October 22, 2010 — If you think stress doesn’t have an impact on your body, memory, and your outlook on life think again.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 60 percent to 70 percent of all disease and illness is stress-related, and an estimated 75 percent to 90 percent of visits to physicians are stress related.

Job pressures cause more health complaints than any other stressor, says the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the 2002 Unscheduled Absence Survey found that while illness (32 percent) is still the leading cause of absences from work, stress (12 percent) was a key factor as well.

Stress can be detrimental to your health, and it can’t be eliminated until it is dealt with. Are everyday stressors interfering with your health?  ChicagoHealers.com practitioner, Sharon M. Weinstein, MS,

RN, CRNI, FACW, FAAN, provides three tips that will help de-stress your life.

• Self-care: Self-care is the answer! It is fascinating to work with colleagues who embrace ownership of one’s body and the need to advocate for self-care, self-reflection, meditation and laughter.

• Laughter: Laughter definitely has a place within every aspect of one’s life. And, it definitely helps during periods of stress. Laughter can allow ones mindset to change; it can shift ones paradigms and enhance ones well-being.

• Humor: Many people work in stressful environments, especially in today’s economy. We all need to assume responsibility for the joys of life. Humor allows us to deal with stress more effectively. Humor impacts healing and recovery time, and can enabled many to grow personally and professionally.

Source: ChicagoHealers.com, www.ChicagoHealers.com