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Stress Is Going Down: Dr. Janine Mahon, Chinese Medicine Expert, Prescribes These Tips

Transform your stress response and experience holistically

by Sanja Savic | COMMENT

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Even though many people are inseparable from stress on a daily or weekly basis, making them painstakingly aware of its paralyzing effects, April is the official National Stress Awareness Month. Mental health, life priorities rebalancing acts, and inevitable stress management practices, are finding a more prominent place in the media, doctors' offices, and overall society, taking away the stigmas once associated with sharing, listening and participating in the conversations around mental and soul health. However, when the problem of living with continued stress and its impact on achievements, as well as emotional, mental, and physical health affects a large number of the population and workforce, the conversations rightfully belong out there, everywhere. One thing no one is denying? The negative effect of stress on the quality of our lives.

Prolonged stress, in short, is a thief of life's joy. Dr. Janine Mahon explains: "The way we experience joy is deeply individual. We can all remember times we were filled with happiness but feel stuck when trying to feel it now. Stress builds upon itself and wears away our resources making it more difficult to find relief. We all know that stress affects our vulnerable areas first, physically and emotionally. If you have a tendency towards fear, stress creates more fear. Let's not focus on that, it really isn't helpful. What can we do to break away from this pattern? I would like to offer you a few ideas that have helped my community of patients." Let's try, shall we?

Image courtesy of Dr. Janine Mahon

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