4 Ways to reduce Stress

             In this competitive and rapidly changing world, stress has become a major part of our life. We can't deny the fact that we wake up with stress and go to sleep with stress. NOW the question is why stress happens to us because we don't complete our deadline, overthinking, comparing our life with the so called  perfect looking  people , procrastination, too much competition , whatever may be the reason for your stress we really can't control the situations and circumstances but what we can actually control is our response to them.
 
     Here are 4 amazing and very simple ways to reduce stress from your life.

1. Meditation 

Meditation can help you to get rid of any kind of stress very easily.

 If you are feeling scattered, irritated, confused than you should definitely go with meditation. By meditation here i don't mean here sitting for long hours to go into dyan , i am talking about the simple deep breathing. LIKE a simple triple 444 breathing technique all you need to do is sit comfortably ,keep your back erect and inhale for 4 secs than hold for another 4 secs and than exhale for next 4 secs. Do this for 4-5 times and you will see the change.  

2. Eating Healthy 

Maintaining a right diet is the key for having good physical and mental health. People tend to take high calories and high fat in their diet when they are stressed. 

Taking proper diet not only reduce stress and keep your mood good , it also reduce chronic diseases, make you more productive at your work , control your weight and boosts your energy too.

So next time while having your meal think about the nutritional factors.

3. Music and Positive thinking

Music has so much power in reducing stress , good music releases happy hormones. Listen to good music ,don't listen to those sad songs. 

It would be much better we you will learn some musical instrument such as cool stress booster.

Don't underestimate the power of positive thinking , saying positive things to yourself , decor your room with positive and motivating quotes, keep a positive wallpaper in your phone.

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT 

by the time you are doing all this saying positive things to yourself , you won't even notice when everything set in  a right direction. 

4. Have a Pet

  For those who love animals it's impossible to stay in a bad mood when a cute little puppy is cuddling with you. 

Pets build up a very positive relationship and add value to your life.

Dog owners have been shown to be less stress.

Petting animal increases your levels of serotonin and dopamine ,neurotransmitters that have calming properties .