Six steps to control and manage stress

Step 3, nurture yourself with good nutrition

The first step to develop your stress management skills is to stay healthy. Most stressful people develop a situation that hard to think rationally, and therefore, easy to forget. The key to control stress is to start with a few small goals and slowly build from there. Draw upon whatever resources you have. You may not have much energy, but you probably have enough energy to take a short walk to the park, open space, or just telephone a friend.

Take things one day at a time and you can reward yourself for each accomplishment. The steps may seem small, but they will quickly add up. Moreover, more energy you put into stress recovery, the more you will benefit from it.

From newly established research into fighting stress recently, we have put together seven brief healthy tips for controlling stress without using medications or vitamins. Most of these tips are probably common sense. These tips are prepared as an action plan to take step-by-step:-

 Nurture yourself with good nutrition

 Good nutrition can stimulate good feelings and produce energy in your body. A simple fruits and vegetables diet can go a long way. It does not have to be an expensive diet.

Stress can affect your appetite. It can affect it in different ways, like no desire of eating at all, or you may overeat.

 Try to make it as a habit by eating healthy food. Eat in a regular basis without waiting until you are hungry. Eating properly applies all the time, but for those suffering from stress; it is more advisable to adopt self-discipline healthy eating habits. Food with nuts, grains and similar diets (only if you are not allergic to them) can benefit your health and improve your stress level.

 Healthy snacks are widely available these days in all food units. If you can make your own, it is much better still.

 Water is an important factor for our body. More that 70% of our body is liquid and needs water. The proper amount of fluids in our body helps to keep our skin healthier and dioxin our body. There is no specific amount of water, which a person must have. The proper amount is based on your body weight, age, activity level, and other factors. Most importantly, drink water that is required when your body ask for it.

Fitness and diet balance is critical to our health. Alcohol and caffeine are the ones you have to watch constantly. They must be under your control, otherwise, your body will get addicted to them, and they will seriously make stress much worse.

Please refer to the next Blog for the next step