In the last blog, I discussed about how as women start turning 40 and older, the conversations turn toward health and wellness. When I was 14, I noticed one of my aunts moved into her 40’s starting to say exactly what she thought and stopped doing activities that became to taxing to her. I remember thinking, “Wow! She doesn’t care what anybody thinks any more”.
Now that I am approaching that age, I realize what happened was that she started to set her priorities about what was important and stopped doing activities that didn’t make her list. She started to take care of herself and not let stress get the best of her. This is where eating nutritiously, getting the appropriate sleep, exercise, and stress management become the tools to help you live a happy and fulfilling life-leading you capable of having the energy to fulfill your dreams and goals.
Let me give you an example of how mental, emotional or physical stress can prevent you from achieving your goals.
When you are stressed, your body uses your vitamins and minerals more quickly, making them unavailable for your body to perform your normal necessary functions. If you are stressed all the time or quite often, this stress can result in formation of disease.
I have had too many women in their late 30’s and early 40’s come in with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pre-diabetes and diabetes, or heart disease. They say the same thing, "I was healthy and all of a sudden I was sick". In reality, they were not healthy, they were stressed, or tired, and over time it accumulated and manifested as the symptoms of the disease.
How do you stop this?
Pay attention to when you are stressed and start managing it. There are several different ways you can manage stress. Exercising regularly, eating a whole foods based diet, taking time to be quiet and still each day, meditating or praying, and taking nutritional supplements as needed.
Here is an example of how the right nutrient can help your body replenish and relax. One simple mineral, magnesium, is an essential to hundreds of reactions in your body.
Here are two very simple examples of how it can help stress: 1.Magnesium can help muscles relaxation, and 2. Calm nerves and anxiety.
Next time we will finish this series with more ways to manage stress to stay healthy in your 40’s and beyond!
Live Vibrantly,
Dr. Dae
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Dr. Dae's Bio:
“Dr. Dae" (pronounced Dr. Day) Daemon Jones is a Naturopathic Physician who completed her training at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is certified as a General Practitioner by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE). Dr. Dae provides tailored treatment to meet the unique needs of every individual she sees in her practice. She also provides specialized support for persons challenged by nutritional deficiencies, weight problems, hormonal and reproductive system disorders, attention deficit disorder and those experiencing chronic diseases. Dr. Dae is an adjunct faculty member for Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts. She is the author of Daelicious! Recipes for Vibrant Living. Dr. Dae is a featured chef with www.myfoodmyhealth.com. Dr. Dae is a regularly featured writer for the Elite GoogleNews Website empowher.com where she shares her personal and professional vision for living whole and living well. To learn more about Dr. Dae, her products and services, please visit her on the Web at www.Healthydaes.com.