Is your mind and body breaking down from all of your stress?
Your stress overload is causing wear and tear on your mind and body
Your combined stress is taking its toll on your mind and body.
The wear-and-tear of your stress is called your "allostatic load."
Maybe you feel --
☑️ Distracted.
☑️ Irritable.
☑️ Loss of patience.
☑️ Body tension.
☑️ Disengagement.
☑️ Headaches.
☑️ Stomach aches.
☑️ Angry.
☑️ Anxious.
These are just some of the ways the load of your stress is affecting your mind and body.
And your mind and body keep trying to adapt to the layered and combined stress.
Like an overloaded truck that is low on gas, needs air in its tires, has some mechanical malfunction and is about to overheat -- your mind and body are working overtime to get you through your day.
And it takes its toll -- depleting your resources and exhausting you.
Affecting both your physical and mental health.
Here are 10 ways to reduce your allostatic load:
☑️ Work/life balance
☑️ Mindfulness
☑️ Meditation
☑️ Movement
☑️ Exercise
☑️ Gut health
☑️ Adequate sleep
☑️ Healthy relationships
☑️ Self care
☑️ Giving to others
What can you do today to relieve some of the weight of your stress -- and reduce your allostatic load?