Are You Stressing Out Your Heart Out?

Are You Stressing Your Heart

Each one us is subjected to loads of stresses now a days. Anger, worry, failures, anxiety, frustation, disappointments, traffic tantrums are part of our life in a city.  If in excess, stress could be dangerous .Mental stress can adversely influence our cardiovascular system and affect the health.

What is the solution?

Avoiding stress

But it is easier said that done. With stress ingrained in our daily life, it seems an impossible task to weed it our.

The next step that is most plausible solution is managing stress well.

Adopting certain lifestyle can enable you to cope better with stress. Plus there are certain measures that would reduce your stress if they cannot eliminate it.

We discuss the stress in detail first.

Physical stress is good for the heart as long it is normal. For those with underlying heart disease, physical stress can be dangerous. This is because exercise can put demands on the heart muscles that the diseased coronary arteries cannot meet.

But mental stress can result in surges in the heart rate and blood pressure. Physical symptoms of stress include a pounding heart and heavy breathing. Stress causes an adrenaline rush with negative emotions such as fear or anger.

Individuals with Type A personalities who are impatient, hostile, competitive or perfectionists are at a higher risk of coronary artery disease than those with Type B personalities who are a bit laid-back and patients.

Chronic Stress

Chronic stress exposes your body to constant high levels of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Stressful situations are known to reduce the blood flow to the heart, thus increasing the risk of heart attack.

The situation is even worse in individuals who already suffer from coronary artery diseas.

Are You Stressed?

If you have the following symptoms regularly, then you might actually be under

1. Worried and anxious
2. Palpitations
3. Chronic Tiredness
4. Frequent headache
5. Backache
6. Insomnia
7. Rise in blood pressure
8. Irritability
9. Depressed
10. Poor work performance

How To Modify Your Life Style For A Better Heart

Adopt Healthy Lifestyle

A healthy life style is the key to good health. I includes eating right and exercising regularly. Avoid junk and fat laden food in your meals. Adopt an exercise schedule and maintain it. If you smoke, stop it. Mediatation is agreat way to relax  and avoid stress.

Do Not Over Reach

Prioritise and set realistic goals. Do the most important works first. Take only that work which you would be able to complete. Learn to say ‘No’ in your daily life to avoid stress accumulation.

Distract Yourself

When worried, you must look for distractions to avoid the vicious trap. When anger comes counting till 10 or leaving the place for sometime  would take your attention away.

Catharsis Talk your problems and thoughts to someone whom you could trust. It helps.