Why is stress management such an important part of the anti-aging program?
• A little bit of stress is motivating but the problem with our lifestyles is that we often experience excessive and prolonged stress and do not know or have the time to implement stress management. A strategy to counter stress is essential because we now know that stress not only affects our sleep and makes us feel lousy but it is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of death for men and women in North America. Not only that it raises obesity rates, causes memory problems, impairs immune function, raises the risk for osteoporosis and mood disorders and interferes with the secretion of repair and regeneration hormones such as growth hormone and melatonin. Stress causes so many ill effects primarily through the secretion of excess cortisol and adrenalin-the stress hormones.
