Combating Stress: Why Stay Peaceful is Important

Why Stay Peaceful is Important

When we are stressed,

1. Our body goes into fight or flight mode, adrenaline and cortisol rise, so as the glucose level, heart rate and the blood pressure. 
2. Our muscles tense up, over long term, muscle produces a load of lactic acid and this not only turns our body acidic, also adds burden to our liver. Muscle knots may be form depends on the muscle group that got tensed up. Range of motion could be limited. 
3. Uneven muscle tension in the muscles, especially the muscles around out spinal cord and shoulders, causing improper postures that may result in long term health effect when the flow of nerve is interrupted.
4. We hyperventilate, causing low CO2 content in the blood that result in vasoconstriction in the brain and extremities. In milder cases, restricted blood flows to the brain means less oxygen and less nutrients.In another word, it make the brain dumb. while in extreme case, hyperventilation could cause dizziness and black out. 
5. Cardiovascular damages - heart pumping at high beat rate and high pressure will add burden to the cardiac muscle. If stress persist without taking a rest, heart damage may occur.
6. We are overclocking our body system, we burn our energy sources and nutrients faster than normal unnecessarily, 
7. We may find it hard to control our temper, a malicious cycle that make us even more stressful.
8. Have low self esteem & confidence. We may overthink and be pessimistic. Under stressful situation, our brain triggers the survival instinct to focus on the worst scenario for the things happen around us. 
9. We feel thirsty and lethargic due to dehydration.

By having peace with ourselves, 

1. We will have lower blood pressure, lower heart beat, and lower breathing rate. This will give ample room for our cardiovascular and respiratory system to recover. 
2. Our muscles are relaxed, our skins become more sensitive and our senses are become sharper, as we are able to receive more stimulus from our surrounding. This is because when we are at fight or flight mode, we tend to focus our senses to that particular one thing that we perceive as threat. When we tell the brain that the threat is gone, the senses are released from such signal, so colors become more vibrant, you become more mindful to the sounds around you, and the food taste better.
3. We have proper posture that allow proper movement of diaphragm. With that, more air can be breathed into the lungs every inhalation and the exchange of gases become more effective. Muscles will be relaxed, less lactic acid is produced and less fuel are burn, meaning your organ do not have to work in excess to produce the energy that we don't need and then spend more energy to get rid of those metabolism by-product.
4. We are able to see the "big picture". We will have the patience and open mind to interpret information without prejudice. We can better control our emotions, and we are more self conscious. 
5. We become more energetic, because when our body is in harmony, we have enough energy reserve to be tapped into whenever needed, and all our hormones are functioning more effectively. We digest better and rejuvenate better.