7 healthy ways to cope with stress

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Humans are bound to experience stress as a result of a variety of factors, from work to personal relationships.
It is possible to cope with stress in a variety of ways so as not to have an adverse effect on one’s health.
You can cope with stress in seven healthy ways by following these steps:

1) Go for a walk: Researchers have found that taking more steps each day could help you live longer. You don’t need to commit to lengthy strolls every day to improve your health. Health benefits associated with taking more steps include improved heart health, improved sleep quality, and positive mental health.

2) Take a long bath: When submerged in water, pain and inflammation can be reduced and your nervous system can be calmed, reducing your stress levels and anxiety levels.

3) Identify the sources of the stress in your life: Identify the causes of your stress and write them down. The way you felt physically and emotionally. How you acted in response and what you did to make yourself better. Look for ways to reduce stressors and adapt to the stressors. If you can’t change the stressors, change yourself.

4) Sweat out tension with a good workout:
Sweating helps cool down the body. Water is released through glands in the skin, evaporates off the skin and the body is cooled. During exercise, muscles heat up more, so more sweat is needed.

5) Spend time in nature:
Studies have shown that spending time in nature is an antidote for stress as it can lower blood pressure and stress hormone levels, reduce nervous system arousal, enhance immune system function, increase self-esteem, reduce anxiety, and improve mood.

6) Savour a warm cup of coffee or tea:
Some studies have identified that drinking coffee or tea can potentially reduce emotional and physical stress. Coffee’s effect on brain chemistry not only keeps us alert but it can also affect neurotransmitters in the brain to help you fight off symptoms of stress.

7) Watch a comedy:
Comedy triggers laughter. Laughter is strong medicine drawing people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Comedy lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. It also helps you release anger and forgive sooner.