- anger, fear, worry, grief, depression, or younger, heal your body, and achieve we think we’re hungry, we’re actually
even guilt. And stress can actually lead your goals, refer to Susan’s UNITY au- thirsty. Get into the habit of carrying a
to high blood pressure, heart problems, dio album Wired to Meditate.) reusable, earth-friendly bottle of water
fatigue, muscle and joint pain, head- 3. Eat a stress-relieving diet. Can when you walk or drive. If it’s there,
aches, and other illnesses and chronic what you eat really help relieve stress? you’re more likely to drink it. You can
health conditions. If you want to avoid You bet. Take stress off your digestive refill them from your filtered or purified
these problems, here are my seven system by eating at least seven servings water source at home.
favorite tips to reduce stress, promote of fresh fruits and vegetables, which are 5. Catch plenty of Zzzs. Lack of
relaxation, and bring a sacred balance high in water content and, therefore, sleep undermines your body’s ability to
back into your body and world. easily digestible. Especially beneficial deal with stress. That’s why it’s impor-
1. Get moving! That’s right - exer- are antioxidant-rich leafy greens, such tant to get eight hours of rest per night.
cise is one of the best ways to reduce as romaine lettuce, spinach, Swiss One way to tell if you’re getting enough
stress in your life: it relaxes muscles chard, kale, and collards. Also, choose shuteye is to see if you wake at a regu-
and eases tension. Want proof? A study an array of colors when it comes to lar time without an alarm. If you require
at the University of Southern California your fruits and vegetables to benefit a buzzer to get out of bed in the morn-
shows that patients who took a vigor- from an array of antioxidants. Here’s a ing, you’re not getting enough sleep.
ous walk and raised their heart rates great way to think of nutritious food: 6. Laugh a lot. Worried about
to more than 100 beats per minute Produce is the most important health something? Maybe you’re stressed out
reduced the tension in their bodies by care money can buy. about your relationship with a loved
20 percent. This effect was greater than 4. Keep your body hydrated. Our one, the monthly bills that are stack-
a second group of patients who were bodies are 70% water. Our cells are ing up, or the poor grades your son or
given a tranquilizer! So go for a walk, 70% water and our planet Earth is 70% daughter is suddenly bringing home
hit the gym and do some weight-bear- water. That’s no coincidence. Each day from school. Whatever it is, one way to
ing exercises, or give yoga a try. Studies we need to drink at least 8 glasses of mollify this stress is to make sure your
have shown that those who practice water. At a cellular level, dehydration life is filled with laughter.
yoga have lower stress hormones than makes us as droopy as a neglected According to researchers, laughter
those who don’t. violet. Lack of moisture in faces causes releases endorphins into the body that
2. Meditate & Breathe Deeply wrinkles the way lack of moisture in act as natural stress beaters. In fact, a
(really, it’s simple). Don’t worry - you plums causes prunes. Drinking “liq- good belly laugh gives your heart mus-
don’t have to be a Buddhist monk to uids” won’t do. Although herbal tea, cles a good workout, improves circula-
know how to meditate. Here’s how to freshly extracted vegetable juice and di- tion, fills your lungs with oxygen-rich air,
do it: find a special, quiet space in your luted fruit juice can count in the water clears your respiratory passages, stimu-
home. Spend at least 15 minutes here tally, coffee, tea, colas, and alcoholic lates alertness hormones, helps relieve
first thing in the morning and before go- beverages actually dehydrate the body. pain, and counteracts fear, anger, and
ing to bed. Sit and close your eyes and They’re wet, but they’re not water; in depression, all of which are linked to
focus on your breathing. Inhale and ex- fact, they’re anti-water. illness and stress. So be sure to schedule
hale slowly and deeply, focusing on the e need to maintain proper fluid W time into your busy schedule to be with
sound and rhythm of your breathing. balance for brain and kidney function, friends and family who make you smile
Mentally visualize peace and calmness. to rid the body of waste material and and laugh, and go to movies or read a
Your day will start and end on a stress- toxins, and to maintain radiant health. book that tickles your funny bone. Just
free note. (For an A-Z guide on how Water is also a safe, cheap, and effec- make sure you’re getting plenty of things
to use meditation to quell stress, look tive appetite suppressant. Often when to giggle about in your life.
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