Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress by Ed Sykes

Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress

By Ed Sykes

Life is stressful enough without allowing the physical

environment - air quality, lighting, noise, and other

controllable factors - to intensify day-to-day stress.

Especially in the Fall and Winter is where you experience less

daylight and more mood swings.

The great thing about environmental stress is that in most

cases we can control what is in our environment that is causing

the stress. Take these five steps to eliminate environmental

stressors that might cause stress and tension in your work and

home life.

1. Increase your activities during natural light.

Natural light elevates the mood and helps maintain a regular

internal body "clock". Especially during the fall and winter we

experience a substantial decrease in natural daylight. If

you're indoors, try working next to a window and allow as much

sunlight as possible to enter your space. If you work in an

office without windows try buying a natural sunlight lamp

(http://www.wackyplanet.com/natsunlam.html). These lamps can

help with Seasonal Affective Disorders as they provide a natural

sunlight spectrum for health and well being. Prolonged exposure

to artificial lighting in any setting can be an environmental

stressor.

2. Ban tobacco smoke.

Constant exposure to tobacco smoke and its toxins can be a

persistent environmental stressor and lead to respiratory

problems and other symptoms.

3. Evaluate your furniture arrangement.

Arrange your furniture so that you don't feel cramped.

Remember you are more productive in a relaxed environment.

Also, is your furniture arranged so that you inviting constant

interruptions from visitors? If you can, move your furniture

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BIO:

Ed Sykes is a professional speaker, author, and success coach in
the areas of leadership, motivation, stress management, customer
service, and team building. You can e-mail him at
mailto:esykes@thesykesgrp.com, or call him at (757) 427-7032. Go
to his web site, http://www.thesykesgrp.com, and signup for the newsletter, OnPoint, and receive the free ebook, "Empowerment and Stress Secrets for the Busy Professional."

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