can have a remarkable effect - stress.

is stressful but if you understand a bit about what it is

You will be better able to deal with it. First though,

take a few deep breaths in fact

do that anytime you feel stressed it helps.

Stress is a survival mechanism

when danger appears, it can get you out of trouble

quickly, Your body crashes up the gears

and throws all its resources into getting you moving your heart pumps

furiously to increase blood pressure

Glucose is sent to the muscles as fuel injection

and you become totally focused on what psychologists call

fight or flight.

Thing is, this emergency state is only meant to last

just long enough get you out of danger but here in the 21st century

we stress about different things and for much much longer

your brain and body stay on red alert

and you will be less able to think clearly, learn,

or remember things take a few more

deep breaths because as you now know

stress is a physical reaction and deep breathing

helps to counteract its effects. So,

what else can you do? Okay top tips to reduce stress

first get plenty of exercise

let out all the locked up energy now

back to the problem get in control

scope out the situation and how you're going to tackle it

don't stress alone talk to someone

socialize and have a laugh

you can't laugh and quake with fear at the same time

get down with nature, on a big

or small-scale and if your mind won't stop worrying

get something else to do instead.