Aussies so stressed they get sick
In 2013, a group of Spanish researchers studied the relationship between job stress and dyslipidemia, a disorder that affects your lipoprotein metabolism, or the way your body metabolises fat.
The research claims that high levels of work-related stress coincides with high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or 'bad' cholesterol in the blood.
Experts advise that there are several measures you should be taking to assure your stress levels do not play havoc on your health and mental wellbeing.
Learn to breathe
"You need to learn to control your response to stress," says Katherine Ferris, owner of the Sydney Wellbeing Centre.
The first reaction to stress-related symptoms should be to breathe correctly.
"When you breathe deeply your mind and body will instantly calm which will help to release stress and its side effects," says Ferris.
"Make the out breath slightly longer to release carbon dioxide and various other toxins that could be exciting the system during stressful situations."
It also helps to visualize, says Ferris.
"Picture yourself in a more positive situation. Anything that can take the mind off the immediacy of the stress that you're under."
Watch your wellbeing
According to Ferris, our thoughts can conjure up the same type of symptoms we experience when under stress.
"When we think of a stressful situation, whether it is happening in the now or not, our bodies will react to it," she says.
In this vein, it is important to learn techniques that will eliminate triggers and stressful thoughts.
"This can be done through practicing yoga and meditation," Ferris says, "though mindfulness is certainly high on the list."
Mindfulness is the art of experiencing the world in the 'here and now'.
"By focusing on sounds and sensations that are happening at this very moment, you can distract yourself away from stressful thoughts," Ferris says.
"It can also help you to interact with the environment more calmly which will certainly relieve stress."
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