Science Shows That Stress Can Be Managed For Better Health

Stress is quite a stressful condition. Most people who harbour it tend to have deep health problems, including "panic attacks, high blood pressure, an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as erectile dysfunction, low libido, and loss of self-control", according to raw story.

While more than 40 percent of adults are so stressed that they yell at their partners, about 18 percent tend to snap at co-workers due to stress. Mostly, work is the biggest trigger of stress.

Stress could lead to all kinds of complications, such as poor management, working long hours and perhaps going through discrimination or harassment. Still, it is the root of anyone's unhappiness.

What happens when the body is stressed out?

As the body is hardwired to respond to stress in order to save itself from threats and aggressors, the hypothalamus, which is a tiny part of the brain tends to start an alarm system. Adrenaline and cortisol are then released into the blood stream.

Adrenaline enhances the heart rate and consumes the energy supply system too, even cortisol increases the sugar levels in the bloodstream even as it weakens the immune system. If this happens regularly, filling the body with hormones, it would maintain the homeostasis off balance.

The best ways to maintain a balanced body system is to keep away from drugs and alcohol, find support and connect socially, so that it improves stress levels and mental health.

It is also important to give greater importance to healthy diet, exercise and sleep.

Regularly walking every morning and evening helps to enhance production of stress-fighting endorphins, reducing worry. You should breathe normally in order to bring down the blood pressure and boost the nervous system, calming the body and mind, according to Harvard School of Public Health.

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden suggest that if you are overworked, you could take a break from your computer as many times as you can. Studying 4,100 people showed that sporadic breaks from the computer screen, tablet, and cell phone can really help you to de-stress.