Stress How To Beat It

Episode Overview:

WE ALL HAVE STRESS. THE KEY IS KNOWING HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. CHRONIC STRESS CAN AFFECT YOUR BODY AND EMOTIONS, AND LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. IN TODAY’S SHOW, WE’LL GIVE YOU TIPS ON HOW TO HANDLE STRESS.

Partha’s Prescriptions:

1. STRESS IS NATURAL. IF YOU’RE ALIVE, THEN YOU HAVE STRESS. AND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOU. STRESS KEEPS YOU ALERT AND HELPS YOU COPE WITH TOUGH SITUATIONS.

2. STRESS ONLY BECOMES A PROBLEM WHEN IT IS ONGOING. CHRONIC STRESS CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, A WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM, HEART PROBLEMS AND OBESITY.

3. IF YOU ARE STRESSED, DON’T REACH FOR COMFORT FOODS. EMOTIONAL EATING WON’T SOLVE YOUR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. YOU’LL JUST END UP WITH A LARGER WAISTLINE.

4. AND FINALLY, THE BEST WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS INCLUDE: MEDITATION, YOGA, WALKING, EATING A HEALTHY DIET, AND GETTING PLENTY OF SLEEP.

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Nicholas Shamma, MD Founding Member IVF Michigan Fertility Center

Karen Russell, MD Internist Henry Ford Health System

Jim Cahaney Director  Transcendental Meditation Detroit

Sarah Reinhardt Groundwerx.ci,MPH Registered Dietitian

Sitara Bird Citizen Yoga

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