Am I Stressed?

The best way to illustrate this is by giving an example of a typical day for a stay at home mom. It may go something like this: Get up, get the kids, wash and get dressed, go down and make breakfast, put their lunches together, remind them to actually eat their breakfast, try and eat something yourself, throw in some laundry and leave for school. Go exercise, do errands, buy groceries, come home put things away, throw in another load of laundry, eat some lunch, go to school pick up the kids. Give the kids a snack, help with homework, make dinner, cleanup, take kids to their activities, fold the laundry youve forgotten in the dryer, remind the kids to bathe, put them to bed, make lunches and do some prep work for the next day.


Types of stress
This form of stress illustrated, is called external stress. Everyone can identify with this form of stress because it can be observed. However, theres also something called internal stress. Internal stress is a result of the effects of external stresses, dealing with toxins, illness, drugs, allergies, diet, balancing blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate, pH, breathing, et cetera.

That description was a little long-winded, but you get the idea. Now Im going to break all of this down into what happens to a body under constant stress.

If the stress is short term (not on a continual daily, weekly basis), the body adapts. However, prolonged stress has a profound effect on the body. Think of a zebra on the African plains. When a lion comes it goes into fight/flight and releases its energy by running away. People work the same way, the only problem is, we dont run away from the lion, so we never release our stress, it just keeps building! Stress is CUMULATIVE!

Heres another explanation. Under stress, our stress glands (the adrenals) try to adapt to increased demand by increasing its release of stress hormones. When it cant keep up, the organ enlarges to try to meet the stress hormone requirements. Eventually the adrenals become exhausted and no longer function properly.

Some symptoms of adrenal fatigue may include: allergies, insomnia, fatigue, eyes sensitive to light, dizziness upon standing, low blood pressure, cold hands and feet, low sex drive, cravings for salt or energy drops in the late afternoon (requiring caffeine pick-me-ups).

Good news
There is some good news; however. We can help our bodies to recover with the aid of glandular and herbal supplements. But the ultimate key to success is learning how to handle stress properly. Yoga, meditation, and deep breathing are good places to start.

If you feel you have symptoms of adrenal fatigue, please feel free to contact me. I can determine quickly whether its an issue for you that needs addressing.

DID YOU KNOW:
Constant high levels of stress decrease your bodys ability to burn off fat.
Too much stress can lead to hormone imbalances and suppression of the immune system leaving you more susceptible to colds, flu and other infections.
When one hormone system is out of balance all others will eventually be affected as well.
Some anti-stress nutrients include B5, Magnesium, and Vitamin C. When under stress, theyll be depleted.
Kids have stress too!!

Christine and John Ng
No Allergies Please
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