{"id":4102,"date":"2017-04-04T16:03:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:34:03","slug":"national-stress-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/national-stress-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Stress Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1992, the month of April was designated as Stress Awareness Month. \u00a0During this time, health professionals join together to increase the public&#8217;s awareness about what causes stress and what can help cure the growing stress epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is participating by reaching out to our social media community and sharing some\u00a0helpful techniques that can assist you in managing your daily stress, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Meditation<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 is helpful to the brain\u2019s neural pathways, making you more resilient to stress<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Breathing Deeply<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 triggers our parasympathetic nervous system, neutralizes stress and elicits a calming feeling<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Exercise<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 all forms of exercise can ease depression and anxiety by helping the brain releasing feel-good chemicals giving your body a chance to practice dealing with stress<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Eating Healthy <\/u><\/strong>\u2013 choosing a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fiber may reduce the chance that stress can boost the body\u2019s natural defense system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prolonged, excesive periods of stress is unhealthy for any individual. A change of mindset can bring about a healthier lifestyle. \u00a0That positive change can help you manage stress and bring far-reaching improvement to your health and well being.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to find out ways you can make a difference visit &#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1992, the month of April was designated as Stress Awareness Month. \u00a0During this time, health professionals join together to increase the public&#8217;s awareness about what causes stress and what can help cure the growing stress epidemic. Jamaica Hospital Medical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/national-stress-awareness-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,63],"tags":[336,726,896,895,120,897],"class_list":["post-4102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-mental-health","tag-exercise","tag-healthyeating","tag-meditation","tag-publicawareness","tag-stress","tag-stressmanagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4102"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11047,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions\/11047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}