3. Ask for help when demands pile up
4. Develop a support network of friends or family members
5. Look at unavoidable stress as an opportunity for growth
We must learn to deal with our negative emotions and create positive ones. We must do this to reduce the risk of diseases associated with aging. And, chronic stress is classified as a disease.
Science and medicine have been winning many battles against “old age” by increasing life spans. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life-span was 47 years, but by the year 2000, this life-span had increased to well past 70 years. However, the theoretical goal is to live to age 125. If accomplished, this would mean we have won the war before the “grim reaper” calls.
One prominent theory of living a longer life and reducing some of the signs of aging is to reduce our calorie intake. Over eating is often due to “toxic stress”. One of the seven deadly sins is gluttony. The trait of gluttony for food causes us to lose years of life and impacts the aging process.
Dr. Hans Seyle, who originated the Flight or Fight Theory of Stress and who should be considered the father of stress research, apparently died of stress brought on by an unwarranted search of his office by a federal agency. His wife felt he was completely innocent of charges.
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