This week we'll address another non-diet related issue. Stress. On top of the normal day to day crises, the holiday's are upon us and with it the added stress of dealing with family, not being with family, gift buying and the accompanying financial strain, and ridiculous quantities of junk food. Stress is unavoidable. What is critical is that you develop some strategies for dealing with it. Chris Kresser provides several tips for dealing with stress in this article entitled "Manage Your Stress". There isn't anything I can add to improve upon the info Chris covers, but here are some highlights from his article for reducing/mitigating stress:
-Learn to say no to unnecessary demands on your time/energy
-Limit your exposure to the news
-Give up pointless arguments
-Reframe the situation
-Learn to accept "good enough"
-Accept what you can't change
-Be grateful
-Manage your time
For the stress you can't avoid, practice some kind of stress management. This could include going for a quiet, easy walk, yoga, tai chi, contemplative prayer or meditation. This is the challenge for this week. Pick one of these stress management activities (there are additional resources on meditation in the linked article) and spend 5 minutes on it every day this week.
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