You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or a doctor to know that having a high-stress lifestyle can steal your health and happiness. There’s really no way that we can avoid stress, however we can begin to practice ways to relieve it. Here’s 5 quick and easy stress busters that will give you a dose of calm fast and have you feeling better in an instant.
1.) Oprah’s favorite, Blowing Bubbles. Believe it or not, she actually keeps a bottle of bubbles on her desk and cracks it open when she’s feeling a little overwhelmed. I was so excited to read about this that I went out and got myself a bottle of bubbles and put them on my desk too. The reason blowing bubbles calms you down so well is that it forces you to slow down your breathing and reverse the effects of shallow breaths, blood vessel constriction and raised blood pressure that occurs when your stressed out. Each time you blow a bubble you take a long deep breath in and then blow out slowly as you create your bubble magic. That’s exactly what you want to do to counteract how you feel when you’re stressed out. They’re kind of fun to watch too, especially if you have a four legged friend around.
2.) Make a list of what your Grateful for. Daily I try to jot down five things I’m grateful for. This generates a feeling of thankfulness which is proven to help relieve anxiety.
3.) Pop the bubbles in bubble wrap. Popping bubble wrap really helps relieve tension. If you’re out of the real thing you can always check out http://bubblewrapfun.com which is a virtual website complete with satisfying bubble busting sound effects.
4.) Take Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that slows down the release of the stress hormone cortisol which is released when we’re subjected to stress. The experts say a good dose to shoot for is 1,000 mg. /day.
5.) Pinch your earlobes. According to the experts, pressing your earlobes between your thumb and your forefingers for about 10 seconds slashes anxiety up to 50% and can last for up to 30 minutes.
So try these breakthrough stress solutions and bust your stress to improve your health. If you have any other quick tips post a comment and share it.
For some reason the thought of pinching my earlobes made me laugh. I think I’m going to start doing this as a “reset” button of sorts! Fun post!
I hear ya.
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Interesting tips Deb, if you can get a laugh out of whatever stress relieving technique you use your stress levels will decrease in an instance!
@Daniel Munday – Laughing is a great mood improver isn’t it. The positive endorphin release is the best medicine for any stressful or grumpy mood.