We all deal with stress everyday~~its become soo typical that we don’tr even always recognize when we are undergoing some level of stress…. Most of us have heard of the whole "flight or fight" response and how cortisol affects us. Also, the fact that like 80% of illness and disease is a DIRECT result of stress and lifestyle …WOW and yet life goes on….UNtil one of two things happen. You learn how to effectively deal and cope in healthy ways including any combination of diet/exercise/meditation/lifestyle & behaviour modifications ~~~clearly that is the BEST approach! and hte more that you subscribe to this the better your results OR …..sometimes chronic stress may give way to a CRISIS SITUATION…Yikes!!!Then we forced to rely on our coping strategies (think of it as an "emergency tool box") or perhaps resort to negative reactions in order to numb the pain associated with the situation. PArt of that (at the vcery least) may mean "falling off the wagon" as far as diet and exercise. Exercise becomes a luxury …"healthy diet" may lose its significance because for now its only about SURVIVAL!! Getting through the crisis..the basic needs FOOD SLEEP AIR become primary focus!!!!
So, my DIET has become …lets say "messy" lol…..certainly not "clean" as I aspired toward…..Sleep -a JOKE ~~~I am sooo sleep deprived! probably partly the reason for this rambling blog….Air–no longer am I focused on breathing through a challanging rep and filling my lungs with cleansing oxygenated blood -instead, I find myself almost hyperventilating at times~~~reminding myself to BREATHE and get through the moment ….remembering that THIS TOO WILL PASS
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