Another one; Chronic stress.

Your body was designed to handle short bursts of stress that comes in daily but not constant pressure.

Long term stress raises cortisol levels, disrupts sleep, increases inflammation, and leaves you feeling drained.

That energy drink cannot bring down stress levels. It will just worsen the situation.

Stress is your body’s natural response to a perceived threat.

That threat may be physical, such as an infection, injury, poor sleep, or chronic illness, or emotional, such as financial pressure, relationship conflict, work demands, grief, fear, or unresolved trauma.

When your brain senses danger, it activates the “fight-or-flight” response, releasing stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.

These hormones are designed to help you survive short term challenges by increasing your heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar, giving you a quick burst of energy.

The problem begins when stress never switches off. Instead of experiencing brief periods of stress followed by recovery, many people live in a constant state of worry and pressure.

Persistently elevated stress hormones disrupt sleep, increase inflammation, impair digestion, alter the gut microbiome, and interfere with the production and action of hormones that regulate mood and energy.

Over time, your body remains on high alert, consuming more energy than it can replenish.

You may sleep through the night yet wake up feeling exhausted because your body has been working overtime while you were asleep.

I want you to also look closer. Try to use common sense, those things that stress you the most are hailing from thoughts of the past and thoughts of the future.

The solution to this is;

1. Do what you can do. What you cannot do was not supposed to be done by you.
2. You are replaceable. That job cannot go on when you are sick. Don’t die working. You will never be the best that ever existed. I am not saying you now become lazy, I am saying respect yourself.
3. Practice staying present. It reminds you not to chase illusions. Your real reality is now.
4. Do the silent prayer every morning and evening. Overcome those thoughts. Some call it meditation.
5. If there is physical pain, treat it. Heal inflammation and fix the gut.

WellnessWednesday.