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  • Turn Stress Into A Challenge
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    Turn Stress Into A Challenge
    Success Program for Small Businesses: Lesson 8 There is no escape from stress. We encounter events daily that trigger the body’s ‘fight or flight response’. This response leads to an adrenaline rush. But stress is not all negative: The Positives of Stress Stress acts a stimulant making us think and act. Complete absence of stress would make it impossible to react to situations on time. Stress serves as a messenger and helps us combat negative stimuli. All new and strange events trigger the stress response in our body to some extent. This is beyond our control. But our reactions to stressful events and our outlook toward them is what determines the levels of stress. Turn stress into a challenging event that needs to be fought by: Understanding stress Learning stress management strategies Developing a positive attitude Identify  [...]
    Posted at December 1st, 2009 | Stress Management
  • Ways To Stop Emotional Eating Due To Stress
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    Ways To Stop Emotional Eating Due To Stress
    Experiment with These Substitutes for Emotional Eating Hunger is not the only reason for people to eat. Weight watchers will vouch for this truth. Those who tend to eat depending on their emotions are more likely to have poor dietary choices. This kind of eating is called emotional eating. Emotional eaters, as they are called, find themselves taking a bite whenever dealing with unpleasant emotions. They use food as a reward when happy, or alternatively, crave for sweets or snacks when stressed out. If you are an emotional eater, do not think that you are alone. The techniques mentioned below can help you cope with emotional eating and develop eating habits that are healthy. Learn Relaxation Techniques Stress increases the levels of cortisol in the body. This stress hormone makes people crave for foods that are sweet or salty in  [...]
    Posted at December 1st, 2009 | Stress Management
  • 10 Self-Help Ways To Reduce Stress
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    10 Self-Help Ways To Reduce Stress
    Stressful circumstances are more often than not beyond your control, but tackling those situations effectively is well within your reach. It is important to be at your best physically, mentally, and spiritually. The techniques mentioned below are some of the best self-help strategies to meet the challenges that everyday life throw: 1. Get Adequate Sleep Sleep is crucial for the physical and emotional health of every individual. Inadequate sleep can result in loss of productivity and the inability to deal with stress effectively. Tight schedules and tension will only worsen the amount of sleep required. There are some quick and easy tips to fall asleep instantly. Power naps are a very potent tool to ensure that you get adequate sleep. 2. Eat Healthy Research has proven that an imbalanced and impoverished diet is more likely to lead  [...]
    Posted at December 1st, 2009 | Stress Management
  • Women And Stress
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    Women And Stress
    How Stress Differs Among Women; Ways for Relief It is well established that women are busier than men. It also seems that they experience higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. Women are typically seen as the ones who are always in a hurry since they tend to juggle more activities. But to what extent is this perception true? The School of Family and Consumer Resources of the University of Arizona conducted extensive research on the stress patterns affecting women. The study included 166 couples. The couples had to maintain a diary over a course of 42 days. The couples had to record their daily events of stress in them. The results showed that women were more likely to experience days that they perceived as distressing. Men on the other hand recorded fewer stressful events. The aspect of the study that is of interest  [...]
    Posted at December 1st, 2009 | Stress Management
  • 8 Tips For Reducing Stress
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    8 Tips For Reducing Stress
    Tip 1: Strike a Balance Your budget should not be limited to finance. It should include effective time management as well. This may seem like a simple task. However, many of us have find it difficult to say ‘no’ when our peers ask us a slice of our time in the name of a worthy cause. These commitments will cause a lack of balance and ultimately higher stress levels for women. It can be hard to reply negatively to our loved ones or friends. These ‘worthy’ causes seem to appeal to our ideals or may incline our thoughts toward a better future. Often, these commitments can be healthy. However, they need to be kept in check so that things do not spiral downward. Striking a balance is a key for women to live a healthier life. Men, too, can benefit from these tips. Tip 2: Maintain Focus in Your Life Some of the popular home-makeover  [...]
    Posted at December 1st, 2009 | Stress Management
  • Anger Complications – Implications Of Anger Not Managed
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    Anger Complications – Implications Of Anger Not Managed
    Anger can damage your health Anger that is not tackled at the right time can be damaging to one’s health. This works in the same ways as poorly managed stress. Give thought to the outcomes of the following research on anger. A study conducted by the University of Washington and School of Nursing analyzed the patterns of anger among spouses. Research has proven that anger and depression are correlated. Thus the link between anger and the primary causes of death is well established. Study has also proven that women were more likely to develop depressive symptoms from events causing anger. Men on the other hand experienced deteriorating health with the advent of anger. The Ohio State University came up with interesting findings suggesting that those exercising less control over their feelings of anger had lower immunity which slowed  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 | Stress Management
  • Women, Stress, And Ways To Maintain A Balance
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    Women, Stress, And Ways To Maintain A Balance
    Importance for Women to Maintain a Balance Workplace stress, the responsibility of childcare, and the stress of caring for aging parents can be potential triggers for large amounts of stress. Women are often faced the problem of multi-tasking, which can be very demanding. These can lead to health problems, absenteeism at work, and a decreasing resilience to take on more responsibilities. Striking a right balance can be challenging, but is nonetheless vital. This balance is more often than not an ‘inner balance’. Striking the right chord in the taking up of roles and responsibilities is crucial for the health of women. Take the following into consideration: A study conducted by the University of Arizona included 166 couples. The study lasted for 42 days. The researchers concluded that women had a higher percentage of stressful  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 | Stress Management
  • Signs of Marital Problems And Solutions
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    Signs of Marital Problems And Solutions
    Causes and Signs of Marital Problems Problems and marriage go hand in hand. These problems are common and do not necessarily lead to divorce. Such problems are challenging and when dealt with effectively can strengthen the relationship. However, tackling marital problems in a positive way can be tricky since the triggers for stress in a marriage are numerous and originate from varied sources. Some of the most common sources for marital problems are given below. Money Disputes over financial matters are the primary cause for marital problems. In general terms, when couples quarrel over monetary issues it is a symbol for some other problem, such as conflicting value systems or ego tussles. However, in the face of a financial crisis, stress related to finance is the primary trigger. Quarrels then center on money. For instance, when  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 | Stress Management
  • The Negative Impact Of Stress And Anger
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    The Negative Impact Of Stress And Anger
    Stress and Anger: Why both are Harmful The techniques of anger and stress management are similar. This can be attributed to the similarity in the nature of both anger and stress. The common link is that both are linked psychologically. The following holds true for anger as well as stress: Stress and Anger are Affected by Perception There are some common events that trigger anger in everyone. But the degree to which this anger takes hold of the individual varies across individuals. The other factor that plays a crucial role in a potentially hostile situation is perception or interpretation. For instance, two individuals may be faced with a cut off at a traffic snarl. While one individual will interpret the situation as hostile, the other individual may feel that the driver that offended may have overlooked these drivers or alternatively  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 | Stress Management
  • The Do’s And Don’ts When Angry
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    The Do’s And Don’ts When Angry
    Tackle Anger Healthily Anger is the most common emotion among everyone. Tackling it in positive ways is healthy because anger serves as the red flag to indicate that all is not right. It can also serve as a catalyst for change and can prove to be a good motivator. Poor handling of feelings of anger can have repercussions on the health. It can also lead to a strain in relationships. Learn more about the negative effects of anger. Dealing with angry feelings can be confounding and troublesome, especially when there were no role models in childhood for anger management. Anger is an extremely destructive and powerful emotion. Hence, you should acquaint yourself with proper ways to deal with them. Assess yourself to know where your levels of anger are heading. Use effective anger management strategies that can calm you. This would lead  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 | Stress Management
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