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Stressing About Holiday Food Can Backfire — So Eat the Damn Cookie

Nikki — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:30:00 +0000

Cookies, cakes, appetizers, comfort food, big portions, alcohol… What do these things have in common? Holiday food comes in all sorts of sizes and flavors, but the main thing is to enjoy yourself!! Stressing about what you can or shouldn’t eat during the holidays is just one more thing to add to your anxiety. All that worry can actually contribute to weight gain so maybe spend less time worrying and more time enjoying in moderation. Here are 3 reasons why you should stress less about holiday indulgences.

Stressing About Holiday Food Can Backfire — So Eat the Damn Cookie

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7 Tips on How to Live a Happy Life

Nikki — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:30:39 +0000

Stress and anxiety can really cause problems in your life both physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally. If you experience these on a daily basis, ask yourself this one question… Do you know how to be happy? If you answered no, then this next article is a great one for you. Maybe you don’t know if you are happy or even where to start towards happiness. We all have burdens in our life, but it’s how we handle those that can make or break us. If you want to start working on living a fuller, happier life, but are struggling on where to start, then check out the following 7 tips on how to live a happy life. You are the only one that can make the change and start feeling more joy!!

7 Tips on How to Live a Happy Life

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What Stress Can Do to Your Body

Nikki — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:00:20 +0000

Stress… Oh how it can take over our body and make us feel ill!! Everyone experiences stress from time to time, but when it starts to become chronic, it can significantly affect your daily life both emotionally and physically!! Holidays can intensify these feelings so it’s time to take control and find out what causes your stress and how you can manage it. Below you will find 6 ways stress may be affecting your body and ways to take charge of it.

6 Things Stress Can Do to Your Body

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How Can I Stop Procrastinating?

Nikki — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:00:11 +0000

Are you a procrastinator? You’ve got a list of to-do items and nothing seems to be getting done today, then you might be procrastinating. Everyone procrastinates here or there and for many different reasons, but how does one stop it? “When faced with something stressful, we decide to deal with it later. Then later comes, and we kick the can down the road until the last minute,” explains therapist Angela Ficken, LICSW, who specializes in stress and anxiety. Unfortunately, the more procrastination occurs, the more stressed out we become. If you are in need of some tips on ways to stop procrastination, check out the link below. Remember though, sometimes we legitimately need a break to take of ourselves!!

How to Stop Procrastinating — Read This Now

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5 Ways to Get Rid of “Stress Belly”

Nikki — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Did you know that “stress belly” is a real thing? Stress can wreak havoc on your body in many ways, physical, mental, and emotional. Sometimes chronic stress can even cause weight gain especially in the mid-section “stress belly”. “Increases in cortisol — the stress hormone released as part of your body’s fight-or-flight response — can increase fat storage.” The good news is there are ways to make a few lifestyle changes to help get rid of “stress belly”. Check out the link below for those tips and how they can make a difference.

5 Ways to Get Rid of “Stress Belly”

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5 Tips to Fit a Burnout

Nikki — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:00:27 +0000

“Burnout is the psychological, emotional, and sometimes physical withdrawal from an activity you once enjoyed.” You’ve determined that your funky mood, lack of motivation, and depleted energy is due to being burned out. So, what does one do when you have reached this point? The good news is that there are ways to regain your positivity and focus once again. Being burned out is not the end, nor is it an excuse to give up. Here are 5 tips for combating a burnout… don’t let this hurdle in the road stop you from your goals!!

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8 Signs You’re Experiencing Burnout

Nikki — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:57:03 +0000

Are you bombarded with to-do lists a mile long? Do you feel like the stress is affecting your productivity and happiness? These may be signs of being burned out. Everyone deals with stress in different ways, but when it starts to pile up it can affect you in many ways. If you aren’t sure why you are so unmotivated lately, check out the 8 signs of a burnout. It may be time to reassess the priority list.

8 Signs You’re Experiencing Burnout

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Stress Constipation and How to Prevent It

Nikki — Tue, 07 May 2019 21:00:14 +0000

Stress can affect a lot of things in our life, especially our health. It’s easy for someone to say “Don’t be so stressed out!”, but unfortunately telling someone to be less stressed doesn’t mean it’s going to relieve your stress. Have you ever heard of stress constipation? One of the main reasons people are constipated is due to stress… but how do you prevent this from happening? The following link has some answers on how to reverse stress constipation and/or how to prevent if from even happening. “Constipation is no joking matter as it can lead to serious health issues, including skin issues, fecal impaction, hemorrhoids, or even more severe colon issues.” It’s really important you understand your body and make sure it’s properly functioning.

Stress Constipation and How to Prevent It

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How do you deal with Stress while trying to get results?

