Studies found that we’re under more stress today than our parents were 30 years ago. Time magazine's June 6, 1983 cover story called stress "The Epidemic of the Eighties" and referred to it as the leading health problem of the eighties era; there can be little doubt that the situation has progressively worsened since then.

Numerous surveys confirm that adult Americans perceive they are under more stress than a decade or two ago. A 1996 Prevention magazine survey found that almost 75% feel they have "great stress" one day a week with one out of three indicating they feel this way more than twice a week. One can assume that today’s level of perceived stress is even more impacting than it was in 1996.

Studies also say that job stress is the leading source of stress for adults. Stress levels have also shot up in children, teenagers, college students and the elderly, the reasons include:
Increased crime,

• Violence and other threats to personal safety;
• Pernicious peer pressures that lead to substance abuse and other unhealthy life style habits;
  Social isolation and loneliness;
• The erosion of family and religious values and ties;
• The loss of other strong sources of social support that are powerful stress busters;
• The more increasingly sense of loss of control.
  

Common medical opinion is that 96% of all illness is either a direct result of stress, or greatly aggravated by it. Too frequent, extreme, or prolonged mobilization strains us and generates distress signals. The body can convey distress signals in a variety of ways, often in the form of symptoms including irritability, anger, anxiety, depression, fatigue, tension headaches, stomachaches, hypertension, migraine headaches, ulcers, heart conditions, colitis, and a number of other possible symptoms.

Eventually, stress can lead to even more serious distress, such as cancer, diabetes or thyroid dysfunction. In addition to the many physiological consequences associated with stress, we also pay a psychological price when we experience unrelieved stress.

For example, anxiety and panic attack conditions, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, drug addiction, alcoholism can result from, or can be aggravated by, unrelieved stress. So it is very important to become aware of the stress, if any, in your life.

Take immediate proactive action to better manage stress and your health. At the same time make permanent necessary changes in your lifestyle and approach life in a way that you live a less stressed life and keep anxiety as well as depression at bay. If you look for strategies to handle stress you will find many helpful websites, which give detailed information and help regarding stress management. The better you are at managing stress, the healthier and happier your life will be.

In case you are unable to manage your stress on your own, do visit a doctor, he might prescribe you some stress and anxiety medicines. Anxiety medicines like xanax tranquilizers are easily available online. You can buy xanax or order xanax or other related medicines online for your stress and anxiety management.

The author, Sera Redmonds, addresses mental health related issues and anti-anxiety pills like xanax.
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Sandalwood oil is extracted from Santalum album from the Santalaceae family and also known as East Indian sandalwood, santal, saunders and sandalwood Mysore.

Oil properties: The oil has a woody, exotic smell, subtle and lingering. The color of the oil is pale yellow to pale gold.

Origin of sandalwood oil: Sandalwood is an evergreen, parasitic tree that burrows its roots into other trees and it can grow up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and has a brown-gray trunk, many smooth slender branches, leathery leaves and small pink-purple flowers.

It can take thirty to sixty years for a tree to reach full maturity, when it is cut and distilled. The yellowish wood is sold in thin scrapings.

It is commonly agreed that the best essential oils are from Mysore in India.
The documented use of Sandalwood goes back 4000 years and caravans from India to Egypt, Greece and Rome were a familiar sight. Many temples were built from Sandalwood and the Egyptians used it in embalming.

Sandalwood was much in demand as incense; it had a calming effect during meditation.
Once Sandalwood was used for making furniture and caskets, but as it is nearly extinct, it is only used for the distillation of oil.

Extraction: Sandalwood oil is extracted from the chipped heartwood and roots by steam distillation and yields 4-6.5%.

Chemical composition: The main chemical components are: Santalol, Furfurol and Santalene.

Precautions: Generally Sandalwood oil is non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing.

Therapeutic properties: The therapeutic properties of Sandalwood oil are: antiseptic, diuretic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, emollient, expectorant, sedative and tonic.