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Stress and Your Lifestyle
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A major challenge in the 21st century will be a shift to health promotion and healthy lifestyle. More than ever before, lifestyle and behaviour are being recognised as important factors in stress and wellbeing. The way people live, their habits, and behaviours, effect stress levels. Unfortunately, most people only seriously examine their lifestyle once chronic stress and burnout has taken its toll in the form of (lifestyle) illnesses. Some lifestyle factors increase debilitating symptoms:
Lifestyle factors related to stress and ill health include:
- Lack of exercise
- Unhealthy diet
- Lack of sleep
- Lack of social support