Nikki — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:57:44 +0000

Stress is something that happens to each one of us, no matter how positive we are and how healthy we are trying to become! We have a life, whether it is our job, family, or personal things that may get in our way that cause on going negative energy and stress! How do you fight it? How do you still workout and get the great results we are trying so hard for?

Exercise and stress relief

Exercise increases your overall health and your sense of well-being, which puts more pep in your step every day. But exercise also has some direct stress-busting benefits.

It pumps up your endorphins. Physical activity helps to bump up the production of your brain’s feel-good neurotransmitters, called endorphins. Although this function is often referred to as a runner’s high, a rousing game of tennis or a nature hike also can contribute to this same feeling.
It’s meditation in motion. After a fast-paced game of racquetball or several laps in the pool, you’ll often find that you’ve forgotten the day’s irritations and concentrated only on your body’s movements. As you begin to regularly shed your daily tensions through movement and physical activity, you may find that this focus on a single task, and the resulting energy and optimism, can help you remain calm and clear in everything that you do.
It improves your mood. Regular exercise can increase self-confidence and lower the symptoms associated with mild depression and anxiety. Exercise also can improve your sleep, which is often disrupted by stress, depression and anxiety. All this can ease your stress levels and give you a sense of command over your body and your life.

I tend to workout my stress! I make sure I always give myself an hour a day to work on me! (I would ideally like 2 hours a day, but sleep is sometimes important for “me time”) So I wake up, workout, eat breakfast and read. It relieves what is to come into my day but helps me start the day on a positive note! Positivity is were the stress lies…. how much negativity do you have in your life? Look back and try to eliminate it! How can you get more positivity into your life? Does it mean surround yourself yourself with positive and active people? Start working out 30 extra minutes a day, spend time with your loved ones…. Find a new job?

Write down 10 things that you could improve on to reduce the stress in your life! You will see that once you reduce the stress, your weight-loss and fitness results will increase by 100%! Change the food you are eating, the healthier you eat, the more energy and the happier you are!

What could you eliminate from you crazy busy life?

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Shakeology Spotlight- Shisandra, help deal with stress better plus much more

Nikki — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:03:34 +0000

Schisandra Benefits- deal with stress better, help your organs function properly, and get help with fatigue- increase your energy without the jitters!

Schizandra (sometimes spelled Schisandra) berries are a powerful adaptogen. This means that they will help you adapt to your environment allowing you to better handle stress, whether mental or physical. An adaptogen is used as an overall wellness tonic. It is beneficial to the whole body. Like any adaptogen, Schizandra exerts a normalizing effect on the entire body. It will take you from any extreme back to a balanced state. In China, it is said to be the most protective of all herbs and plants.

Schizandra can have a very beneficial impact on your health. It can increase capacity for physical and mental exercise and protect you from environmental stress. This herb can increase your energy by stimulating the central nervous system without making you nervous like caffeine would. But since it’s an adaptogen, it can also calm the nervous system when facing stress. Many people take this herb to increase energy. It is especially popular with athletes as it boosts nitric oxide levels in the body. It fights fatigue as well, making it even more beneficial. Schizandra increases energy at the cellular level.

The Health Sciences Institute states that schizandra berry can raise the body’s enzyme, glutathione. This enzyme detoxifies the body in a way that improves mental clarity. It is widely taken by students in China for this reason.

Probably its best known property is as a protector of the liver, due to the lignans it contains. It helps maintain its proper functioning and regeneration and is also used to prevent liver damage. Schizandra uses its fat soluble compounds found in the core of its seed to protect the liver from toxins. Schizandra is often used in the treatment of hepatitis C. Besides its liver protecting properties, it is also beneficial to the kidneys as it helps balances the fluid in the body. This amazing herb also contains antioxidants, such as gomisin A and Wuweizisu C, to protect your cells from free radicals and prevent oxidation. This is why it’s often used in longevity formulas in Chinese medicine.

Schizandra is very popular among woman for its ability to make the skin soft, smooth and beautiful. It has been taken for many hundreds of years in China for this purpose. It is believed to work by balancing the fluids of the skin. This herb is popular with people who suffer from mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and mood swings. Though it’s unknown how it works for these symptoms, Schizandra has been used for these ailments for many hundreds of years with much success.

Though not enough research has been done in this area, there is some preliminary evidence that Schizandra my inhibit cancer cell growth for some types of cancers, such as leukemia. Much more research needs to be done before this will be considered a truly effective treatment.

For men, this herb may be beneficial for impotence and erectile dysfunction since it has the ability to dilate the blood vessels, helping men achieve erection.

As far as heart health goes, this herb’s blood vessel dilating properties are also good for lowering blood pressure, improving circulation and improving heart function in general. Schizandra is beneficial to the respiratory system too. It rids the body of lung mucus by acting as expectorant. It is also used to treat coughs.

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