Too Much Stress Is Bad For Your Heart |
Have you ever felt strong headaches, muscle pain, anxiety, insomnia? If you identify yourself with some of these symptoms, you body may be going through an excess of tension. 80% of the population suffers from some kind of symptoms caused by stress which many times end up in diseases such as high blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attacks. Trying to cover on a daily basis more tasks than you physically can handle may be one of the major contributors to your stress. You need to learn how to surround yourself with peace and serenity. Here are a few steps you can take to achieve your goal: 2) Add vitamin B to your diet. These vitamins have a calming and relaxing effect on the nervous system and are an excellent help to combat anxiety, irritability, tension and insomnia. Food sources of vitamin B are whole grains, green peas, fish, eggs and brewer's yeast. You can also add a supplement that includes vitamin B complex. 3) Make nuts part of your diet. Nuts are high in calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, chrome, minerals that favor muscle relaxation. You may want to include a supplement that includes these minerals. 4) Have a session of osteopathy. Stress affects your body equilibrium. An osteopath can give you a massage that will help you reestablish the equilibrium you have lost. 5) Give yourself ten minutes every day to call a friend and chat. 6) Take at least four free days a month where you can wake up in the morning without having planned anything to do. That way you can take the time to think what you would like to do that day. And if what appeals to you is doing nothing, then, by all means, do nothing. 7) Avoid high alcohol consumption. 5-7% of the hypertension we see in people is due to high alcohol intake. Limit your alcohol intake to two small glasses of wine a day if you are a male and one small glass a day. If you make an effort to implement these seven guidelines in your life, you will be well ahead with the fight against heart disease. And the beauty of it is that you won't be part of the yearly statistics issued by the American Heart Association regarding the amount of deaths occurred by heart attacks. |