Ladies, it’s Ann here. We’re going to do another post just for you!

As you will see in a video interview this Thursday, I’ve been struggling through a few health issues in the last year or so.

I mentioned the thyroid issue in our last post and there are some other nagging little matters on top of that; but I’ve discovered an interesting similarity between all of them.

As I sat down to figure out where I was going wrong (I knew it couldn’t be my diet), I wrote down each ailment and listed the contributing factors of each one.

Guess what?

The common denominator was stress!

Sure, there were lots of other reasons why I was not feeling 100%, but stress was a major, contributing factor to every one of my health issues!

And don’t let anyone tell you that stress won’t affect you — I mean you as a woman, specifically.

One recent survey from the UK found that women are twice as likely to consider their stress levels out of control compared to men. Boy, I can sure vouch for that one!

In fact, if left unchecked, stress can lead to a variety of serious problems:

  • Mental health disorders, like depression and anxiety
  • Obesity
  • Heart disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Abnormal heart beats

I’m now analyzing my life to eliminate as much stress as possible (I’ll share more in the video on Thursday).

Until then, I invite you to sit down and critique your own health and see if you found stress to be a major factor like I did. You may be surprised!

Your turn…

What’s your #1 health enemy?

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