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[christina_mills]

My husband has diabetes and has got a very stressful working environment. He has started medication but they are not of much help. He gets stress about everything in life. It’s driving me nuts. If any of you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

[Merle]

My first suggestion would be to get him to exercise. Not only is it good for you and will it give you more energy on a daily basis, but it is a GREAT stress reliever. He should try to channel his stress/anger into other constructive things too, such as hobbies. Does he have any?

How is his sleep?

What type of medication is he on and for what reason?

Do you have a pet? The reason I ask is that numerous studies have shown that having a pet reduces stress. Even fish make a difference. Who knew!

[IsaYogi]

#1 Exercise - Aerobic is best, but a punching bag might help too.
#2 Nutrition (doesnt help stress, but helps body to not die from it)
#3 Meditation or Yoga

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by IsaYogi

#1 Exercise - Aerobic is best, but a punching bag might help too.
#2 Nutrition (doesnt help stress, but helps body to not die from it)
#3 Meditation or Yoga

Good call on the meditation/yoga. One of the best but least talked about stress relievers aout there.

Boxing is great too, as are some other martial arts. But definitely not golf. I end up more stressed afterwards from all the bad shots I make.

[justme]

Yoga is good

Meditation is good

Tai Chi is good

Qigong is good

All are good stress relievers.

But then one can relieve stress by beating the living daylights out of a heavy bag, so boxing is good too.

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by YTWCKF

Yoga is good

Meditation is good

Tai Chi is good

Qigong is good

All are good stress relievers.

But then one can relieve stress by beating the living daylights out of a heavy bag, so boxing is good too.

I have never heard of Qigong. What exactly is it?



Something else that's great if you have a lot of money to blow, is there is a place in Japan, where you pay money to go into a big room filled with vases, glassware, and all kinds of breakable objects. They give you a baseball bat and you get to go in there and break as many things as you like! :eek4: I've always wanted to try that sometime.

[justme]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

I have never heard of Qigong. What exactly is it?

qigong (pronounced "chee-gung,") is a form of meditation and energy (qi) cultivation it is Chinese and there are many different styles of it and there is also sitting qigong, standing qigong and moving qigong. It is a system of postures and beathing techniques that are for improving health.

Things with names like; 8 pieces of brocade, Daoyin, Swimming dragon, 5 animal frolics, Wild Goose, Standing stake (aka Standing post), etc. These are styles and or types og qigong.

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

Something else that's great if you have a lot of money to blow, is there is a place in Japan, where you pay money to go into a big room filled with vases, glassware, and all kinds of breakable objects. They give you a baseball bat and you get to go in there and break as many things as you like! :eek4: I've always wanted to try that sometime.

Where do I sign up for THIS? I got to try that sometime.

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by YTWCKF

qigong (pronounced "chee-gung,") is a form of meditation and energy (qi) cultivation it is Chinese and there are many different styles of it and there is also sitting qigong, standing qigong and moving qigong. It is a system of postures and beathing techniques that are for improving health.

Things with names like; 8 pieces of brocade, Daoyin, Swimming dragon, 5 animal frolics, Wild Goose, Standing stake (aka Standing post), etc. These are styles and or types og qigong.



Where do I sign up for THIS? I got to try that sometime.

Qigong sounds very therapeutic!

I saw the Japanese stress relief thing on the news a few years ago. I wouldn't even know where to go about finding this.

[cardinarky]

I am only telling you about this because I got involved with it for the same reasons your husband exhibits.
I had a very stressful job in Houston, working out of a one person office with corporate in Manhattan. They had NO CLUE about Southern business practices. I was working out heavily and running 6+ miles a day. My weight was at 165# on a 6'01' body. I was in pretty good shape but I was still very stressed.
The running would get the endomorphins kicking in at about the 3 1/2 mile mark but that would only last for a couple of hours.
At the end of the day, to come down off of all the phone calls and such, the herbalists at the local gym I was using told me to try Valerian Root. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH VALIUM!!!!
It worked very well and helped me calm down in the evening and sleep normally. It has absolutely no hang over or groggy effects.
Following is a small write-up.

Its mild tranquilizing power has made valerian a popular treatment for anxiety; in Europe, it is often prescribed for that purpose. Unlike diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax), the drugs often prescribed for anxiety in the United States, valerian has few side effects.
Some people confuse valerian and Valium, believing that their similar names imply that they are somehow related. They are not. Valium is a synthetic drug, a member of the benzodiazepine family, while valerian is derived from a plant.
There is a connection, however. The herb and the drug seem to affect the brain in a similar fashion, binding to the same receptors. The differences are that valerian appears to be nonaddictive, and its effects tend to be milder than those of Valium.
Unlike some pharmaceuticals, valerian doesn’t interfere with the deepest part of the sleep cycle, called REM or dream sleep. There’s no hangover or grogginess the next day and little chance of dependency, says William Page-Echols, D.O., an assistant clinical professor of family medicine who teaches alternative medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing.
"There’s far less risk of building up a tolerance to valerian or becoming dependent on it," says Dr. Page-Echols. "In some cases of mild anxiety, people would do just as well taking a little valerian as opposed to a prescription drug." If you’re already taking sedatives or antidepressants, however, speak with your physician before taking valerian or trying to switch solely to the herb. Not everyone reacts to it in the same way, warns Dr. Merrell. "Valerian affects some people quite strongly. It really sedates them. For others, it’s just the opposite: They actually become agitated after taking it. In general, though the herb has few side effects."