Feeling stressed? Doctor shares four expert tips to calm your mind

Feeling stressed? Doctor shares four expert tips to calm your mind ITV

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00:00So four things we can do is make sure we get good sleep.

00:03You know, we talk about cortisol sleep where we're tired but we can't get to sleep

00:06or we wake up throughout the night.

00:08So sleeping is important.

00:09Yes, and can I just say on that one, what was interesting was, as a woman anyway,

00:12that my doctor said, take progesterone in the evenings, you know,

00:15because that helps you sleep better and therefore your cortisol is more managed

00:19and therefore all the sort of rage that comes along with perimenopause,

00:22it sort of does calm it down.

00:23So sleep in that way is really important.

00:25Avoid that and avoiding caffeine, of course, because too late in the day

00:30that will stimulate more stress because it's a stimulant.

00:34Then don't procrastinate.

00:35Don't put off the priority things that you know you have to do till tomorrow.

00:38Deal with them today and then they're out of the way.

00:41If you've got things on your mind, write them down, put them on your bedside

00:43and forget about them till tomorrow.

00:45And I think finally exercise, physical exercise in nature is really good

00:50at making those calming hormones.

00:52And it doesn't mean you have to go for a run, just go for a walk.

00:54No, no, just for a walk in the country.

00:55Just go for a speedy walk.

00:56Or just outside in the park.

00:58Yeah.

00:58Anywhere.

00:59But that fresh air, a bit of physical exercise, do the world of good.