How about a Month of Less Stress?
April is Stress Awareness Month, and as the producers of Natural Calm®, the number one anti-stress drink, we thought some remarks on the subject of stress would be appropriate.
Stress is part of life, and that’s not necessarily bad. You need tension in your leg muscles in order to walk or run. But if the tension doesn’t release and intensifies, the result can be a painful leg cramp. Stress is a constricting, tightening action, like making a fist. If you can’t release it and relax, stress can accumulate and your body bears the brunt. That can lead to discomfort and, with accumulation, a range of unwanted health issues.
Our bodies are very complex and intelligent organic machines. They respond to us, but, by design, we weren’t meant to be part of the operating system. We can take conscious control of our breathing if we like (running or practicing yoga, for example), but we don’t have to beat our hearts, circulate our blood, or perform any of the hundreds of chemical processes that are part of normal bodily function.
From that view, doesn’t it make sense to let our bodies operate without constricting the flow of the natural system by adding physical or emotional stress?
This gives us the task of managing our stress levels. Physically, that means balancing your intake of calcium (a tensing mineral) with magnesium (a relaxing mineral). It also involves avoiding negative (tensing) thoughts and emotions and opting for more positive (relaxing and happier) ones. Maybe skipping the evening news would help.
Our pets know how to chill, and having them around sets a good example. They really understand the nature of active and passive modes and find great enjoyment in both. They also don’t interrupt their sleep by chewing over the day or worrying about the future.
I’m thinking that we already have a daily awareness of stress. Perhaps we’d be better off putting the focus on stresslessness. Meow!
I’d like to know what you think.
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clairekellerman says: March 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm 
Anna Gates says: April 5, 2014 at 9:41 pm Yes to rest! I am loving my relationship, my new relationship with rest. I have become a slow moving being, which is not typical. I usually do three things at once, efficiently and quickly! I had the gift of healing pneumonia and bronchitis this past month. It has taught me that my doctor’s fears are hers alone. I did not take anti-biotics (read: anti-life), and I am much much better. I asked many holistic health practitioners, health food store owners, herb shop consultants, & friends for their suggestions and then did them all! It was extreme at first, and then I just listened to my body for what was best when, and what to leave alone. I ended up getting over the pneumonia in a couple of weeks, which my doctor says is about how long other patients take to get well even when they destroy their inner digestive ecosystem flora with anti-biotics. I was ready to prove that Nature is brilliant. My body is brilliant. We do not need anti-biotics, and if I had gotten too close to death, maybe I would’ve embraced them as a gift. But, I am so happy to report that trusting Nature, resting a lot, enhancing my home & doing laundry in easy, gentle steps, taking L.A.’s Jing Herbs’ suggested herbal capsules, drinking warm water and lemon & some ginger, taking elderberry syrup, & drinking every lung tonic tea, pau d’arco, nettles, roasted Dandelion and Ginko Clarity tea brought me much relief. I loved the Ultra Silver and Pain Power from Maui’s own Alive & Well health food store, and I ate plenty of organic delicious foods and drank green juices made of kale, parsley, ginger, lemon, and cucumber, & apple. I also took MycoShield, an immune boosting throat spray, and a spray a friend made from olive trees, and loquat syrup for the cough when it was extreme at first. Good luck, Friends!
Sounds great!!