Become less susceptible to stress.

You can use the following recommendations to become less sensitive to stress; by increasing your physical health you can increase your resistance to stress.

Get regular exercise. The advice of the World Health Organization (WHO) is 30 minutes at a time, 5 days a week. Physical activity, especially if you enjoy it, is a very good way to reduce stress, but is also important to make you more resistant to stress.

Eat healthy. A body that is offered good nutritious food is better prepared for stress. So give attention to what you eat. Eat a healthy breakfast every day to start the day off good, and keep your energy high by eating balanced, nutritious meals.

Reduce use of caffeine and sugar. After you have used caffeine and sugar you get a small, short boost, but that turns into a dip in energy and mood. Read more at food and stress.

Avoid alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. Alcohol and drugs might give a relief from stress, but the effect is only temporary. Likely is that the stress response is only enhanced by it. Read more at alcohol and smoking.

- Get sufficient sleep. Enough sleep nourishes the mind and body. Feeling tired promotes stress because you can not think clearly. If you have trouble sleeping, check out this short sleep exercise.