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Stress Relief and Management

“Stressed out” is a common phrase these days. While some stress is healthy, unwanted stress can be harmful. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help reduce destructive stress:

What you need to know

  • Get some extra C
  • Help normalise stress-hormone levels by taking 1 to 3 grams of vitamin C every day
  • Relax with rhodiola
  • Taking 170 mg a day of a standardised herbal extract during stressful phases may improve your feelings of well-being and support mental function
  • Work in a workout
  • Improve your resistance to stress by enjoying routine aerobic exercise
  • Participate in a programme
  • Find a stress-reduction programme that includes group counselling, instruction in coping skills, relaxation training, and other helpful techniques
  • Say no to smoking
  • Kick the habit to keep stress in check and to avoid other health hazards
  • Check out tyrosine
  • Occasionally taking this amino acid before a stressful activity can help maintain your mental capacity; calculate 150 mg for every 2.2 lbs of body weight and split into two doses (take the second dose 40 to 90 minutes after the first)

These recommendations are not comprehensive and are not intended to replace the advice of your doctor or chemist. Continue reading the full stress article for more in-depth, fully-referenced information on medicines, vitamins, herbs, and dietary and lifestyle changes that may be helpful.

About stress

The popular idea of stress in relation to human health is often described as an unpleasant mental or emotional experience, as when people say they are “stressed out.” This expression relates primarily to the idea of prolonged or sudden and intense stress, which can have unpleasant effects on the body, impairing the ability to function, and even harming health.1 2 3 However, the biological concept of stress is much more broadly defined as any challenge (physical or psychological) that requires an organism to adapt in a healthy manner. In other words, responses to stress can sometimes be of benefit when the organism is strengthened by the experience. The discussion below focuses on reducing the effects of excessive, unwanted stress.
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Health Zone Complimentary Clinic

Health Zone has  a  very  successful   complimentary  clinic located  at  the  Health Zone store in Wimbledon, South West London.  The clinic is a peaceful haven from the stresses of everyday life and is decorated sympathetically.  The therapists are all extremely well – qualified and experienced, offering a wide range of alternative treatments. These include various types of massage, such as aromatherapy using essential oils, Indian head massage, shiatsu, reiki, sports and deep tissue massage, hot stone massage, pregnancy massage, ayurvedic massage, Swedish massage and manual lymphatic drainage to stimulate lymph function.  
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Swine Flu Outbreak Calls for Simple Precautions, Not Panic

Healthnotes Newswire (April 30, 2009)—Everywhere you look are scary headlines about the recent spread of swine flu (influenza). But many people don’t realize that swine flu is primarily newsworthy because it is a new virus, so health officials don’t yet have a strategy for controlling spread and optimizing treatment. It is not a danger to the majority of people, whose best defense is to go about their regular business, protecting their health in the same simple, practical ways they always do.

Putting it in perspective

The swine flu is so called because the virus partly originated in pigs, though it also contains bird (avian) and human genes. You may hear swine flu referred to as H1N1, which is how its genetic make-up is described. It is the genes in a virus that determine how infectious it is, how easily it spreads from person to person, and the symptoms of the illness it causes.


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