I am Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits.

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We all have stress in our lives. It’s a normal occurrence. Sometimes the things we worry about are the same regularly. The end of the month is rolling around once again, and you are concerned about your financial responsibilities.

If you are a parent, regardless of your child’s age, you’re always stressing out to some degree about something. This is especially true when your kids become teenagers. They begin to test your authority in an attempt to develop independence. If you’ve ever been a parent of a teenager who finally earns a driver’s license, you know the meaning of stress.

These types of common stress occurrences come and go. They don’t usually cause you to burn out emotionally, physically, or mentally. Burnout is heavy-duty stress that stays in your face all of the time. It can cause you to check out mentally or break down physically. Before that happens, put these four burnout prevention practices into play.

1 – Start Eating Right

Eat lots of fresh, minimally prepared fruits and vegetables. Enjoy a diet with healthy whole grains. Drink lots of water, green tea, or herbal teas every day.

Avoid sugar, white flour, too much salt, and highly processed foods and beverages. A healthy, balanced diet keeps your body and mind from stressing out and can additionally keep burnout at bay.

2 – Get up, Get Moving, Exercise, and Stay Active

Exercise is an all-around health booster. It strengthens your mind and body and can even trigger the production of chemicals that lower stress and raise feelings of happiness. There are hormones that are produced when you get physically active. They contribute to more positive feelings, happiness, calm, and peace.

Other hormones, like cortisol, don’t like you feeling happy. The more you are lethargic and sedentary, not getting much physical activity regularly, the higher the levels of these stress-producing chemicals. Cortisol is the stress hormone because when you choose sitting and relaxing over getting up and moving most of the time, it raises your stress levels.

Get at least 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of moderate to intense physical activity weekly. You’ll be surprised how much this lowers stress and improves your positive outlook.

3 – Get 7 or 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night

The belief that you can catch up on sleep is incorrect. The damage done by not enough restful sleep can’t be undone. Practice good sleep habits. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night, and you will experience less stress.

4 – Seek Help Before, Rather Than After

When you see your stress level starting to rise, get help. Ask your friends, family members, and coworkers if they think you are stressing out. Then talk to a mental health professional before burnout causes serious problems.

These are a few proven ways to prevent burnout. They also lead to other mental and physical health rewards. Take stress seriously. If you don’t, it can lead to burnout that threatens to cause preventable damage.

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I’m Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits. Please go to businessofrehab.com/contractnegotiations to pick up the free guide to help you negotiate the contract of your dreams.

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