Women and Stress

Women plays the role as the caregivers at home yet at the same time, mothers may also play the role of the breadwinner of the family. Because of these women are more prone to experience stress and fatigue.Women may experience "chronic" fatigue. This eventually leads to premature aging, compromised immune function and increased possibility of disease. 

Symptoms of a chronic fatigue includes: feelings of exhaustion, feeling rundowns or overwhelmed, joint pains, depressed mood, loss of energy or "blah-ness", lightheadedness, dependence on caffeine,  poor short term memory, confusion and irritability. 

Fatigue can be caused by several things. It may include lack of sleep, emotions and stress, lack of proper nutrition, nutritional deficiencies dehydration or inactivity. TI can also be caused by infection, thyroid problems, pre-menstrual syndrome, or even menopause.

What can you do if you experience chronic fatigue? Seek help and get some tests. It will also help if you establish a good sleeping habit.  Eat proper diet. Drink lots of water and more importantly RELAX.

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Reduce Stress - Time Management

Most of us feel overwhelmed by our seemingly endless to-do lists and our hectic schedules. We sometimes feel 24 hours isn't enough for us to finish all our tasks and duties.

Time management is difficult to accomplish but it's do-able.

Here are some tips on how to manage your time:

Plan each day . Create a schedule. Write a To-Do List and Organise it according to urgency and importance.

Determine your priorities.

Delegate tasks. See the things that you can easily delegate to a housemate, colleague.

10 Minute Rule - Work on dreaded tasks for 10 minutes each day. Once a task is started, you may be able to finish it.

Evaluate how you spend your time. Create a diary, look for patterns on how you spend your time. See what's eating too much of your time and analyze whether you can minimize it.

Itching Can Be Caused By Stress

Our skin serves as our external barrier from bacterias and also the first line of defense of our bodies. It is also a place where white blood cells attacks bacterias and viruses that threatens to invade our bodies. This however can cause an over-reaction in our skin.

Patients who are suffering from inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis and dermatitis are some examples of over-reaction of skin. This condition can be aggravated by stress. Experts say that stress can increase the number of immune cells in the skin.

According to Dr. Petra Arck of Charité, University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in Canada, "that stress activates immune cells, which in turn are central in initiating and perpetuating skin diseases. "

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How Meditation Can Help Your Brain

With overflowing to-do lists and hectic schedule, we barely have time for ourselves. You might feel that relaxation or meditation is just a waste of your precious time. But studies show an ancient practice of meditation and relaxation is valuable to our health and fitness.

Barbara Lantin of Times Online said:

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which is about 80 per cent meditation, has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for use with people who have experienced three or more episodes of depression. And MBCT is now offered by some UK primary care trusts.

Meditation is a state of mind where your body and your mind relax. There are several techniques on how to meditate, can be a breathing technique, or mantra. It can also be just a relaxing bath with soothing music and candles. Main goal of meditation is to focus.

Relaxation can actually help alleviate stress, and tension inside our bodies, therefore improving our physical and mental state. Any sickness, when stress is added gets worse. And meditation can actually counter stress.

A few minutes of silence, and relaxation per day can do wonders to you and your health.

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