5 Ways Stress Affects Your Health

By Valerie Tejeda | 09/08/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

In today’s world it’s hard to not get stressed out. While a bit of stress isn’t too unhealthy, chronic stress can be damaging to your health. Yoga instructor and health expert Mary Alvarez is constantly teaching her clients the importance of reducing the stress in their lives. “Stress can really weigh you down,” she says. “People don’t realize how much stress is actually affecting their bodies.” Alvarez shares with us five ways stress can hurt our bodies, and how you can help reduce it. 

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Stress Ages You

If you’re like the majority of us who are trying to prevent aging, you might want to think about de-stressing a bit. “They call them stress lines for a reason!” says Alvarez, “People usually associate grey hair with aging, but stress can accelerate the line formation on your face as well.”

Solution:  Try yoga! A recent study found that yoga may help prevent aging because certain poses increase circulation in the face. “Downward dog and child’s pose are great poses to prevent aging,” Alvarez says. 

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