Stress Out!

There are many things in life that we really need to watch and work on. Stress is the biggest one for people with Crohn’s, because stress leads to a lot of things that go against the body’s healing, like lack of sleep and chemical imbalances. They say stress can kill you, and I believe that one day it will if you never learn to work on it.

One of the things I do is quick breathing exercises that take about 2 to 5 minutes: a long inhale with a long exhale. This provides more oxygen to your blood and also helps clear your mind if you focus on the sound of your breathing.

There are many things people do to relieve stress. Make sure you take time every day to do this, or it will catch up to you.