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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