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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Stress Control

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Managing High Blood Pressure: Implementing a Healthy Diet & Stress Control

By Alvin Hopkinson Health Expert

As there aren't any specific known causes for high blood pressure, there are no specific or identifiable symptoms or signs either. Therefore, managing high blood pressure may appear challenging if you do not seek medical advice.

 

Hypertension has been discovered to affect a diverse population of Americans.  In fact, nearly 75 million people suffer with the disease. Yet, there are several factors and conditions that may play a major role in its development. Furthermore, there is a selective gr...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Managing Stress to Control Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

One of the common causes of high blood pressure not at all related to diet, is the stress factor.... Read more »

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Book Review: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...be a perfect book to recommend to people about stress management, a crucial aspect of pain... Read more »

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Anxiety May Trigger IBS--but it's NOT "All in Your Head"
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...Physicians has some helpful information about how stress management can help control symptoms.If... Read more »

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Managing Holiday Stress with IBD
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert

If you are anything like me then you have big dreams for all that you want to get accomplished for... Read more »

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Question of the Week: What Type of Relaxation Methods Do You Use?
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...meditation.   This week's question: What types of stress management do you use and how does it... Read more »

Health Guide

10 Tips for Men’s Sexual Health
...instead of the other way around, your life will soon feel as if it is out of control.  Learn stress management techniques, find ways to handle anger and sadness, and you will be doing... Read more »
Mindfulness Part 6: The Fear Factor
We are making a transition from mindfulness to managing stress. The two interact: stress is our major mood trigger. Mindfulness helps us spot our triggers while we can still manage them. Working from... Read more »
Stress: References
...Psychol Med. 2005;35:865-871.Hammerfald K, Grau M, et al. Persistent effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management on cortisol responses to acute stress in healthy subjects-A randomized... Read more »
Bipolar: Managing Stress Part 4: Seeing it Coming
Colleen has a nice way of putting it: "My mood dropped like a rock." CountryGirl has this to say: “I CAN"T stop the coming of the changes, no matter what."  These comments were posted here... Read more »
Stress Part II: When the Brain Overreacts
The brain is divided into three parts, of which the limbic system governs emotions, the cortices control rational thinking, plus a bunch of stuff in the middle and down below. When we perceive a... Read more »

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