insideKENT Magazine Issue 85 - April 2019 | Page 120

HEALTH+WELLNESS
AN HOUR TO CHANGE
YOUR LIFE
60 Minute Stress Reducers
SURPRISINGLY, STRESS ISN’T ALL BAD. IN FACT, IN SOME CASES IT’S GOOD –
IT KEEPS US ALERT AND ON TARGET FOR DEADLINES. IT MAKES US AWARE OF WHAT
IS HAPPENING AROUND US, PREPARING US FOR THE ‘FIGHT OR FLIGHT’ MODE THAT
CAN SO OFTEN HELP US OUT, OR EVEN SAVE OUR LIFE. BUT WHEN STRESS BECOMES
CHRONIC, IT CAN HAVE A SERIOUSLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL HEALTH, CAUSING SUCH PROBLEMS AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PARANOIA,
ULCERS, HEART PROBLEMS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND STROKE.
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Plus, you’ll feel generally
dissatisfied; your relationships
(romantic, family, friends,
work colleagues) will suffer,
and you’ll become
unproductive too. All in all,
too much stress is something
that will affect every single
part of your life.