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Catch some
ZZzzz’s
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Meditate
This may sound difficult to
do, but meditation can be
a great way to relax your
stress-filled mind. Medita-
tion is known to help lower
heart rate and blood pres-
sure, and even improves
cognitive performance.
Yes. Sometimes, when you
don’t want to handle any
more stress for the day, or
are too tired to solve the
day’s problem, the best
solution is to just hit the
sack and sleep. Sleep can
create wonders by, helping
you relax and restore all the
brain cells to health.
Stress relief 5
Smile
Research says that by
smiling, you can some-
how trick the brain into
thinking you actually are
happy. Sometimes even
a phony smile can help
you handle stress. So
bring out those sparkling
whites and smile!
Stress relief 6
Go on a
Road Trip
Just find a comfortable
place, close your eyes, relax
your muscles and focus on
your breathing. 10 minutes
a day will suffice. The
effects are like magic, you’ll
feel relaxed and refreshed!
Schedule an annual
vacation… or better yet, if
you’re the adventurer type,
just go on a whim. Vaca-
tions help reset the mind
from boring, stressful, rou-
tine 9-5 work schedules. Go
to a city you haven’t seen
before, visit the beach, go
to a different country, and
take millions of selfies and
videos. Whatever makes
you happy.
Stress relief 8
Drink
green Tea
The bitter green team is
very soothing. It contains
theanine, an amino acid
that gives the green tea its
flavor, and promotes relax-
ation. Theanine is a caffeine
antagonist, this means it
counters the stimulating
effects of caffeine. So, avoid
caffeinated beverages es-
pecially when stressed and
just drink some relaxing
green tea.
Stress relief 10
Take a hot Bath
Heat relaxes the muscles,
and taking long hot baths
can be soothing to the
mind. So fill that tub with
some hot water and soak
in!
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Stress relief 9
Listen to music
Plug on your earphones,
choose your favorite
playlist and let the music’s
euphoria kick in. Listening
to music can calm you
whenever you’re stressed.
Similar to meditation, it
helps you forget about the
stress and just concentrate
on the beats and melody
that is in the music.