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Are You Stressed Out Because Your Significant Other Hasn't Proposed Yet?
Being in a relationship with someone you love is a wonderful thing. The love you feel is so powerful, and the unconditional support you share helps you to be better people. When you're in a relationship for a long time, and you feel strongly about that person, you're bound to think "When will we get engaged?"
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Does the Holiday Season Stress You Out or Make You Happy?
I am hosting Thanksgiving this year, and while I am truly excited to have a house full of family and friends I am already a little stressed. The things causing me grief are minor (do I have enough wine glasses and bedding, etc.) but they are starting to stack up. I could really work myself up into a tizzy if I allow my lack of preparation for Christmas to enter into my mental mix.
Competitive Stress: Are You Playing the Game?
Are you so stressed that you can't do a single thing but talk about how stressed you are?
These days, as it turns out, to be way stressed out is to be way successful. The name of the game is not who is at the top of the food chain, but who got there with the absolute most stresses and hassles possible.
Raise Adrenaline, Lower Stress
Do you ever wonder why people are hooked on roller coasters or even sky diving? Well maybe they're trying to ward off stress in their everyday lives. It's more logical than it sounds.
Why the Simple Act of Breathing Helps Fight Stress
Even Time Magazine knows that breathing can help stress. Want to know why? When you exhale your heart rate slows down.
Stressed Out? Get Out
When I am feeling overwhelmed and anxious, I find that it is best to get away from what is causing the stress. I like to get out. It seems simple.
When You're Stressed Out, What's the First Thing to Go?
When you've got too much going on, something's gotta go. Unfortunately, we often sacrifice our healthiest habits in times of stress. When you're under pressure at work or in your personal life, what's the first thing you usually neglect?
Why We Overeat: Stress
If you find that you overeat throughout your day, but have ruled out excessive tiredness as the cause, then you may be reaching for fattening foods because you're stressed out. According to Health magazine, chronic stress causes your body to create cortisol and insulin. These hormones increase your appetite for comfort foods which tend to be high in fat, sugar, and salt.
5 Easy Ways to Manage Cortisol, the Stress Hormone
Cortisol is a hormone that's recruited to regulate blood pressure and the immune system when the body is experiencing physical or emotional stress. Constant stress can cause our bodies to overproduce the hormone, and instead of helping to balance our bodies, cortisol can cause sleep problems, leave us vulnerable to infection, induce blood sugar abnormalities, and lead to abdominal weight gain.
In its February issue, Prevention magazine describes solutions for managing cortisol, and these options are all doable with little effort (so you don't become even more stressed about having time to manage your stress hormone!).
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