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Coping with Stress Keys to managing stress Here are some tips from the University of Alabama ... - Devote time to exercising 3 - 4 times each week
- Develop realistic goals that have meaning for you
- Take "time-out" for friends and leisure activities Eat and sleep at regular times
- Change what you can, and learn to change the way you think about your stressors
- Cut down on caffeine, nicotine, alcohol intake
- Change the unrealistic perception that things "should" always go smoothly, and that there "should" be no frustrations, set-backs, or disappointments
Diet & Stress Our behavior may be dramatically altered by what we consume. Some "agents of stress" are caffeine, sugar, fatty foods, sodium, alcohol, and nicotine. Vitamins C, B complex, and D are all depleted during prolonged periods of stress. See diet & healthy living links for more tips.
- Based on Web page by Dr. Wesley Sime, Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln Exercise & stress Exercise helps control or relieve stress: Exercise metabolizes stress hormones. Vigorous motion breaks up bracing patterns. Exercise creates a mood-enhancing effect (anti-depressant) - release of natural endorphins. This reduces anxiety. See exercise links for more tips. Finger and neck stress self- test | Temperature results | Meaning of results | | Fingers feel really cold. | You are showing extra tension, perhaps too much stress. | | Fingers feel cool. | You are showing some tension. | | Fingers are warm like your neck. | You may be relaxed and comfortable. | | Fingers feel hotter than your neck. | You may be deeply relaxed. |
"Warm Hands are Relaxed, Cold Hands are Tense!" is a simple maxim. Some people, though, feel stress in muscle tension, sweaty hands or other ways that may be more obvious than hand temperature.
- [from "Health Master"] Stress links
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