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Stressed Out? Try These 10 Proven Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels

Stressed Out? Try These 10 Proven Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels
August 1, 2016Dr. Grant Radermacher

Stressing Out?

Have you ever seen the “Stress Reduction Kit” poster that directs the stressed-out user to place the kit on a firm surface, BANG HEAD HERE, and repeat as necessary (or until unconscious)? Unfortunately, stress is a fact of nature, but dealing with it doesn’t have to be as painful as the Stress Reduction Kit suggests!

Now and again things get a little too hot to handle at work or at home for all of us. In fact, surveys show that around half of us are worried about the amount of stress we have to deal with on a regular basis.

The good news is that there are many techniques to help reduce stress and though many of them involve professional help, there are plenty of stress-reduction methods that involve only some small changes in lifestyle.

Progressive Relaxation

This form of relaxation involves you tensing and releasing each of your muscle groups from your head to your toes or the other way round. As you tense and release each muscle they tend to become more relaxed. In turn your mind also takes a turn towards a better state and overall stress release follows.

Yoga

Taking a professional yoga class is a great way to reduce levels of stress and anxiety and get fit at the same time.

Meditate

Mental silence can have a significantly positive effect on how you feel and act and meditation is one of the best methods of getting there.

Focused Breathing

The pace at which you breathe will affect the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your blood. Breathing deep can reduce these levels and therefore help with stress and anxiety. It can also cause an immediate drop in blood pressure.

Laughing

Laughter at home or at work can greatly reduce stress levels in both environments and help with the physical effects of anxiety. It’s not only a great stress reliever, but research has shown it to be one of the best medicines for overall good health!

Exercise

Another great way to cut down on levels of stress and annoyance as it provides a post exercise rush of feel-good endorphins.

Stress Reduction Programs

There are many well-being programs available that help people minimize stress levels by teaching them better ways of coping and dealing with stressful situations.

Massage Therapy

A massage is a great way to lower cortisol levels in the body and reduce muscle pain.

Be Creative

Writing and painting are cathartic and can help reduce the levels of stress and stress related symptoms due to their meditative effects. They help place things in perspective.

See A Chiropractor

Stress is processed by your nervous system. If your nervous system is in good health, your body can adapt to the stresses placed on it and avoid the headaches, exhaustion, soreness, loss of sleep and mood changes associated with them. A nervous system functioning at less than 100% can’t adapt, leading to these and/or many other symptoms. Impairment of the nervous system is most often due to a misalignment of the vertebrae surrounding the spinal cord, putting pressure on the nerves and affecting their function. By correcting these misalignments chiropractors can keep the nervous system working at 100% and help keep stress under control.


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Stressed Out? Try These 10 Proven Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels – Brookfield Chiropractor

Dr. Grant Radermacher

Dr. Grant Radermacher is a Brookfield, WI chiropractor providing unmatched results through gentle, evidence-based chiropractic care. Our mission is simple: get you out of pain so you can get back to being you, only better.

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Joe the Navy Seal Reply
December 12, 2013

That’s a great list of stress reducers! Thanks for the information.

Lynne Huysamen Reply
June 15, 2020

Thank you for this fantastic post, I’ve been looking up ways to relax and de-stress. What with the pandemic and lockdown things have become rather stressful. I haven’t seen a chiropractor for many years, but I think it may be a great idea – I think my body has been under a huge amount of stress. I’ve been focusing on my breathing, doing yoga and meditating.

Yogic Wellness Secrets Reply
August 12, 2020

Loved reading. Yes, definitely yoga helps to reduce stress.

spriya Reply
August 17, 2020

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing such a mind relaxing article

Saurabh Patel Reply
September 5, 2020

I got many yoga and meditation tips. Thank you. I also suggest a yoga Instagram account for yoga tips. You can follow and DM him. He reply in only 24 hours. His user name is yoga.with.jalay. I got too many yoga tips from him.

MIcheal Haber Reply
September 29, 2020

This is such a great article, thank you for sharing your story and your tips. Investing in self-care, delegating decisions and tasks to others.

Dee Reply
October 5, 2020

Chiro has been so helpful in helping me manage the physical symptoms that come with stress. I’m going to give focused breathing a try. Thanks!

MIcheal Haber Reply
October 14, 2020

Very nice blog and information shared by you is very useful to the users like me thanks for sharing it.

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