Anti-Aging Tip #1 - Reduce Your Stress!
All of us experience stress at levels that would have been incomprehensible in the not so distant past. It's become so prevalent, many doctors and health care professionals call it "Super-Stress" and it's an ongoing part of the fast-paced world we're living in.
A staggering 44% of Americans report they have more stress today than they did 5 years ago, with one in five reporting "extreme stress" and symptoms such as heart palpitations and depression (from www.stress.org).
The devastating effects of stress on our quality of life, health, and productivity, make STRESS REDUCTION an absolute must today.
Stress is the cause of 60% of the illnesses that we suffer today, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks.
In the past, doctors paid little to the effects of stress, but now it is commonly acknowledged as the primary contributor to the epidemics of accelerated aging, high blood pressure, obesity, gastro-intestinal disorders, diabetes, and insomnia – all of which are exploding in America today.
Stopping the ravages of stress is the #1 way to attain optimum health, stave off the aging process, and provide the energy to create the life you've always wanted.
If you do nothing about stress, it can change the functioning of your brain, creating panic attacks, phobias, chemical dependency, eating disorders, and addictions.
Luckily, there are solutions, and lots of them!
You can look and feel younger, by letting your fears, frustrations, and anxiety dissolve and fade away. There are safe, natural solutions to combat the effects of Super-Stress on our bodies.
Many of them are in my upcoming Your Amazing Itty Bitty Bitty Staying Young at Any Age Book, 15 Simple Steps to Turn Back the Clock.
In the book, in this blog, and on my Facebook page of the same name, you will learn countless ways to release tension, negative thoughts, make peace with your past, and become stress free.
The first tool I want to talk about is Visualization.This will provide a road map to feel and look younger and gain control of your life, your health, your energy - and turn back the clock!
When the Easy button first came out, I sometimes kept it in my purse, to make people laugh when I bought something. To this day, I keep it on my desk to remind myself that things are generally easier than we sometimes make them out to be.
As simple as it might sound, visualizing yourself as youthful, energetic, healthy, happy, optimistic, relaxed and confidant is one of the most powerful ways to make that happen!
Can we really change our lives so easily, by using the power of our own minds? YES!
An article was published in Women’s Health 2012, where the author talks about the power of the mind, and how it can affect our physical bodies.
The main point of the article was that if you believe a medication or treatment will work, in most cases that is what actually happens. Your mind creates physical changes in your body—easily, naturally, and without side effects.
A stunning illustration of this was a study that was done on St. John’s Wort vs Zoloft, showing that both of them eased patients' symptoms at about the same rate - but a placebo beat both of them by more than 8%!
Why? Because the brain's job is to solve problems. The expectation that something can work triggers the brain to solve the problem on its own. Your brain actually has a pharmacy, ready to solve many of the challenges you experience.
By consciously developing a youthful attitude, an open mind, and by choosing positive thoughts over negative thoughts, you will construct a new, younger self image.
Even more importantly, by allowing yourself to believe in the power of your mind, you will create huge changes in your attitude and in your life, And you may be amazed at how easy that can be, and how much younger you look and feel!
