Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Stress can be hazardous to your health

It's no secret that stress can seriously affect your health even shorten your life. We all have stress in our lives, the important thing is how we deal with the stress. Stress can accelerate the aging process and make you look and feel much older than you actually are. Stress has even been linked to an increase in diabetes and heart disease. People who have excess stress in their lives live shorter and less health lives than those who control their stress.

Eliminate your stress?? Well you can't completely, but you can take measures to help reduce it and control it.

Regular excercise and workouts will help relieve stress and reduce the risks of Alzhiemers, diabetes and depression. Excersise also reduces fatigue, tension and just gives you a sense of well-being.

Get the sleep you need. You need to get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. A lack of sleep can start to break the body down and excelerate the aging process. Be sure to get that beauty sleep.

Be sure that you are eating healthy. Put down those chips and candy bars and start eating your veggies. Put down those Bon Bons and put on those gym clothes. Start stress busting!!