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Stress
 If
stress can't be avoided, try one or all of the techniques
listed below.
Dissociate
This means putting your worries out of your head. Some
people can do this easier than others. Try to ignore the
problem for as long as possible, the longer you ignore it,
the more time there is for the body's fight and flight
reaction to lessen, thereby reducing stress and anxiety.
Have Fun
Go out and enjoy yourself, laugh and have fun, go to parties
and cheer yourself up. While you are having fun, and even
after, you will notice how most problems will diminish in
size.
Physical Activity
Work off stress through any type of exercise that you enjoy
and are physically able to do. Physical activity of any kind
always counteracts the effects of stress and will usually
leave you feeling relaxed and rational about your problems.
Relax
Relaxation is a great way to fight stress. Try to lie down
in a quiet place for twenty minutes each day in a darkened
room, let nothing disturb you and just concentrate on
feeling good about yourself. Another good exercise is to try
to get ten hours sleep each night for a whole week. If you
can manage this for a complete week you should feel a whole
lot better.
Problems with work, money and daily life in the nineties are
taking its toll and some of the symptoms show themselves in
different ways in different people. Unfortunately one of the
most common symptoms is excessive hair falling out and
general thinning. This problem is not unique to men, the
symptoms can affect females just as easily. Reducing stress
is easier said than done but some of the causes and cures
are outlined below. The focus of stress is often
in the mind rather than in the body. There are many ways in
which stress can show itself. It is particularly difficult
to adjust to severe changes if they catch us unprepared.
Exercise
Exercise is a particularly effective way to relieve stress,
it keeps your body fit and able to cope with stress more
easily. Try to participate in a sport or activity that you
really enjoy and give it your full concentration.
Relaxation
To have a period of relaxation where you turn your mind off
to everything can have a very therapeutic effect. Try and
lie down in a darkened room for half an hour a day with no
disturbances and no sound at all. As you are lying there
just try and think of nothing or only good things that have
happened to you, it will take a while to get used to doing
nothing for half an hour but the benefits will be noticeable
to you.
Stress can be relieved by slowing down rather than speeding
up. Slowing down can be achieved by talking to people,
taking pills, learning to relax, doing special exercises
such as yoga and meditation, having a holiday or just taking
it easy for a couple of days.
Sleep
Relaxation and exercise will also help you sleep at night.
Everyone knows how much sleep they need, so try and get it.
Too little or too much sleep affects our lives, leading to
health problems and the results can cause deterioration in
the appearance of your hair and skin.
Diet
Just as the residue from drugs and medication and all the
other negative things that we put in our bodies show up in
our physical appearance, the positive results of nutritional
care are evidenced there also.
We must achieve a balance among the essential nutrients,
protein, fat and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and
minerals, to achieve a healthy, balanced body.
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