| One of the biggest problems I have seen throughout | | | | friends. This played a tremendous part in my stress |
| my medical career to date is that many people | | | | relief. I found out that after I completed these |
| suffer with stress. I noticed that they do not even | | | | activities, I was less tense and more relaxed. It is |
| fully realize that stress is a major factor in their | | | | almost like venting your frustrations in a constructive |
| overall health. Here are my five best suggestions as | | | | and safe way. Give it a try and you will notice a huge |
| to how you can relieve any level of stress. | | | | difference. |
| 1) Eat Healthy Organic Foods | | | | 4) Try Aromatherapy and Meditation |
| Although this may seem like one of those basic | | | | I recently started to get into aromatherapy and |
| suggestions, people do not fully realize the power of | | | | meditation. I have sometimes taken for granted |
| good food. Back when I was in college, I would | | | | certain smells and their affect on the human mind. |
| regularly eat deep fried foods. I always remembered | | | | Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that |
| feeling full and disgusted. This in effect, made me | | | | uses essential oils from plants for the purpose of |
| feel very uneasy when I would participate in activities | | | | affecting a person in terms of their mood and health. |
| with my friends, or even when I was to give | | | | My favorite scent by far is vanilla. I always buy vanilla |
| presentations. Those foods were not only bad for | | | | scented oils and candles for my home. I am not going |
| my physical health, but they also hurt my mental | | | | to lie, but I feel so relaxed that I doubt anything can |
| health as well. | | | | bother me when I am at home burning these scents. |
| Organic raw vegetables and fruits are what I began | | | | Meditation is relatively new to me and I have spent |
| to eat after I graduated. I noticed that I felt ten | | | | the past few months really getting into it. For |
| times better than I ever felt before. Not only was | | | | example, just the other day I felt really stressed |
| my physical well being improved, but I felt more | | | | after work and decided to meditate in my bedroom. |
| enthusiastic and outgoing. The fatty fried foods of | | | | When I was finished, I felt much better and less |
| the past made me feel ill and I always wanted to | | | | tense than before. Do your own research into the |
| lounge around like a couch potato. I have found that | | | | different methods of meditation and give it a try. |
| I really love to eat fruits and certain vegetables like | | | | 5) Enjoy Yourself and Laugh |
| celery and lettuce. Aside from helping to relieve | | | | I have often heard the phrase, "laughter is the best |
| stress, there are many other benefits to eating raw | | | | medicine" and discarded it as some poetic form of |
| organic foods. | | | | guidance. From my personal perspective, laughter is |
| 2) Create a To-Do List | | | | the ultimate form of stress relief. I do not mean |
| By far, this is one of my favorite tips to give anyone. | | | | snickering; I mean a nice full body jolting laugh. I have |
| When I used to create to-do lists in college, I noticed | | | | seen many people who love to use laughter as their |
| that I got things done faster and more efficiently. | | | | "medicine" to de-stressing. The beautiful thing is that |
| Not only were my tasks being completed, I also felt | | | | all laughs are free of charge and anyone can use |
| more relaxed knowing that these things were being | | | | them. |
| crossed off my list and I did not have to worry | | | | Overall, stress plays a bigger factor in your health |
| about them. I highly suggest this tactic because it will | | | | than you can image. Over my years dealing with it, |
| help you in the long run with stress relief. Many | | | | both in my profession and personal life, I can |
| people I have dealt with tend to worry about the | | | | honestly say that stress needs to be checked at all |
| little things. They do not realize that those "little" | | | | times. Whether it is just a small amount or a large |
| things will add up and contribute to their overall | | | | amount that causes your head to hurt, you really |
| stress. | | | | need to be sure that your stress levels are kept to a |
| 3) Engage in Enjoyable Physical Exercises | | | | minimum. I really hope this information has helped you |
| When I used to get stressed out, I would always | | | | and good luck to your health. |
| love to go for a relaxing swim or a jog with my | | | | |