{"id":1301,"date":"2017-02-12T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T22:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2017-02-12T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T23:13:37","slug":"healthy-habits-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/healthy-habits-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Living: Healthy Habits for Life and Living"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress is a physiological response of the body due to external stimuli. Much of dealing with stress<\/a> is a mental exercise, determining where the stress comes from and then making healthy a\"Healthy<\/a>nd productive reactions second nature.<\/p>\n

But what many people neglect to consider when they are trying to deal with overwhelming amounts of stress is the way in which they care for their bodies. Stress is a natural response, and if you are working with a healthy body to start off with, your response to stress will be much better and more productive than if you are living<\/i> an unhealthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n

To this end, be sure to consider the way in which you live your life on a physical level when you think about your mental ability to deal with problems<\/a>. Staying fit and eating right can make a bigger difference than you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d ever considered. With this in mind, consider these tips when trying to change your lifestyle for the better and deal with stress.<\/p>\n

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  1. Get enough sleep.<\/strong> Your mother wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lying when she was talking about beauty sleep! In this case, though, the beauty is definitely more than skin deep \u00e2\u20ac\u201c getting enough of it fuels your mind as wellas your looks. If you feel tired, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s likely to increase your feelings of stress because you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be thinking on a less rational level.<\/li>\n
  2. Exercise regularly.<\/strong> Not exercising and being physically active is a shame. Not only does working out make you look and feel gold, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a key element in helping your body deal with stressful situations. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even have to be a marathon runner to reap the benefits \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even just getting thirty minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week can make a big difference, both in your health and in your stress levels!<\/li>\n
  3. Eat healthy.<\/strong> If your body is fueled properly, it will run better and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be better able to deal with whatever the day throws your way. Always remember to eat breakfast \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it really is the most important meal of the day. Your trials and tribulations will seem much worse if you have to start the day with your tank on empty.Keep your energy levels up and your mind clear with well balanced, nutritious meals and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll feel better instantly. To keep your blood sugar levels more constant, eliminate the use of sugar and moderate your use of caffeine. Nothing is quite as bad as a stress attack when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re on a caffeine crash and a sugar high.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And, as an added bonus, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll feel better<\/strong>, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Stress is a physiological response of the body due to external stimuli. Much of dealing with stress is a mental exercise, determining where the stress comes from and then making healthy and productive reactions second nature. But what many people neglect to consider when they are trying to deal with overwhelming amounts of stress is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,2],"tags":[333,193,335,30,334,337,336,9],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-coaching","category-physical-healing","category-stress-remedies","tag-eat","tag-exercise","tag-feel-better","tag-life","tag-living","tag-mental","tag-sleep","tag-stress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1306,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions\/1306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}