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Stress, Health and Entrepreneurship Cheryl Meyer, Cheryl M Health Muse- Health Coach, Author, Speaker, TV Show Host, Podcaster
“As a business owner, however, although I was warned that constant stress was harming my health, I thought it was also propelling me forward and helping me get more accomplished.”
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think most of us are aware that stress can damage our health. As a business owner, however, although I was warned that constant stress was harming my health, I thought it was also propelling me forward and helping me get more accomplished.
As humans we developed the stress mechanism in order to respond to danger in the wild. If we encountered a tiger when we were out foraging for food, our adrenalin and cortisol went into high gear, moving blood to our brains and our muscles so that we could remove ourselves quickly from the danger. In today’s environment, however, we are rarely chased by a tiger. And in my case, I let the tiger catch me. My cortisol was so depleted when I got autoimmune disease that I was almost to Addison’s disease.
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Stress is a major contributor to “leaky gut” which is the root cause of our chronic diseases, which include cancer, heart disease and autoimmune diseases. Not all stress is harmful. We all have some stress throughout our days. It is when stress becomes chronic that it becomes dangerous. And what I didn’t realize, it was also hindering, not helping, my productivity. I have learned a series of stress releasing exercises to use throughout the day. Most require no equipment and can be done in the workplace quietly without others even knowing what you are doing. All of them reset the parasympathetic nervous system and release the “steam off the instant pot”. All of them clear the head, and improve productivity, so in the end, if you do these exercises, you will be far more effective running your business. Each exercise takes less than 3 minutes and you should do one each hour throughout the day. In addition to lowering your stress, each of these exercises will slow your pulse and improve your
