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March 7th 2005, 08:10 AM
There is no hiding out from stress. Even if you're lying on a beach in the middle of a two-week vacation, it's possible that you'll be stressed out by the price of your pina colada, or by the snorer sprawled on a nearby blanket.
Despite the unavoidability of stress, there are ways that you can tune into your body and pick up its stress signals, such as problems sleeping, headaches and bossiness. Once you can recognize how your body responds to stress, you can work on catching yourself in the beginning of your "stress cycle." Mind/body researchers say you can prevent the worsening of your symptoms—and sometimes prevent them from occurring at all—by using relaxation techniques, such as just a few minutes of meditation or physical activity.
What is stress?
Stress is any circumstance that requires behavioral adjustment. Any change is, therefore, stressful. And when under stress, we evoke what's called the "fight or flight" response. And that is when adrenaline is put forth in our body and we experience increased metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate. Our body is preparing us to run or to fight. Biologically, we need the "fight or flight" response. Our species wouldn't be here today without it because it is necessary for self-protection. Our modern society, however, turns on our stress response when we don't need it. So when we don't run or fight when we're under stress, those same hormones can lead to a number of different disorders, such as anxiety, depression and high blood pressure. Stress can also lead to cardiac irregularities, heart attacks and insomnia. It worsens PMS and hot flashes from menopause, and affects ovulation and infertility.
for more on this articleGO HERE (http://www.healthology.com/focus_article.asp?f=mentalhealth&b=healthology&c=mentalhealth_warning&spg=MAI)
Despite the unavoidability of stress, there are ways that you can tune into your body and pick up its stress signals, such as problems sleeping, headaches and bossiness. Once you can recognize how your body responds to stress, you can work on catching yourself in the beginning of your "stress cycle." Mind/body researchers say you can prevent the worsening of your symptoms—and sometimes prevent them from occurring at all—by using relaxation techniques, such as just a few minutes of meditation or physical activity.
What is stress?
Stress is any circumstance that requires behavioral adjustment. Any change is, therefore, stressful. And when under stress, we evoke what's called the "fight or flight" response. And that is when adrenaline is put forth in our body and we experience increased metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate. Our body is preparing us to run or to fight. Biologically, we need the "fight or flight" response. Our species wouldn't be here today without it because it is necessary for self-protection. Our modern society, however, turns on our stress response when we don't need it. So when we don't run or fight when we're under stress, those same hormones can lead to a number of different disorders, such as anxiety, depression and high blood pressure. Stress can also lead to cardiac irregularities, heart attacks and insomnia. It worsens PMS and hot flashes from menopause, and affects ovulation and infertility.
for more on this articleGO HERE (http://www.healthology.com/focus_article.asp?f=mentalhealth&b=healthology&c=mentalhealth_warning&spg=MAI)