7 Days of Step by Step Stress Relievers: How to Relieve Stress Naturally
Stress is much talked about these days. Everyone knows that it exists and is aware that the amount of stress experienced on an individual basis needs to be managed. Sadly, few succeed in bringing their stress levels completely under control and instead, live under the duress of stress and too soon, it often becomes the norm. Over a period of time, unresolved stress can lead to a degradation of health and in turn, impact on the quality of living which also evolves into more stress.
So what is Stress?
Stress isn’t something new, it is the body’s way of reacting to a threatening situation –even when the danger is ill-perceived, and so the nervous system releases a mass of hormones including cortisol and adrenaline. As a response to a direct signal from the hypothalamus, the adrenal glands continue to produce more of the hormones and they are released into the blood stream, where they increase blood pressure, heart rate, the metabolism and breathing becomes quicker too.
