of a gentle breeze through the trees as you breathe out. Focus all your attention just on these physical sensations.
2. Prescribed Worry Time This may sound a little nutty, but research supports the use of planned worry time if you find that you are constantly ruminating (ruminating is thinking about things without any problem solving; just turning problems over and over in your mind). Here’s what this means: simply write down the things you are worried about that you aren’t really able to solve right now. Instead of thinking about them throughout the day, choose a time period (say 15 minutes) when you will think about them. If your mind turns to any of these worries at other times, you have to tell yourself that no, you’ll think about them at your worry time. Then, when it’s your worry time, the only thing you’re allowed to do is worry about those things. Nothing else! 3. Support Your Stressed Body with Adaptogens You may think that your only options are taking an anti-anxiety medication (something like Valium, or a similar addictive benzodiazepine) or suffering. Smile—there are other options: Adapto- gens are plants that have been shown to help the body’s response to stress, and to help prevent or reduce the exhaustion phase of the stress response. A large number of clinical research studies show that adaptogenic herbs have a wide range of posi- tive effects on your body, all pointed to protecting the body from damage by stress. For example, Eleutherococcus senticosus (AKA Siberian Ginseng) stimulates your immune response so you are less likely to get sick as a result of stress, boosts your mood so you are less likely to get depressed, and (among many other things) improves liver, heart and blood pressure functioning. Rhodiola rosea improves clarity of the mind and boosts alertness, relieving fatigue even during stress, improving memory, and boost- ing endocrine system functioning. Ashwaganda (Withania somnifera) helps fatigue, anxiety, cloudy thinking and nervous exhaustion. A number of different adaptogens beyond these three examples (or combinations) are avail- able to help you better manage the effects of stress on your body, but you should always seek the advice of your doctor before taking any herbs or medication. When looking for adaptogens be sure to choose a quality preparation. This is true particularly when it comes to the judicious use of herbal medicines.
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