What’s your usual Monday morning like?
You wake up early, just so you wouldn’t be late for work, but Manila traffic just wouldn’t permit you to be on time. You get to work, and will be scolded by your boss because of tardiness. You missed lunch because of the pile of work. You went home late from a tedious overtime and faced some home stress.
These heaps of stress can affect your body so much even if you don’t realize it. This is because of several body issues you face every day like headaches, depression, anxiety, difficulty in sleeping, over eating, slow metabolism, nausea, muscle tension, magnified physical symptoms of menopause and weak resistance. It can also increase your risk of some severe illnesses like stroke, heart attack, type 2 diabetes, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction and impotence
Stress tolerance is different from person to person, only you can gauge how much stress is “too much,” but all of us can do several things to improve our ability to handle stress.
Exercise. Regular exercise uplifts the mood and can serve as a distraction from upsetting events in our life. Doing fitness activities such as yoga can help in your physical and mental health.
Create a support system. Having human interaction can trigger hormones that relieve stress, even a short friendly conversation can soothe your nervous system.
Have some alone time. Learn how to detach yourself from work and stress, take deep breaths that can activate the body’s relaxation response, a state of restfulness.
Eat a healthy and balanced diet. The food you eat can also contribute to your stress level. Processed, refined carbohydrates and sugary food can worsen symptoms of stress, while eating food with high-quality protein and omega-3 fatty acids can help you cope with stress.
Get some rest. Lack of sleep increases stress by causing you to think irrationally. Chronic stress can also disrupt your sleep.
Drink Vitamin C supplements. Vitamin C is a stress buster. It allows the body to quickly clear out cortisol, a stress hormone that increases sugars in the blood stream. It helps regulate cortisol and prevents the blood pressure from spiking up in response to stressful situations.
One Vitamin C supplement you can take is Bewell-C, a non-acidic Vitamin C. It has a high rate of absorption so less vitamins are flushed out while most of it stays in the body to boost the immune system. Bewell-C eases mental stress and protects you against stress-related disorders.
Bewell-C is available at Mercury Drug and other leading drugstores nationwide for only P5.50 per capsule SRP. For more information about Bewell-C, visit www.facebook.com/bewellcsodiumascorbate/
