For the Health of It: Make lifestyle and stress part of your New Year Resolution

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss the importance of stress and the impact on lifestyle

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – We all dream about a stress free life, but it is necessary, unless it begins to create a dysfunctional situation.  Stress can also cause emotional outbursts and the inability to function.

According to Hima Dalal, there are various types of stress:

1) Physiological Stress from different medical conditions, surgery, injury, chronic pain, fatigue, and increased blood pressure
2) Mental Stress, including anxiety, OCD, depression
3) Social Stress, caused by Holidays, community events, friends, and travel
4) Work Stress, which can be caused by job demands, unhealthy relationships with bosses or coworkers, and increased responsibilities
5) Major life event Stress from financial burdens, new family members, a career change, a new home or even going away to college
6) Environmental Stress, including toxic relationships, noise, and traffic
7) Global Stress, which can be caused by Covid, various wars, and the economy

Dalal says that the key to Balanced living is how to adjust and turn stress to work positively for you and in some instances how to avoid situation by pre-planning and organizing ahead of time.  Integrative O.T. can help you recognize your stressor and manage it with emotional and mental resilience, and well as the integration of exercise, yoga, and mindful meditation.

You can contact Hima directly at www.himadalalintegrativehealthsc.com