Nourish Your Mind and Body-Manage Stress Lesson Offered

Stress can be good for us. It can propel us to get our work done or do our best. However, too much stress can lead to health problems. The six leading causes of death in North America (heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents and diabetes) are linked to stress.

We can have various symptoms when we become stressed. We can be irritable, have difficulty sleeping, lose our appetite, have frequent colds or infection, muscle tension and aches and have difficulty making decisions. Too much stress may weaken the immune system and lead to chronic illness.

This lesson will include tips to managing stress, healthy food choices when a person is feeling the heat, recipes and taste testing of stress friendly foods and experimenting with exercise bands to relieve stress.

Please plan to join us on Thursday, December 18 at 10 am at the CE Building (Lower Level) in Watford City to learn more and become a master at stress reduction!

For more information and to pre-register for this lesson, please contact the McKenzie County Extension Office at 701-444-3451 or email Extension Agent Marcia Hellandsaas at [email protected].

 

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