Improve your quality of life and prevent stress from compromising your health and well-being with the advice we offer you.

Stress is a completely normal mental situation that manifests itself before any influence that alters the feeling of psychophysical well-being.

When we are subjected to situations of danger or tension

The hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland
 
Which increases the function of the adrenal glands and produces adrenaline

A substance capable of increasing the speed of the heart rate and raising the tension.

Under stress:

The figures speak for themselves

Stress has become a traveling companion due to the hectic pace of life in the city

And 1 in 10 people has ever suffered an anxiety attack

Tachycardia 

Sweating

Or shortness of breath

The symptoms that most often suffer the population with stress. 

Stress is a way of reacting to external stimuli or also called stressors,

Such as work,

Labor or domestic conflicts 

Economic difficulties

Life as a couple etc.

Symptoms:

The stress and pressure to which we are subjected can take their toll on us and affect us more than we think 
Reducing our quality of life and negatively impacting our health.

Our body, in order to defend itself from the attack to which it is subjected, will begin to secrete certain hormones such as "catecholamine". 

If it increases, it will cause tachycardias and high blood pressure. Studies show that people with a quieter life have a lower risk of having a heart attack.

Our metabolism will be altered and will consume more energy than it produces, so the lack of reserves will make us more sensitive to contracting infections.

When a high level of stress lasts too long, the body suffers and presents symptoms such as fatigue, headache, irritability, depression, lack of appetite, muscle aches, palpitations, insomnia, excessive sweating, hypertension, and/or changes in sexual behavior.


Coping with Stress - Helpful Tips:

It is very effective to prepare psychologically to reduce the negative effects of stress. 

The first step is to have a positive attitude and learn to take things slowly 
As a second step

Put into practice the tips that are detailed below:

. Changes in your life should not scare you, 

. Sometimes you have to take risks and allow the change to occur. 

. Do not fear and value changes as a way to progress.

. Also, consider failures and conflict situations as a learning experience for the future.

. Try to resolve conflictive issues of any kind by expressing your wishes and opinions until they are clear, otherwise, they can negatively influence various areas of your life.

. Analyze if you are dedicating enough time to yourself, sometimes obligations absorb us and we forget to take care of ourselves. 


. Rediscover the little pleasures and spend more time on them, chat with friends, 

. Play with the little ones in the house, enjoy a sunset, a relaxing aromatic bath, 

. Cook, retrieve that book that you never started from the bottom of the drawer.

. Do not avoid crying if you need to, it is a release method that relieves tension.
 
. If you improve your quality of sleep, you will improve your mood, rest is essential.

. The practice of some sport will raise the levels of adrenaline and serotonin, two hormones that have a very positive influence on our state of mind. 

. When you feel like a situation is over you, intense physical exercise substantially relieves stress.

. Go for a run or hit a punching bag, break free!


Relaxation techniques:

When your body is relaxed 

Muscles acquire elasticity

Breathing is more efficient 

Blood pressure decreases 

Hormonal functions are regulated and blood Circulation improves, among others. 

If you learn to relax, you will have found an effective method to combat stress: 

Being breathing

Muscle 

Concentration

And massage exercises

Ways that can greatly relieve stress.

Learning to breathe is one of the relaxation methods that most favor the control of emotions and that can make stress symptoms disappear completely. 

In this regard, it is worth highlighting the effectiveness of bradycardic respiration against stress. 

When you feel that stress overwhelms you in such a way that sometimes you have suffered anxiety attacks, the moment you start to feel it you need an immediate solution to relax you. 

With bradycardia respiration you will achieve this since with it there will be a decrease in heart rate:

. In a quiet place and without being disturbed by anything or anyone, lie on your back, with your knees bent, your back straight and your eyes closed.

. Put your hands on your abdomen and take several deep breaths, slowly and controlled.

. Feel during those breaths how the abdomen rises when you breathe in and falls when you exhale.

. Keep breathing and the expulsion of air that makes it longer. 

. Count to ten when expelling the air and to four or five when taking it. 

. Your body will begin to relax.

In addition, practices such as yoga can help you relax, disconnect and have a more positive.