Denton County Living Well Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 42

SIMPLE WAYS TO
MANAGE YOUR STRESS
By Julie Alvira, MD, MBA

Robert Urich once said,
We all know that at some point or
another, stress is going to visit. Crazy
work hours, brutal schedules, family, relationships, and the intensity
of life demands require us to adjust
and adapt (Cleveland Clinic, 2009).
Most of the time, these stressors lead
to negative effects such as the exacerbation of health problems, the
deterioration or end of relationships,
lack of sleep, tension, anxiety, a decrease in job performance and productivity, self medication, excessive
caffeine ingestion including coffee,
pills and energy drinks, less time to
enjoy life, less time to exercise and
take of yourself, overeating or eating the wrong food, emotional problems, irritation, and so many more!
The question is, for what? Is it for the
pursuit of more money? What good
is having more money if you cannot
enjoy life? Remember, money cannot buy happiness or health. It can

“A healthy outside starts from the inside.”

buy material things that we can enjoy, but if we are not happy inside
or do not have good health, we are
not going to enjoy life to its fullest.

KEYS TO
COMBA