Stress Management at midlife
Chronic perceived stress has the same impact on your health as eating many, many cupcakes without ever eating one.
Think about this for a minute
…no matter what diet you follow, how much you exercise and what supplements you take, if you’re not managing your stress you will still be at risk for modern degenerative conditions like heart disease, diabetes, hypothyroidism and autoimmunity…The truth is it’s a lot easier to make dietary changes and pop some pills (whether drugs or supplements) than it is to manage our stress. Stress management bumps us up against core patterns of belief and behavior that are difficult to change.
I used to think stress meant ‘crisis’. And although I have been fortunate enough not to have much of that kind of stress in my life, I have learned that does not mean my body is not under stress!
I have had to radically shift my thinking about stress to include things like worry, over exercising, and eating junky foods including alcohol! 😳🍷🍩🍪🍭
Stress management is a vital part of staying healthy at midlife.
Need some ideas about what I am doing to help manage my stress?
“Stress is what arises when something you care about is at stake.”
Dr. Kelly McGonagal
Here are a few of my favorite stress management, meditation, and mindfulness resources.
The Tapping Solution Podcast
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