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Aila Accad

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Aila Accad, RN, MSN, “Your Stress-Busters Coach” is an award-winning international speaker and best-selling author of "34 Instant Stress-Busters: Quick tips to de-stress fast with no extra time or money." She’s a certified well-being coach with Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in nursing, specializing in quick ways to release stress and reclaim energy to live your fullest life. Thousands have reclaimed health and happiness through her groundbreaking model “Breaking the Perfection Myth”.  As an innovator and futurist, she is a popular keynote speaker and radio and television guest. Aila is a member of the National Speakers Association, recipient of Business Woman of the Year Award. Her biography appears in Who's Who in American Nursing and Who's Who of Women Executives. 

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  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Nursing:
    Doctors Reluctant to Expand Nurse Practitioners' Role: Survey

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The United States has a shortage of primary care doctors, and some policymakers want to fill the gap by expanding the role of nurse practitioners. But the two professions are engaged in a turf war over who can do the job better, a new survey finds.

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  • Aila Accad
    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How does stress affect my body?
    Stress triggers responses in the body -- blood pressure-raising, heart-racing, head-aching, muscle-tensing, stomach-churning kinds of responses. When these responses continue for long periods without relief, they eventually become chronic conditions, illness and disease. Stanford Medical School and...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How does stress affect the workplace?
    The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates stress costs U.S. businesses $300 billion annually in lost productivity, absenteeism, accidents, employee turnover and medical costs. "Attitudes In The American Workplace VI" Gallup Poll found that:
    • 80% of workers feel stress on the job and nearly half say they
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    What is stress?
    There are two kinds of stress, distress and eustress. Distress is the kind that results in deterioration of your system. Eustress is the kind that supports your life force energy and helps you feel alive and productive.

    You need to quickly reduce your Distress so you can enhance your life by releasing...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    What foods can help reduce stress?
    Food fuels the cells to provide health and energy. Research indicates that certain foods or lack of them can influence your moods too.

    For example, a green leafy salad not only provides the energy of the sun transformed by the green plants but also provides B-complex vitamins and increases dopamine,...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can breathing deeply reduce stress?
    When your body is under stress, breathing becomes shallow. You might even notice that you hold your breath. Taking a deep breath can release tension instantly. Oxygen immediately starts to flow to the cells. Energy is free to move throughout your body again.

    As you take a deep breath, take it all...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can I remember to let go of stress?
    Attach taking an action to de-stress -- like a deep breath -- to a simple activity you do several times a day. Whenever you pick up your keys, get in the car or hang up the phone or feel a stone in your pocket, remember to breathe or do one of the other quick stress tips.

    Set your calendar alarm on...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    Can stretching help reduce stress?
    A good stretch decreases stress and increases energy. Energy can become stagnant from sitting too long at your desk or in front of the computer or TV. All of your muscles can use stretching from time to time. Take a break when possible. Studies prove that workers who take a break increase productivity....  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can drinking water reduce stress?
    Your cells are mostly water. You need to replace the water lost from sweating, tears and the body's heating and cooling system on a continuous basis. Dehydration is associated with decreased energy, increased hunger, tiredness and aging, wrinkled skin. In addition to drinking water, eat more wate...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    What are some ways to ease stress?
    Your body is a container for stress. Holding stress inside your body creates a pressure cooker effect. Like a pressure cooker, the more pressure builds, the more energy you need to keep it contained. This is distressful. Letting the stress out of your body periodically is vital to releasing the p...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can I reduce stress about things I can't control?
    The key to mental de-stressing is to identify the areas of life in which you do or do not have control.

    Make a list of ten things, situations or people that stress you. Do you see a common theme to your stressors?

    If you are like most people, you blame everything outside of you for your stress and...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can making choices help me reduce stress?
    Focus your attention on the power to make choices. You can only make choices in the present moment. The past is a memory and the future has not arrived. You can make informed choices by learning from the past. Today’s choices influence the future. Choosing consciously what you do in this moment is...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can observing my thoughts help me reduce stress?
    The mind resists changing core beliefs. Observe its resistance. You do not need to accept or act on what your mind chatters to you all day long. Become a curious observer of the verbal tapes your mind runs. This running of old tapes (conditioned beliefs) is a function of the conditioned mind. When the tapes are particularly...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can I stop criticizing myself?
    Take decisive action to stop your inner critic. Whenever you hear your inner voice spouting its “shoulds,” “shouldn’ts” or judgments (negative or positive), take action to stop the thought. Each inner voice is unique. If yours is aggressive or hostile, you will want to stop it with some force. You can think...  Full Post
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    Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    How can I plan for the future without worrying?
    Worry is a learned mental habit. Daily conversations and media speculations about possible disasters reinforce worry.

    Your mental stress increases to the extent that you engage in worrisome conversations and feed your mind negative speculation about a future you cannot control. Energy tied up in worry is...  Full Post