Diary 35: Managing Physical Stress

Many people are searching for stress relief these days.

We may categorize stress into 3 types: physical, emotional and mental.

The best way of managing stress is listening to the body signals.

In terms of physical stress, the body signals are ache, pain and discomfort (such as stomach upset, headache and anxiety). This is the first stage of disease formation.

At this stage, you should be aware of the causes of your physical stress.

Actions to be considered: take health food, exercise, have enough rest and sleep.

Paying attention to our personal physical health will prevent the cry of pain when it is too late.

Here is an example. My colleague has serious diabetes. The problem is he has difficulty in resisting sugar-rich food, especially during social functions. I use to remind him to restrain from taking such food, knowing too well that it will bring more problems to his health in the future.

As a saying goes, “If you do not take care of your health, you will be taking care of the physicians’ pocket”.

Let’s take care of our health.