5 ways stress is wrecking your health!

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Did you know that stress is like a toxin to your body? Did you know consistent low levels of stress can have a significant impact on your health which may or may not be immediately visible or felt? Here are the top 5 ways stress is wrecking havoc on your health and how you can help to counteract this. 1)Stress can cause your heart rate and blood flow to increase due to the body’s natural fight or flight mechanism. This causes the release of cholesterol and triglycerides into the blood stream. With chronic stress, you are causing your body to work in that elevated and unhealthy zone frequently which can lead to heart disease and other complications. Doctors have also noted that sudden emotional stress can result in serious cardiac problems including heart attacks. 2) Stress causes higher levels of the hormone cortisol which is linked to increased fat deposits around the abdomen. Increased fat deposits around the abdomen where many of the core internal http://digitalbloggers.com/health-and-fitness/5-ways-stress-is-wrecking-your-health

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organs of the body are located, can pose greater health risks than fat on the legs or hips. 3)Stress is also a common factor in many other Gastro-Intestinal conditions, such as acid reflux and the irritable bowel syndrome. 4)Stress increases the likelihood of bad behaviors, such as unhealthy eating and excessive drinking. Second, stress seems to raise the glucose levels of people with type 2 diabetes directly. 5)Finally but certainly not least, there’s mounting evidence that stress can accelerate the aging process. One study compared the DNA of mothers who were under high stress with women who were not. Researchers found that a particular region of the chromosomes showed the effects of accelerated aging to the tune of about 9 to 17 additional years. With these 5 ways that stress is wrecking your health, lets talk briefly on how you can reduce or eliminate stress.

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To counteract the negative impacts that stress can have on your health and enjoyment of your life, you must look to moderate and or eliminates stress. A change in your mindset, mental relaxation techniques such as meditation and yoga have proven very beneficial in helping people moderate and sometime eliminate stress. Regular physical activity and the nutrition you power your life with can also help to moderate your bodies response. Having a diet plentiful in adaptogenic herbs, herbs that help that body reduce it’s elevated and unhealthy response to stress is also a key factor to reducing or eliminates the long term ill effects of continued stress to your health. Take a look at my blog post specifically about The Top 10 superfoods that help manage stress I regularly create holistic plans to help busy professionals, just like you, reduce the stress in their lives thereby being able to function at work and or at home. If you are struggling with being constant tired, making poor food choices, mental fogginess or excess fat around the middle and are looking for a better way based on science backed natural products, connect with me here or on Facebook to discuss potential simple solutions or plans that could help you get you focus and energy back while shed those extra pounds and inches around the middle. Thank you for stopping by to read the 5 ways stress is wrecking your health!

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