Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress
Five Tips to Reduce Environmental StressBy Life is stressful enough without allowing the physicalenvironment - air quality, lighting, noise, and othercontrollable factors - to intensify day-to-day stress.Especially in the Fall and Winter is where you experience lessdaylight and more mood swings. The great thing about environmental stress is that in mostcases we can control what is in our environment that is causingthe stress. Take these five steps to eliminate environmentalstressors that might cause stress and tension in your work andhome life.1. Increase your activities during natural light. Natural light elevates the mood and helps maintain a regularinternal body "clock".
Especially during the fall and winter weexperience a substantial decrease in natural daylight. Ifyou're indoors, try working next to a window and allow as muchsunlight as possible to enter your space. If you work in anoffice without windows try buying a natural sunlight lamp(http://www.wackyplanet.com/natsunlam.html). These lamps canhelp with Seasonal Affective Disorders as they provide a naturalsunlight spectrum for health and well being. Prolonged exposureto artificial lighting in any setting can be an environmentalstressor.2.
Ban tobacco smoke. Constant exposure to tobacco smoke and its toxins can be apersistent environmental stressor and lead to respiratoryproblems 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 constantinterruptions from visitors? If you can, move your furniturefrom the line of sight of potential visitors so that you canfocus better, accomplish your goals, and decrease stress.4. Frequently Change Your Ventilation or Air Filters.Your office or home is full of ingredients found incleaning supplies, upholstery, carpeting, adhesives, and inchemicals. Devices such as copy machines, printers andcomputers all contribute to poor air quality. Combine that withworking in an office building where you can't open windows itmakes the situation ten times worst for the occupants. Inextreme cases, individuals may become physically ill from thesepollutants, and even moderate doses can cause coughing, ascratchy, burning throat, and other symptoms.
If you are concerned about poor air quality in the office speakwith the building maintenance crew and see how often they changethe air filters. In most cases, if you explain in a friendly mannerwhy you are concerned they will make an extra effort to changeat least the filter in your area. Also you can buy a personalair filtration kit at any appliance store to make your lifeeasier. Open windows At home to allow air circulation. Alsofrequently change your home air filter.5.
"Bring the Green In."This is a term my wife, Joy Fisher-Sykes, uses to say thatnatural colors make us more relaxed. Color has effect on yourmood and energy level. It is generally agreed that blue andgreen are very relaxing colors. On a personal basis these mightnot be the colors that relax you. You decide on the amount ofcolor you're comfortable with and the shades that most appeal toyou.
For example, bright yellow would tend to irritate me it maywork just fine for others because of its brightness. Experimentwith colors that will work to minimize stress for you.Remember, these are all environmental factor that you canchange to work for you. Just recognize what works for you andtake the first steps to decrease stress..
Five Ways to Increase Your Website Conversion Rate
Though it's wonderful to get all those hits to your e-commerce web site, hits don't mean much unless you convert them into sales.
This is especially true if you are paying for, and not converting, clicks.If your website is suffering from the "Conversion Rate Blues", consider the following steps for improving sales and ultimately, profits:1. Make sure your website is optimized to attract people with the highest potential to buyWhen I first designed my log furniture website, Log Cabin Rustics, I unwittingly targeted an audience that wasn't the perfect one for my site.
As things turned out, I didn't even rank for my two top key phrases, log furniture and log beds, in the search engines.
I managed to get pretty high on the scale, however, for log cabin related searches.
People who build log cabins are a target market of mine, since many of them eventually purchase log furniture to go with their home.
The most likely immediate customers, however,...
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Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress
Five Tips to Reduce Environmental StressBy Life is stressful enough without allowing the physicalenvironment - air quality, lighting, noise, and othercontrollable factors - to intensify day-to-day stress.Especially in the Fall and Winter is where you experience lessdaylight and more mood swings. The great thing about environmental stress is that in mostcases we can control what is in our environment that is causingthe stress. Take these five steps to eliminate environmentalstressors that might cause stress and tension in your work andhome life.1. Increase your activities during natural light. Natural light elevates the mood and helps maintain a regularinternal body "clock".
Especially during the fall and winter weexperience a substantial decrease in natural daylight. Ifyou're indoors, try working next to a window and allow as muchsunlight as possible to enter your space. If you work in anoffice without windows try buying a natural sunlight lamp(http://www.wackyplanet.com/natsunlam.html)....
Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress
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How to Choose a Futon Mattress
From college dorms to guest rooms, teenager bedrooms to bachelor pads, futons are cool. Futons are a popular choice in small spaces. Since they can be used as a couch or a bed, they are an extremely versatile piece of furniture.
When shopping for a futon, consumers should also consider what type of futon mattress they will want.
Futon mattresses are usually made of either cotton or foam, or a combination.
When buying a futon mattress, you will need to think about how the futon will be used.
The answer to this question will greatly affect the type of mattress you should buy. If the futon will be used as a bed, you will need to buy the thickest futon mattress you can afford. You can save money by buying a thinner mattress, but at the cost of your comfort.
Will the futon be used as both a couch and as a bed? If so, the mattress will have to endure a lot of folding. In this case, you will need a futon mattress that is very flexible....
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Hangouts? Adds New Backpacker Hammock
Hangouts?, the company which has been supplying hammocks and hanging chairs to the U.S., Canadian, and overseas markets since the mid '80s, has introduced a new double sized Backpacker's Dream model weighing less than a pound. This model expands the line of backpacker models which include the single Backpacker's Dream hammock, weighing 12 ounces and the Backpacker Hanging Chair which also weighs 12 ounces without the spreader bar. The Dream double is nearly twice the width of the single. The main lines of hammocks and hanging chairs sold by Hangouts? are the Mayan and Brazilian Hammock Designs which offer the ultimate in comfort. The new backpacker model is produced for Hangouts? in Brazil by skilled craftsman who have been making hammocks by hand most of their lives.
Actually, hammocks are beds used in third world countries, and approximately 100 million people from third world countries sleep in hammocks. The world's best hammocks sold by Hangouts? are made in Central and South...
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Select the Right Cleaning Company for You
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copyright@2005All rights reserved worldwide People from all walks of life are turning towards outside help when it comes to cleaning their home: A young family actively involved with their children's activities; both partners working long hours; frequent travel or perhaps there is a preference simply to enjoy life rather than cleaning up after it.
Whatever the reason, the decision has been made to have your home professionally cleaned and the search begins to find the right company. The approach is much like looking for a new car. You begin reading consumer reports; you talk with friends; then determine what you can afford and a model to suit your...
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Chicago Real Estate: Is It Overheating?
(ContentDesk) August 13, 2005 -- Chicago real estate is one of the greatest success stories of the recent boom in property prices. With low, low mortgage rates for Chicago home (http://www.bestchicagomortgage.com/mortgage-calc.html) mortgage loans, demand for real estate is going through the roof as people rush to snap up great homes on the beautiful Chicago lakefront, as well as in Chicago's many attractive suburbs.More than 8 million people now reside in the "Windy City." One of the few Midwest cities in the last decade to increase in population, Chicago may be well on its way to satiation. There are so few homes available that folks who want to buy Chicago real estate are getting in ahead of the crowd by purchasing pre-construction. Many pre-construction opportunities are available in Chicago real estate.Chicago Suburbs Real Estate Pre-Construction in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills, 17 different...
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