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Steven A Johnson

Life can be very stressful, it’s full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For many people stress has become a way of life and stress doesn’t always have to be bad. In small amounts it will help you to work better under pressure and motivate you to do better. But if your stress is so overloading that it forces you to run in panic mode then your body and mind pay the price. You will run yourself into the ground.

When your body recognizes a threat (stressful situation) your nervous system responds by releasing a flow of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. Stress is a normal response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance. When your body senses danger it kicks up its defense mode which is the automatic fight or flight response or stress response. It is the body’s way of protecting you. When it works properly it will help you focus, stay energized, and alert.

The body does not distinguish between physical and psychological threats. So when you are fighting with a friend, in a traffic jam late for meeting, or looking at your mountain of bills your body is reacting just as strong as it would if you were in a life or death situation. If you have a lot of stressful things in your life your body may be in this mode most of time.

Having long term stress can cause serious health risks. It will disrupt nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, increase risk of heart attack and stroke, suppress immune system, cause infertility, and speed up aging. It can have an affect on the brain by making you vulnerable to anxiety or depression. Some of the health risks caused by stress are pain of any kind, heart disease, digestive problems, sleep problems, depression, obesity, autoimmune diseases, and skin diseases.

Every person is different as to how much stress is too much stress for them to handle. Some people buckle under to much stress others seems to like the challenge of a high stress life style. Your ability to handle stress depends on a lot of factors like the quality of your relationships, your general outlook on life, genetics, and your emotional intelligence. Maturity has a lot to do with it too.

Learning how to recognize when your stress levels are out of control can help prevent an overload or break down. Stress can creep on really easily and that makes it difficult to handle. The signs and symptoms of an overload can be just about anything. Stress affects the mind and body in many ways and everyone is going to experience it differently.

Some signs that you are overloading from stress are being angry or agitated, over emotional, unable to sit still, feeling withdrawn or depressed, you shut down, space out, and show very little energy or emotion. Another stress over load sign is freezing under pressure, you look paralyzed but under the surface you are really heated.
Memory problems can occur if there is too much stress. Some people may have poor judgment, see only negatively, racing thoughts, constant worrying, eating more or less, neglecting responsibilities, and nervous habits like nail biting. Some may have physical symptoms like chest pains, nausea, colds, loss of sex drive, or aches.

Relora max is a product that Alternative Health Supplements offers to aid in stress management. It helps to control stress related eating and isn’t sedating. It normalizes hormone levels associated with stress induced weight gain and can aid in normalizing sleep patterns, irritability, tense muscles, and concentration. This product can also get rid of stomach fat that is caused by stress.

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Steven Johnson is interested in maintaining a vital and healthy lifestyle. For more information on various health products and other life-enhancing nutrients please visit his website Alternative Health Supplements

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