Arrrgggh! Meditation and Herbal Supplements for Stress Relief

Stress is a common disorder nowadays. Our bodies are designed to experience stress as a survival mechanism - but when the stress continues well past the point where our evolutionary ancestors would have either escaped the saber-tooth tiger, or been eaten, our bodies don’t cope very well. Removing stressors is a big part of the equation -- but in the meantime, help your body get back to the state it was in before that fight with your boss, or the close call on the freeway, with one simple whole food supplement and one simple technique.

Meditation

There are a hundred different ways to meditate. One method that is recommended for the reduction of stress is the mindful meditation method, where you focus solely on the present moment, and let thoughts of the past and the future go altogether. Here is a guide:

• Find a quiet place where you can sit comfortably. The floor is good, but a chair is fine if you have knee or back problems.
• Tell yourself that you will be meditating for a certain amount of time. Start with five minutes, work your way up to ten, fifteen, twenty and thirty minutes. Let your brain know that it does not need to worry about things or sort them out in this time. There will be plenty of time for that afterwards -- you will simply be focusing on the task at hand.
• Set a timer so that you aren't disturbing your meditation by constantly worrying about the clock. Your mobile phone most likely has a convenient timer.
• Close your eyes and pay attention to your breathing. Notice how it feels to breathe in, and then to breathe out. See how there is a pause in between each breath. You might like to use a breathing pattern -- there are several recommended ones, like breathing in for a count of 3, holding for 3, breathing out for 3, holding for 3.
• If your mind wanders, don’t beat yourself up. Just bring your attention back to your breathing. It doesn’t matter how many times you have to do this -- all you have is time. As the minutes go by it will get easier.

Whole Food Supplements for Stress

Stress sets off complex chains of reactions in your body and disturbs metabolic processes. Times of stress are more critical than all others for getting the nutrients you need, and often the residual bodily stress of the disturbance means that it takes longer to recover from a stressful event because 'you still don’t quite feel right'. We recommend New Chapter Rhodiolaforce 300 -- it uses rose root to help with adaptive stress management. The herbal supplement also helps with cognitive performance, cardiovascular function and immune boosting.

Don’t just sit there and take stress -- there are simple and easy ways to get rid of it!