Coronavirus Outbreak: How To Overcome Stress and Anxiety?

Globally, many people experience stress and anxiety because of the coronavirus pandemic. We all want this nightmare to end.

However, prolonged stress and anxiety can ruin your health. Sufferers of prolonged stress experience headaches, muscle pain, insomnia, fatigue, nervousness, depression, and weak immune system.

It’s important to learn to overcome the stress and anxiety associated with the coronavirus pandemic. 

Causes of Stress and Anxiety

In these uncertain times, many people feel helpless and hopeless. Stress and anxiety heighten mainly after you’ve listened to the news of deaths and financial gloom.

Fortunately, you can curb the level of stress and anxiety you feel today. The following tips and techniques will help you to cope with stress and anxiety.

Exercise

Several studies suggest that exercise strengthens the body and increases its ability to cope with stress and anxiety.

Spend Time with Loved Ones

Maintaining a strong social network increases your ability to cope with and recover from stress and anxiety. Communicate with your loved ones.

Eat a Healthy Diet

Food shouldn’t be your coping mechanism. It should be a source of sustenance and nutrition. Eat a balanced diet rich in minerals, vitamins, and fiber. It’ll boost your mental health and mood. Avoid unhealthy foods that sabotage your overall health. 

Sleep and Rest

Many sleep researchers suggest that getting adequate sleep and rest protects the body from stress-related illnesses and more. So turn off the news two hours before bedtime. Ensure that you’re getting the daily recommendation of 7 to 8 hours of sleep.  

Help Others

Worry takes hold when we focus our attention on our problems, but it ceases when we are actively involved in helping other people. Many studies have shown this to be true. If you want to be happy, help someone else. 

Get Chiropractic Care

Our body releases stress hormones as a natural reaction to danger or pressure. The hormones affect the muscles and organs when the stress or anxiety is prolonged, and it can cause the spine to move out of alignment.

The misalignment of the spinal vertebrae affects other parts of the body and can cause the symptoms associated with stress and anxiety.

An upper cervical chiropractor can help you cope with stress and anxiety by examining your spine for misalignments. With tools like thermal imaging and digital x-ray devices, specific chiropractors can spot and correct the upper cervical misalignments.

After you’ve received a chiropractic adjustment, you’ll feel better and stornger., Your body will withstand the effects of stress and anxiety.

Have you been experiencing stress and anxiety? Try out the helpful tips on our list.

For the past six years, Dr. Addison Bulosan has provided excellent chiropractic care for sufferers of chronic migraines and other travel-related illnesses. For more information contact Dr. Addison Bulosan at 2959 Umi Street Suite 202 Lihue HI 96766. Phone: 808-369-9733. Please forward all email inquiries to addison@thespecific.com. To schedule a free 15-minute consultation, visit www.kauai.thespecific.com/schedule.

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