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Stress Relievers

There is no specific stress reliever which can tackle all the effects of stress. This is the reason why different techniques are used simultaneously to manage stress. For example:

  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Deep Breathing
  • Meditation
  • Yoga
  • Sex
  • Laughter
  • Alternative Medicine
  • Music
  • Positive Thinking
  • Lifestyle Changes

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Severe Situations:

Medication and psychotherapy may be required in severe cases.

STRESS can have POSITIVE effects and we want to focus on those is this hectic season!

When we have positive stress of happiness and excitement the body releases different hormones such as endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. These give us a relaxing feeling or enjoyment. For example, working hard at the office every day is difficult but when you accomplish a goal and achieve something, that feeling is positive stress. Can you imagine setting a goal to have a stress-free holiday season?



Advantages of Positive Stress

The body regulates itself with positive stress, for example we put on more layers of clothing when we are cold. We eat when we are hungry.

It's a way of initiating change or solving problems in our lives by being creative as a result. For example, many scientific and technological advances are made as a result of a positive stress. Is it possible that the trouble in the global economy will lead us to energy efficiency and better environmental practices?

When you implement the Stress Relieving factors from negative stress, you get the positive stressors entering your body. Therefore, as humans we can take negative stress and turn it into positive stress!



Fight or Flight Response

When the body looses it's homeostasis or the body is posed with a stressful situation (ie. sickness, financial stress, trauma etc) the hypothalamus part of the brain secretes a hormone call adrenocorticotrophic releasing hormone, which stimulates the pituitary gland which stimulates the secretion of Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). This hormone in turn stimulates the adrenal or superadrenal glands to secret stress hormones, namely adrenaline and cortisol. These two hormones are responsible for the harmful effects of stress.

These two hormones are responsible for:

  • Diversion of blood from less vital to more vital organs
  • Increase heart rate to supply more blood quickly
  • Increase blood pressure to supply blood efficiently
  • Increase the respiratory rate to get more oxygen from the atmosphere
  • Breakdown of glycogen stores in lier and muscle to get more glucose
  • Formation of more glucose from non carbohydrate substances

So when you find yourself becoming stressed, know that your body is experiencing an upset in homeostasis and the above effects are happening. Manage the above with the following stress relievers:



Physiological Effects of Stress

Homeostasis is the body's management and regulation of the complex systems within. The body is always striving to keep the body in "normal" ranges. Specifically the ranges of pH, Bicarbonate, Oxygen saturation and Glucose.

Analysis Reference Range
1. pH 7.36 - 7.45
2. Bicarbonate 21 - 27.5 mmol/l
3. Oxygen saturation normally >97%
4. Glucose 3.6 - 6.8 mm/l

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