Here Are some Of the Biggest Causes Of Stress

The biggest causes of stress is anything that puts high demands on you or forces you to adjust.

These days there are many causes of stress that are beyond our control such as financial insecurity - loss of jobs, and your health - the H1N1 virus (at the time).

What causes stress depends on your perception of it. Something that's stressful to you may not faze someone else, they may even enjoy it.

For example you may enjoy training for a marathon whereas someone else may find this extremely stressful.

Another example could be a long commute to work. You may find that the traffic makes you feel anxious and tense and you may worry that the traffic will make you late for work, whereas someone else may find the trip relaxing because they enjoy listening to their favorite music while they drive.

The biggest causes of stress could also be caused by positive events such as getting married, buying a house, going to college, or receiving a promotion.

According to Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory The Top Ten Biggest Causes Of Stress are:

1. Spouse’s death
2. Divorce
3. Marriage separation
4. Jail term
5. Death of a close relative
6. Injury or illness
7. Marriage
8. Fired from job
9. Marriage reconciliation
10. Retirement

• Your health, especially if you have a chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis.

• Emotional problems, such as anger you can't express, depression, grief, guilt, or low self-esteem.

• Your relationships, such as having problems with your relationships or feeling a lack of friendships or support in your life.

• Major life changes, such as dealing with the death of a parent or spouse, losing your job, getting married, or moving to a new city.

• Stress in your family, such as having a child, teen, or other family member who is under stress, or being a caregiver to a family member who is elderly or who has health problems. For more information, see the topic Quick Tips: Reducing the Stress of Care giving.

• Conflicts with your beliefs and values. For example, you may value family life, but you may not be able to spend as much time with your family as you want.

• Your surroundings. Living in an area where overcrowding, crime, pollution, or noise is a problem can create chronic stress.

• Your job. Being unhappy with your work or finding your job too demanding can lead to chronic stress. Learn how to manage job stress.

• Your social situation. Being poor, feeling lonely, or facing discrimination based on your race, gender, age, or sexual orientation can add stress to your life.

Stress is a normal part of our everyday life. In small quantities, stress can be good -- it can motivate you and help you be more productive.

However, if you have too much stress in your life, it can harmful. It can lead to poor health as well as specific physical or psychological illnesses like infection, heart disease, or depression. Read, how stress can affect your health.

Persistent and unrelenting stress often leads to anxiety and unhealthy behaviors like overeating and abuse of alcohol or drugs.

Recommendation: If you notice that your behavior has changed and you are experiencing physical symptoms such rapid heart beat, make an appointment to see your doctor as quickly as possible.

It would also be a good idea so sit down and make a list of factors that you feel may be causing undue stress in your life.

Here are herbal remedies to help relieve stress in your life that I distribute through Pure Herbs Ltd. A list of some of the herbs to relieve stress:

• Ashwagandha is highly valued in conditions of long-standing stress from chronic disorders. It improves sexual function, is good for lung problems, and increases energy and concentration.

• Indian Tobacco is an anti-spasmodic and good for nervous agitation, it can be taken internally under the tongue or used externally on muscles.

• Lady's Slipper Root is an excellent nervine and anti-spasmodic. Is a savior of the exhausted nervous system. It produces a quick calming response in the nerve centers of the brain.

• Licorice Root is a remedy for stress whether from interpersonal relationships, allergies or lack of energy. It feeds the energy and hormone manufacturing glands known as the adrenals which brings the entire system into better balance promoting well-being.

• Sarsaparilla is an excellent source of energy and helps to conquer stress. It is also used for allergies, blood clots, venereal diseases and dermatitis. (Also used for hormone replacement in female problems.)

• Scullcap is a nervine used to clam and repair nerves. It eases the physical effects of hypertension and stress.

1. S.M.F.-B which contains 100% herbal mixture of: Rice Bran, Wild Rose Hips. C.A.-W, UR-W, Pleurisy Root.

   This formula supplies an organic source of Calcium, B-Complex and Vitamin C with other associated vitamin and mineral complex for those "rough days". This combination calms the nerves when you are over taxed and pushed. S.M.F.-B assists in the removal of fluid build up and keeps the kidneys, heart and lungs clean and functioning properly.

2. Formula #3 which is a life-saving combination especially made to help those suffering from stress, chronic fatigue and exhaustion. It helps to bring back energy, stamina, vitality as well as helps to re-balance the complete body functions.
It contains:

• Bee Pollen effective in cases of fatigue and lack of energy, it also stabilizes and corrects low blood sugar.

• Siberian Ginseng has been used for centuries to provide energy and to help fight stress. It also provides a stronger nervous system and well-nourished adrenal glands.

• Licorice Root has an energizing effect on the body. ancient civilizations used Licorice to combat the ravishes of stress. It feeds the adrenals glands, helps to restore hormonal balance, eliminate stress, regularize blood sugar and bring the entire system into better balance and promotes well-being.
3. Golden Bough lowers chronic high blood pressure due to nervous tension and to correct balance problems, epilepsy, convulsions, nervous system instability, anxiety, paralysis, weak pulse, poor outflow of blood with each heart contraction (can be tired from walking across the room), enlarged heart and water retention. It has also been used for arteriosclerosis, nephritis and internal hemorrhage. It is also a storehouse for mineral zinc which prevents the formations of certain cancers.

Note: In Germany, golden bough is given medically to post-operative cancer patients to raise their immunity and thus prevent the recurrence of cancer.

There are more herbs for stress here.

Since I am a distributor of these herbal formulas from Pure Herbs Ltd. in the US and Les Herbes Pures in Canada, you can contact me. to order or for more information.

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  Note: Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Many traditional uses and properties of herbs have not been validated by the FDA. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.

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