Tips and strategies for managing stress

Do you know that stress can occur at any time, any place, any situation, with any  anybody and under any circumstance ? You need to develop the tips and strategies that would help you to manage stress in any situation in which you find yourself in. Three years ago, while at the birthday of a friend, a friend of mine found out that his  first son was not really his. He was so devastated and stressed out that he had a heart attack at the party. He was rushed to the hospital and luckily survived.

The first tip and strategy for effectively managing stress in our lives, is to recognize the serious health impact stress can have in our lives. Stress can lead to high blood pressure, panic attacks, headaches, confusion and even heart attacks! Why?

Stress is a highly personalized complex  reaction that occurs due to the interaction between an individual and the environment, involving subjective perception and assessment of stressors...

 You have to make managing your blood pressure part of your relentless wellness strategy. Whether you have high blood pressure or not, you have to learn how to monitor and keep your blood pressure within healthy range appropriate for your age.

One way to manage you blood pressure is to adjust your diet. The problem most people have is that they get so caught up with trying new ways of eating healthy that they keep on changing plans. This is like trying to build a house without ever getting past the design or plan.

If you really want to lower your blood pressure through healthy eating, you have to find a simple plan and stick to it. You have to find healthy foods you like and stick to them. Most people that begin a new diet find it hard to sustain and end up quitting before they can see tangible results. For example, celery can help lower blood pressure, but you can only get the full benefit if you consistently eat it day in day out.

When I talk to most people about how to lower...

Sometimes we get discouraged by the challenges in our lives and take comfort in making excuses or blaming others for our problems. While it is true that certain experiences outside our control can make our life journey more challenging we have to be careful to make sure that we are not using blaming our issues on poor parenting, a boss that hates you, or the universe in general, as a soothing excuse for inaction .The problem with putting the blame and responsibility outside yourself, is that you take away your power to change your situation and regain control. 

Don't get me wrong. Everything is not your fault. You have to remember that taking taking responsibility and taking the blame are two different things. Does it matter who’s to blame? You’re taking care of business, so it doesn’t matter if it’s your fault or not. You’re solving the problem, regardless of the cause. Blaming yourself makes you less effective. However you it is  your...

Don't let your past mistakes and failures trap your mind. Don't let  the expectations of others, and your emotions trap your mind. Don't  trap yourself with faulty thinking and incorrect perceptions. Much of this is habitual and challenging to change, but it can be altered. You can achieve your goals if you free your mind and take consistent action. How can you do this?

The first step in the process is to free yourself from the past. Hopefully, you’ve learned a lot of valuable lessons from your past. Unfortunately, you’ve also learned a lot of incorrect information, too. You’ve learned to avoid and fear things that are actually good for you. You’ve learned to like things you should avoid. Remember that the past exists to serve you and not to condemn you. Focus on what you can do today to thrive  based on the opportunities and resources that you have, rather than on what others have said about you or on the opportunities you have...

It is difficult to achieve optimal health without improving your family wellness. Why? Even if you take all the steps you need to take to improve your health and improve more consistently, but lack peace and harmony at home, your good health will not last. No one is an island. Disruptive interactions at home will lead to stress and health problems. Here are 3 ways you can improve your family wellness.

One of the ways to improve family wellness is to manage family stress better. Every family deals with stress. Family stress is the imbalance between the demands on a family and the family's ability to meet those demands or to cope with them. What are the means and ways you can use to cope with family stress? Developing routines in the house is one of the ways of coping with family stress. If you also want to learn more and tips and strategies to manage  your own stress, please sign up for stress management made easy

Have  a set time for waking up and going to bed. Set...

How to overcome your greatest fears and doubts about relentless weight loss. The greatest fear most people have about losing weight is that they won't lose as much weight as they want to, after all their effort. They fear that they will begin  and not finish their weight loss journey. Part of the reason is that after the initial enthusiasm spurred on by health or social concerns, doubt begins to creep in. Here a few tips and strategies to help you overcome fears and doubts about losing weight and keep it off.

Have confidence that you will actually lose weight and keep it off when you follow the relentless weight loss program. Why? Research has shown that effective weight loss depends  80 % on what you eat and 20 % on how much you exercise.  While you can explain to me that you did not have time to gym, you always have time to decide what you will eat and how much you will eat. Have the confidence that your you can control what you will eat at any time of the day.

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You need to make strategic adjustments that would help you lose weight and keep it off. You need to take set strategic life goals that you know can help you feel more  positive and fulfilled.  even when you encounter set backs sure as not losing as much weight as you would like to, you still have to remain focused on the path to get there. Here are 3 key adjustments to help you meet your weight loss goals.

First, if you haven't doe so, do your 72 - hour food audit, please do it know. Get pen and paper and write down your pattern of eating, food triggers and emotional triggers in the past 72 hours. The key to making a good adjustment is making changes to your eating habits based on your food audit findings. You have to be prepared to do make changes. After doing my latest 72 -hour food audit, I discovered that I was not doing enough portion control with regards to carbohydrates and vegetables. What was the problem? The problem was that I needed to further reduce more my...

Taking good care of your health and your body is pivotal to your wellness and well-being. What are some of the ways you can take care of your health every day? You can improve your daily wellness by losing weight and  making good healthy choices. Here are 3 ways to improve your daily wellness.

The first way is eating well. Eating  smart and well should be a  big part of your daily  wellness, but there are other components that are just as crucial. Eating smart means more fruits and vegetables in your daily meals. It also means  eating a rich variety of fruits and vegetables. Eat apples, oranges, mangoes and lime. Regularly drink lime and warm water or lime and green tea. if like coffee, drink it in moderation. 

Eating well means focusing on food while eating. This means not eating while watching TV. Eating at regular intervals. Chewing food thoroughly before swallowing and drinking plenty of water with your meals.

Make nuts  a regular part of your...

As we begin the new year hoping to achieve our goals and fulfill our dreams for a more optimal health and greater success, it is important that we recognize how we can make better decisions. How do you deal with the uncertainty involved in making decisions? Here are 5 keys to making better decisions.

The first key is to compare the outcome of your decision against your goal. Think before you speak. Stay focused on your values and priorities. How will what you see or the information you share affect your goal or relationship with others? Don't argue for the sake of argument. Does the choice you make bring you greater wellbeing and success? 

The second key is to consider your options. Your options in any decision making process will depend on how much time and resources you have. Gather information then look at situations from different angles. Don't hesitate to ask others for their input so that you can learn from their experiences and wisdom too.  While it may be...

Are you thinking of how to lose weight and keep it off, now that the holidays are over? Here are a few tips on how you can lose weight and keep it off through the variety in the food that you eat. First you need to make sure that the food that you eat contains a good percentage of carbs, fat and protein. What is a good percentage ? An example is 40 % carbs, 40% fat and 20% protein.

To sustainably lose weight, you have to aim for a healthy variety of food that contains adequate but moderate portions of fat, proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins. Eat enough food to fill full, when you eat. If you don’t feel full after a meal you will find yourself eating too much sugary snacks in between meals to make you feel full. This will make you gain back weight you may have lost. If you feel hungry between meals, snack with small portions of almonds, cashew nuts or peanuts. Almonds will make you feel less hungry and still boost your metabolism.

Be careful when you are making food...