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Friday, October, 23, 2009

5 Ways To Dealing With Stress

Health Encyclopedia: Stress Complications

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In prehistoric times, the physical changes in response to stress were an essential adaptation for meeting natural threats. Even in the modern world, the stress response can be an asset for raising levels of performance during critical events such as a sports activity, an important meeting, or in situations of actual danger or crisis.

If stress becomes persistent and low-level, however, all parts of the body's stress apparatus (the brain, heart, lungs, vessels, and muscles) become chr...

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Health Guide

Asthma and Stress Management
Stress can wreck havoc on your health. And if you have asthma, you no doubt know that stress can cause asthma symptoms. The signs and symptoms of stress range from the benign to the dramatic – from... Read more »
20 Ways to Deal with Holiday Anxiety
...mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} The holidays are a stressful time for many different reasons. Some people with anxiety have a... Read more »
Managing Holiday Depression
...can happen for many different reasons. For some, financial concerns may take the place of happiness. Stress and anxiety over family functions and dealing with overextended children may top the... Read more »
Bipolar: Managing Stress Part 4: Seeing it Coming
...serious than a common cold. She has to contend with psychosis. 911 psychosis. Locked unit psychosis. Five-point restraints psychosis. She literally cannot see it coming. No warning signs. No... Read more »
Diet and Anxiety
The foods we eat can have an impact on the amount of stress we feel and our physical health. Additionally, during times of stress and anxiety, we can make poor choices, eat unhealthy foods, and... Read more »

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