We all get hit by stress, some of us worse than others, but it’s something that all of us have to deal with. It can be extremely influential in our daily actions and studies (and common sense) have shown that it can greatly affect both personal and professional relationships. That it can also hamper decision making makes it all the more problematic. To top it all of, it severely affects your health and often this damage is permanent.

We’ve listed 6 home remedies and techniques in this article that will help you reduce your stress levels. Try them out!

1. Strawberries and Chocolate

What a combination, right? And that it kills your stress levels just makes it all the more

better. As you’ll see in a little while, chocolate can help reduce the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body, which is a major advantage in taking down stress. Strawberries are full of vitamin C which have multiple benefits, not the least of which is eliminating harmful substances from the body.

So, get a box of strawberries, make some melted dark chocolate, dip and bite away. Cortisol won’t stand a chance.

2. Tea

Tea! What can’t it do? The miraculous drink will appear on home remedies lists of all kinds and boy, does it work! Tea comes in so many different flavours and kinds that it offers an extremely diverse range of benefits.

To beat stress, there are few things better than chamomile tea. Brew yourself a cup of chamomile, supplemented by a few biscuits, and you have a nice half hour of chamomile and relaxation that will make stress disappear.

3. Oranges

Like strawberries, oranges are rich in vitamin C. Only they’re much more rich and much more effective in dealing with free radicals and other harmful substances in your body that wreak a lot of damage in the long run.

There are a lot of ways to go about including oranges in your diet, all of them something you would have tried before. You can take a glass of orange juice every day - it’s a great breakfast participant - or you can simply eat an orange. There are also a ton of great orange-based recipes available.

4. Dark Chocolate

We said that dark chocolate would help you beat stress earlier and here’s how: it contains a lot of the mineral magnesium which greatly suppresses stress levels in the body. This one aspect is all that is needed for stress to be taken down. Not only does it tackle stress, but it can also help in the fight against depression and fatigue.

Take a bite out of a slab of dark chocolate when you feel stressed. Enjoy the taste and enjoy the reduced stress levels!

5. Almonds

Almonds, one of the healthiest kinds of nuts, is rife with benefits. These benefits arise from its abundance in vitamins and minerals, including vitamin B and vitamin E, magnesium, zinc and selenium. In fact, almonds are quite a healthy source of the latter mineral. This combines to offer a real stress reducing effect. Besides, who doesn’t like a handful of almonds?

Simply take a handful of almonds every day and relax. Coupled with a few other remedies on this and some lifestyle changes, your life will certainly improve for the better.

6. Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is steadily growing in the public’s eye, and many people are flocking towards its unique profits. It can help one deal with many problems and its potency covers the effects of stress and anxiety as well.

Lavender oil and rosemary oil are two great and popular choices for stress relief. Lavender oil is also particularly effective in treating insomnia, so it’s well worth checking out.

Give a few of these a try and you’ll find that your life will become much more relaxed and clear. Combine these suggestions with yoga, exercise and music and stress will be a thing of the past.