There are several natural complementary approaches to ease stress-related symptoms that don’t involve a medical procedure or a prescription. Take some deep cleansing breaths, turn on relaxing music, meditate and try some approaches from this list:
Massage is not simply a splurge. It can improve your emotional state by reducing stress hormones and increasing feel-good brain chemicals, like serotonin.
A
Mediterranean diet
, defined as a diet that emphasizes plant-based eating with lots of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and healthy fats while limiting red meat, sugar, and dairy, helps reduce inflammation in your body.
Meditation and
mindfulness-based stress reduction
are both ways to use your mind and your breathing to increase calmness and promote relaxation. There are many books, phone apps, and classes (both remote and in-person) that teaches the basics of these time-honored techniques.
Yoga is a mind and body practice that is grounded in ancient Indian philosophy.
Yoga can help reduce overall stress
, as well as improve anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
Chiropractic care
focuses on the spine and its function. A
national survey on the perceived benefits of complementary and alternative medicine for back pain
suggests that this can be useful in relieving back pain as well as headaches.
Acupuncture stimulates specific points on the body, usually by inserting thin needles through the skin and often helps with tension headaches and the prevention of
migraines
.
Everyone feels stress, you are not alone. By using some of the practices we just listed, we hope you will feel better.
