Avoiding Stress

With the holidays approaching there will be many important decisions to be made. Arranging get-together, parties, shopping, cooking, travel and other mind boggling details, that go together with the preparations. There are also decorating, attending church services, and looking forward to a new year. But for me the most important task is keeping fit, healthy and remaining positive and focused. Great health can never be compromised. Without excellent health success at everything else is limited.

It take time, tremendous effort, and in most cases several doctor visits to combat stress. Prevention is much simpler. Not being aware of how quickly, these annoying symptoms can transform into a negative situation, make you even more vulnerable. Stressors are more prevalent around holiday seasons. All sicknesses are stress related, so is 90 percent of all doctor visits. Chronic stress can lead to fatal diseases, such as, cancer, diabetes, gum disease, depression, hypertension and much more.

Not all stress is negative. A certain degree of the stress our bodies experience, is required for healthy purposes. When produce in excess, the flight-or-flight mode respond. But in this information you are avoiding this. So, prepare accordingly. Now that you are aware of this illness here is what to do:

1)First and foremost, eat fresh, health foods from any and all varieties.

2)Be sure that each meal is well balanced and is consumed in moderate portions.
Do not over or under-eat.

3)Plan each meal a day or more ahead of time.

4)Do all of your shopping, and errands, on days when the streets and stores
are less busy.

5)have a planned budget, and a spending limit on every item or products.

6)Avoid caffeine close to bedtime and get a good night sleep.

7)If you have not had a physical in over a year, get one.

8)Whenever you are prescribed medicine, stay on them, and use as prescribed.

9)Seek out the company of those who make you happy, laugh, treat you kind; and
who you find supportive.

10)Keep away from unhappy people who are insensitive, annoying, and have bad
habits.

11)Stay physically and mentally active by eating healthy and exercising. Listen to soft relaxing music, meditate, and recite positive affirmations.

12)Be organized: select your clothing for the week in advance. keep all
household items and products always in the same place, and well organized.

By deciding not to become a victim of stress, you stay a step ahead. Focus on your joy, happiness, health, success and prosperity. And please pass this information on to someone else this holiday. If you do, you will have given a priceless gift.