How Can I Reduce My Body's Physical Response to Stress?

When you are exposed to chronic stress you can suffer from insomnia, headaches, fatigue, high blood pressure, and exacerbation of your heart disease or diabetes because internal inflammation occurs, and other physical ailments. Research suggests that you can dial down stress, even if just partially, by using techniques like meditation, yoga, tai chi, qigong, deep breathing, visualization. These techniques can help to limit or reduce the amount of stress-inducing cortisol and adrenaline released, which can help to slow a racing heart rate, lower blood pressure response and even ease an upset stomach induced by stress.