| Stress is one of the major underlying factors that will | | | | Drinking alcohol after a long day's work might feel |
| cause a case of Bacterial Vaginosis. We all live in a | | | | good for half an hour or so, but you're dehydrating |
| modern, stressed-out world. We must assume | | | | yourself and preventing the proper circulation of |
| multiple roles daily, either at work, with family or | | | | vitamins and minerals that your body requires to heal |
| friends, or with lovers. | | | | itself. |
| Many of us don't take the necessary measures to | | | | Many working people just don't have time to get |
| protect our bodies from this stress. Cortisol, a | | | | enough sleep. Rather than getting a solid night's sleep |
| hormone produced when we are under stress, can | | | | every night, you might "recharge" during the |
| do serious damage to our bodies by sending our | | | | weekends. Sleep is crucial, however. It is in our sleep |
| biological systems out of whack. | | | | that our body does most of its healing. By neglecting |
| There are tons of ways people cope with | | | | sleep, you're neglecting the body the time it needs to |
| stress-some more helpful than others. Those women | | | | heal itself. |
| who choose unhealthy methods of coping are more | | | | So what is the natural remedy to curing and |
| likely to develop sickness, disease, or infections. | | | | preventing Bacterial Vaginosis? It's actually a very |
| That's right: Bacterial Vaginosis can be caused by | | | | simple rule: reduce the stress placed on your body. |
| how you cope with the demands of life! If you're | | | | Eat healthy, drink plenty of water, don't smoke. |
| smoking a lot to stay awake or find relief, you're | | | | Exercise will help to burn off the cortisol coursing |
| doing yourself a disservice (not to insult your | | | | through your veins. Take care of yourself! |
| intelligence if you do smoke, as I'm sure you already | | | | Please educate yourself about Bacterial Vaginosis so |
| know the dangers). | | | | that you can prevent future infections! |