Not everyone is able to afford to take a dream vacation, or is lucky enough to be without illness, or still have those they love as part of their life after they retire. For this reason, many seniors are faced with stressful situations that they often feel they have no control over.

These stresses may include:

• Retirement and the extreme change of lifestyle
• Financial problems
• Decrease in physical capabilities
• Being diagnosed with a chronic, life-threatening or terminal illness
• Caring for an ailing loved one
• Death of a loved one
• Worrying that your children will place you in a seniors or nursing home.
• Being a burden on others

Stress can be dangerous if you don't find ways to control and alleviate it. For instance, chronic stress can boost the risk of high blood pressure, sleep disorders, digestive problems, stroke and heart disease. Seniors are already at higher risk for these conditions, which makes chronic stress all the more serious. Therefore, seniors need to find stress relief by positively taking charge of their lifestyle.