| This description of a typical high-stress
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| | the December 2005 issue of "Medicine and
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| lifestyle may sound familiar to you...
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| | Science in Sports and Exercise" concluded
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| very familiar...You get up in the
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| | that walking on a treadmill for just 30
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| morning, and you're running late, so the
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| | minutes can boost your mood and feeling
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| stress begins before you're even done
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| | of well-being.(2) Eat Regularly and
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| eating breakfast. You rush off to work,
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| | Healthfully - Skipping meals is probably
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| stressing about whether you'll make it to
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| | the worst thing you can do for your
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| work on time and then stressing about
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| | health. Low blood sugar levels that
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| whether you'll get a speeding ticket on
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| | result from skipping meals not only slow
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| the way and end up really late. When you
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| | down the metabolism but slow down
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| get to work, you're stressing about your
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| | virtually every system in the body. This
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| job performance, your demanding boss and
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| | in turn affects your ability to think
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| whether you'll get that promotion. When
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| | clearly and contributes to stressful
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| you're not stressing about your
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| | feelings because of hunger pangs.Have a
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| performance at work, you're stressing
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| | healthy breakfast for starters. One of my
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| about your son's performance in school.
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| | favorites is one cup of slow cooked oats,
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| As you're stressing over the traffic on
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| | (not instant oatmeal which is loaded with
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| the way home, you're stressing about your
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| | preservatives) with banana, blueberries
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| upcoming vacation plans. Finally, you're
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| | and a tablespoon of lecithin granules
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| on your way out the door for vacation,
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| | (very effective for lowering
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| but now you've got airport and flying
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| | cholesterol). Avoid processed foods such
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| stress!It seems like you can't avoid it.
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| | as bacon and sausage, which are high in
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| Out of the frying pan into the fire, from
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| | fat and lack fiber and nutrients. You
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| one stress to the next you go. It may
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| | should also eat small portions throughout
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| even seem amusing on the surface, all
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| | the day. This will keep your metabolic
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| these little things stressing us out, but
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| | fire burning hot and keep your blood
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| it's not a laughing matter at all.
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| | sugar levels stable.(3) Learn to Meditate
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| Getting control over the stress in your
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| | - Research indicates that meditating for
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| life can be a matter of life and death.
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| | less than 20 minutes a day is extremely
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| If you're perpetually stressed and you
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| | conducive to mental health and minimizing
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| don't learn what to do about it, you
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| | stress levels. The key is finding the
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| could become a prime candidate for high
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| | time to meditate and then sticking with
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| blood pressure - the silent
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| | it once you start. A study published in
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| killer.Medical experts estimate that 90
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| | the journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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| percent of Americans will have high blood
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| | concluded that a short program in
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| pressure at some point in their lives.
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| | "mindfulness meditation" produced lasting
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| With staggering statistics like this on
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| | positive changes in both the brain and
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| their minds, researchers from the
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| | the function of the immune system. The
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| University of Pittsburgh embarked on a
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| | University of Wisconsin-Madison research
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| 13-year study to see if early-life
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| | team found that meditation, long promoted
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| stressors impacted someone's future blood
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| | as a technique to reduce anxiety and
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| pressure levels.Following more than 5,000
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| | stress, might produce important
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| men and women between the ages of 18 and
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| | biological effects that improve a
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| 30, the researchers studied the subjects'
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| | person's resiliency.There are many ways
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| cardiovascular activity through a series
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| | to meditate, but start by finding a
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| of rather unusual tests, including
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| | serene location, one where there are
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| submersing the subject's hands in ice
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| | little to no distractions, where you can
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| cold water and having them engage in
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| | separate yourself from the world. Then,
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| stressful video games.After taking each
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| | just like you see on television or in any
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| person's blood pressure, they
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| | other place that illustrates meditation,
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| hypothesized that participants with the
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| | sit upright with your legs crossed and
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| highest blood pressure readings would be
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| | take long, deep breaths in and out. Focus
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| precursors to high readings later in
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| | as much as you can on your breathing and
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| life. Thirteen years later, when the test
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| | try to not let your mind wander. Be an
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| results were re-evaluated--you guessed
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| | observer; focus on your inner self.One of
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| it--a significant number of those same
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| | the reasons meditation is so effective at
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| participants had become hypertensive. The
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| | reducing stress is because of the power
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| study was published in the American Heart
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| | of breathing properly. Go ahead and try
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| Association journal Circulation.So how do
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| | it - right now. Take a long, deep breath
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| you go about minimizing your tendency
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| | through your nose... hold it, hold it....
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| towards getting stressed? Is it even
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| | Then slowly let it out through your
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| possible in today's fast paced,
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| | mouth, and say to your self, silently,
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| information-overloaded and hectic
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| | RELAX. Even with that one single breath,
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| society? The answer is yes and you're
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| | you felt a wave of relaxation pass
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| about to learn how.First, I'd like you to
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| | through your body as tension drained
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| consider the fact that I'm not suggesting
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| | away. Now imagine what a session of
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| that you stop everything you're doing.
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| | twenty, fifteen, ten or even just five
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| You don't necessarily have to slow down,
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| | minutes per day, whatever you can manage,
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| you simply need to calm down. With that
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| | of deep breathing meditation or guided
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| thought in mind, here are some action
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| | relaxation will do for you.The benefits
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| steps you can take starting today, which
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| | of meditation are remarkable and this is
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| will make a big difference in keeping
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| | not just some mystical Eastern "new age"
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| your stress levels under control, and
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| | prattle - the scientific research now
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| minimizing the negative effects of stress
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| | proves it. One way to easily get started
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| that cannot be avoided.(1) Exercise -
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| | with a meditation is with hypnosis
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| Besides being good for your body,
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| | audios. Did you know that hypnosis
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| exercise is good for your brain. Exercise
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| | sessions begin by using deep breathing to
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| stimulates the release of endorphins,
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| | induce a state of deep, deep relaxation?
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| which make us feel happy, and at ease. It
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| | In fact, when you "let go" and let a
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| also helps to increase the flow of blood
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| | hypnotherapist guide you through it,
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| in the brain, ridding the mind of waste
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| | whether in person, or more conveniently,
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| products that develop in the course of
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| | by listening to audio, you automatically
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| stressful times when mental processes are
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| | release tension, reduce stress and reach
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| in excess. Furthermore, the more fit you
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| | a deeper state of profound relaxation
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| are, the more you're able to cope with
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| | than any other way.Frank Mangano is a
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| events in life that bring about stress.I
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| | natural health expert and best selling
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| recommend a minimum of 30 minutes of
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| | author who teaches you how to
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| walking most days of the week, gradually
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| | dramatically improve your health
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| increasing to 45 minutes to 1 hour most
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| | naturally without expensive and
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| days of the week. A study published in
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| | potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
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