May 11, 2008

Excerpt from Bragg’s Build Pow­er­ful Nerve Force Book — Chap­ter 2
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Researchers have found that those who are the most resis­tant to stress and anx­i­ety enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle. This includes: twenty min­utes or more of exer­cise daily; stretch­ing your body to allow a nat­ural flow of energy and eat­ing healthy meals.

Other sug­ges­tions include:

• Gar­den­ing — researchers have found it helps relieve ten­sions and is a pow­er­ful nat­ural med­i­cine for emo­tional, spir­i­tual and phys­i­cal healing.
• Enjoy­ing nat­ural beauty — sci­en­tific stud­ies indi­cate that when indi­vid­u­als view beau­ti­ful nat­ural scenes such as water­falls, trees, ani­mals, flow­ers, etc., they relieve anx­i­ety, relax more eas­ily and feel happier.
• Reduc­ing or stop­ping caf­feine — which is a stim­u­lant that can trig­ger panic attacks and heart palpitations.
• Stop smok­ing — which “burns up” your ner­vous system.
• Unplug the phone and com­puter — for quiet time can help relieve stress. Write your­self a lov­ing letter.
• Deep slow breath­ing exer­cises release tensions.
• Releas­ing your fears and over­com­ing self-doubt.
• Rest­ful sleep and even day­time mini “cat“naps.
• Laugh­ter — peo­ple who know how to laugh and have fun are gen­er­ally able to bounce back from stress.
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it!
• Don’t make impul­sive snap judge­ments — take time.
• Real­ize that you can’t change the past — learn from your past pain and let it serve your inner growth.
• You can’t change oth­ers — you can only change your­self and your atti­tude. Be a strong, pos­i­tive health captain.