awareness and an exciting new perspective.
NEGATIVE INFLUENCE It can result in feelings of distrust, rejection, anger and depression.
HEALTH PROBLEMS
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Headaches, upset stomach, rashes,
insomnia, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
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With the death of a loved one, the birth of a
child, a job promotion, or a new relationship, we experience
stress as we readjust our lives. In so adjusting to different
circumstances, stress will help or hinder us depending on how
we react to it.
REASONS FOR
STRESS
Deadlines, competitions, confrontations and even our frustrations
and sorrows, though the reasons of stress add depth and enrichment
to our lives.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
We all thrive under a certain amount of stress. As we have seen, positive
stress adds anticipation and excitement to life. Our goal is not to
eliminate stress but to learn how to manage it and how to use it to
help us. Insufficient stress acts as a depressant and may leave us
feeling bored or dejected. On the other hand, excessive stress may
leave us feeling "tied up in knots". What we need to do is
find the optimal level of stress which will individually motivate
but not overwhelm each of us.
SOME PRACTICAL TIPS ON STRESS REDUCTION
GET SMART ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
Using the phone just for emergencies keeps you from becoming a slave
to it.
HOME IN ON CLUTTER
Put the kids to work. Use the library. Read books to keep your mind
off the possibility of unwanted stress.
DON'T
WEAR A WATCH!
If you're late, there's not a damn thing you can do about it,
and checking your watch a thousand times isn't going to get you there
any faster.
AVOID AN ANXIOUS BRAIN
Do just one thing at a time. Read the newspaper or listen to the radio
or eat dinner -- not all three at once. Multi-tasking only feeds anxiety.
INDIGESTION
General tips to fight Indigestion by Anjali Mukerjee
INCREASE WATER INTAKE
An easy way to remember taking in 12 glasses a day is to take 4 glasses
on waking up, 4 glasses one hour before lunch and 4 glasses one hour
before dinner.
SWITCH
TO WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Intake of refined foods like pastries, noodles, etc., can be constipating.
Avoid such foods and switch to whole wheat bread.
EXERCISE REGULARLY
Exercise is a habit that can help fight constipation. Walk 30 minutes
daily for
6 days a week. It will go a long way in correcting your problem.
Not
everyone experiences the same symptoms. The following are among the
possible warning signs of a heart attack, according to the American
Heart Association:
1
Pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the chest
that lasts for more than a few minutes.
2
Pain spreading to the neck,
arms or shoulders.
3
Light-headedness, fainting,
sweating, shortness of breath or nausea accompanying the chest
pain.
4
Unexplained fatigue, weakness or anxiety, heart
palpitations, a cold sweat or paleness.
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Not
everyone experiences the same symptoms. The following are among the
possible warning signs of a heart attack, according to the American
Heart Association: 
