Five tips to reduce stress and feel healthier

Five tips to reduce stress and feel healthier
Today’s world has created an overload of stress for many people. We all have stress in our lives as it is a natural part of living and it can be good for us as it will push us to improve.   When we have excessive stress levels it can cause dis-ease in our bodies.
For me,  when I was at my highest stress level,  that was when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was working full time and just finishing massage school, getting ready to take the national board exam, when I went for my annual physical and tada... DCIS. Excessive stress can take a huge toll on our bodies and I was no exception. Today I am healthy and much wiser and I want my friends and family to be healthy also. My journey from dis-ease to health is still ongoing but I am happy to report that I am 62 years old and not taking any prescription drugs. I have learned a lot in the past decade and I love to share and help others on their journey.
I recently shared a post of five tips to reduce stress and want to dive a little deeper into each one!

Stop listening to the news.
 Main stream media is designed to excite and stress us, so most of what they report is sensational and since today they are owned by the same groups all the news is skewed to send a message of fear. Technology as it is today, we can easily get real news from other sources or just browse to headlines to stay informed. We don’t need to hear the same stories over and over especially if they are tinted by an underlying goal of sensationalism.

When we consume bad news constantly it affects our brains and our emotions. We are designed to live in a healing mode. The parasympathetic nervous system is where we want to spend most of our time. This is the rest and digest or the healing system of our bodies. Bombarding ourselves with bad news keeps us in the sympathetic nervous system, the freeze, and flight or fright system. Our bodies are trying to survive and not healing.

I gave up watching the news over a decade ago because I realized it was creating in me fear about situations that I had no control or influence over.  I stay informed about events but do not let them consume my emotions. I am much happier and healthier! 
 
Come back tomorrow as I dive into the benefits of journaling. 

Ahealthynana


How to enjoy the season without all the sneezing

How to enjoy the season without all the sneezing

Spring is in the air, pollen is everywhere! I remember some days I wanted to just stop breathing. I was so miserable.  Stuffy nose, red eyes, coughing and sneezing, trying every different thing the drugstore had to offer. Thank God those days are behind me! 


Pollen allergy is an allergy to the tiny particles released by trees, grasses and weeds. Pollen grains float through the air on their way to fertilize plants and trees and flowers, pollen particles often end up in our noses, eyes, ears and mouths, causing allergy symptoms. Trees are the first plants to begin their mating process releasing their pollen in late winter and early spring. Trees are followed by grasses in late spring and summer. Ragweed season is summer and fall.  


I always had symptoms in the spring and fall and I would make regular trips to the drugstore and have to budget in the extra money for products that never fixed the problem but only masked the symptoms while giving me unwanted side effects! This process did not end well. At least once a year I would end up in the doctor’s office and leave with a prescription for antibiotics! 

  

Six years ago I attended a class for essential oils and I purchased a starter kit, then six weeks later when I was having a coughing fit late at night I called up my daughter and asked her what were the oils they talked about for reducing allergy symptoms? I mixed up a bottle of the 3 oils and I have never had to use an over the counter product again! 


Today I can recognize if something is starting and use a few drops of oils to prevent anything from settling in! I understand how feeling healthy really feels and my immune system is not working overtime anymore! 


If you want to learn more join my online class Thursday, May 20th at 7 pm CT



 
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