Despite the safeguards that we have placed in our lives to avoid stressful and worrisome situations, it is a challenge to be calm, cool and collected all of the time. Small bouts of anxiety are perfectly normal, but when your nervousness levels rise - and stay there for a long period of time - your body takes a major blow!
The enemy in that situation is cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone in the body that is secreted by the adrenal glands in stressful situations. Small doses of cortisol can have positive effects, however, in large quantities, cortisol impairs cognitive performance, suppresses thyroid function, decreases muscle tissue, heightens blood pressure, lowers immunity and increases abdominal fat, just to name a few.
In order to keep your body in balance, it is imperative to relax when anxiety sets in. Even more beneficial is to remain confident in any or all situations that normally would make you nervous!
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