Your Hot Tub Helps Relieve Stress

 

Nobody out there thinks that buying and using a hot tub from Spa Max will save their life. But, in fact, a hot tub could very well save your life.

You see, one of the best ways to wind down and relax after a stressful day at work is to soak in your hot tub or a period of time. The stress of the day will all melt away as you sink down into your hot tub.

We aren’t trying to be dramatic, but stress will kill you.

In fact, there are several symptoms that you are suffering right now that could be directly related to stress. The accumulated stresses of everyday life can damage your health in irreversible ways.

 

 

Stress Can Cause You to Gain Weight

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate as much as possible when food was available to store up for lean times. That compulsion springs up when we are stressed. Research shows that when people find themselves in stressful situations, they consume nearly 50 percent more food than normal.

Stress Promotes Disease

Some people are more prone to disease than others and chronic stress gives these diseases the green light. Stress has been linked to everything from lung disease to cirrhosis of the liver to cancer. That is reason enough for us to go soak in the hot tub for awhile and ease our stress.

Stress Can Damage Your Heart

Stress can physically damage your heart. Stress hormones increase your heart rate and constrict your blood vessels, which forces your heart to work harder and increases your blood pressure. Research shows people who suffer from chronic stress are more likely to die from a sudden heart attack.

Stress Makes You Look Older

Chronic stress contributes to premature aging. Research shows that stress damages new cells so they can’t grow as quickly as they should. This leads to the signs of aging we are all too familiar with like poor eyesight, wrinkles and weak muscle.

Stress Can Cause Brain Damage

High levels of stress can damage critical parts of the brain. We don’t know of any part of the brain that isn’t critical. One area stress can damage is the hippocampus, which is the area of the brain responsible for memory. Chronic stress could lead to memory loss. Also, memory loss could be caused by chronic stress.

Stress Increases Inflammation

The last thing anybody needs is more inflammation.

Stress Can Shut Down the Immune System

Chronic stress slows wound healing, diminishes the protection vaccines offer and increase your chances of getting an infection. People who get cold sores when they get stressed out know this very well.

Stress Can Mess with Your Gut

There has been a lot of research that shows the impact of stress on your gut functions. It has been shown that stress increased the growth of bad bacteria, causes leaky gut and can cause constipation. And you thought that Taco Bell burrito was the cause of your gut problems.

Stress Messes with Your Sex Hormones

That got your attention. Now you are beginning to see just how devastating stress can be in your life.

Chronic stress increases the production of cortisol, which interrupts the production of sex hormones. Stress also messes with the sex hormone that ferries estrogen and testosterone around your body, which leaves fewer of these hormones available to your cells.

Stress is Bad for Your Bones

There is plenty of evidence that shows stress levels are associated with lower bone mineral density. Basically, this is the cause of bone pain and many studies show people with high stress suffer more physical pain.

Stress Can Cause Brain Damage

Did we mention that stress can cause brain damage? Apparently, it can lead to memory loss.

It is important that you identify what is causing stress in your life and deal with it in a healthy way. Monitor your stress levels throughout the day and make notes about the things that cause you to change your thoughts and mood.

Before you react to a situation, take the time to count to ten, regroup and then reconsider blowing your top. It helps if you have to walk it off or find a healthy way to let off steam.

And of course, at the end of the day, take some time to soak in your hot tub. Spa Max has the perfect hot tub for you.