Chronic stress causes health issues like:

-Anxiety

-Depression

-Digestive problems

-Headaches

-Muscle tension and pain

-Heart disease, heart attack, blood pressure on the rise, heart disease

-Weight gain

-Memory and concentration issues

Chronic stress = chronic inflammation = health issues

Ways to reduce my chronic stress:

1. Reduce my caffeine intake

What I drink at home:

-Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee

-Matcha tea (Tenzo)

2. Switch to an abundance mindset: 

- Scarcity mindset:  A pervasive feeling of not having enough—whether that be time, money, connection—is also known as a scarcity mindset. Having a scarcity mindset can be a self-fulfilling prophecy because these beliefs make it difficult to move forward and may keep you stuck in scarcity.

- Abundance mindset: means to see the limitless potential in life. It means you can see the potential in yourself, and everyone around you. As a result, you intentionally drive yourself toward creating the life you want.

Forbes Article referenced:

1. Focus on what we do have

2. Surround ourselves with people with an abundance mindset

3. Create win-win situation.

4. Have a gratitude practice 

5. Train the mind to recognize possibilities

 3. Stress management strategies (cite: Mayo Clinic article)

-Eat healthy diet, exercise regularly, and get plenty of sleep

-Practice relaxation techniques (yoga, deep breathing, massage, meditation, etc.)

-Keep a journal

-Take time for hobbies (Show I mention: Call the Midwife on Netflix…SO good.)

-Fostering healthy friendships and talking with friends and family (Check out Dear Nina podcast for all friendship-related topics!)

-Having a sense of humor and finding ways to include humor and laughter in your life

-Volunteer in your community 

-Organizing and prioritizing what we need to do at home and work and removing tasks that aren’t necessary

-Seeking professional help

Three quick strategies to use anywhere, anytime:

-Place ourselves in the present by literally saying out loud the things we see around us (tree, dog, gas station, cloud, light pole, stapler, laptop, lamp, etc.)

-Recite a mantra (I am safe, I am at peace, I am happy, etc.)

-Box breathing (inhale for 5 seconds, hold our breath for 5 seconds at the top, exhale for 5 seconds, hold at empty for 5 seconds; repeat until our stress has abated) 

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