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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Stress Reduction Benefits

Health Encyclopedia: Stress Treatment

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Perhaps the best general approach for treating stress can be found in the elegant passage by Reinhold Niebuhr, "Grant me the courage to change the things I can change, the serenity to accept the things I can't change, and the wisdom to know the difference." The process of learning to control stress is life-long, and will not only contribute to better health, but a greater ability to succeed in one's own agenda.

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Other Asthma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
...homeopathic remedies, and most herbal remedies.Relaxation and Stress-Reduction Techniques. Patients report benefits from many stress reduction and physical techniques, such as acupuncture,... Read more »
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...homeopathic remedies, and most herbal remedies.Relaxation and Stress-Reduction Techniques. Patients report benefits from many stress reduction techniques, such as acupuncture, hypnosis, breathing... Read more »
Exercise's Effects on the Lungs
...which uses both stretching, breathing, chest expansion, and meditation techniques may have specific benefits that include stress reduction as well as airway opening. One study reported that two... Read more »
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...also likely take in more sodium.People on Anti-Hypertensive Drugs. Restricting salt also enhances the benefits of many standard anti-hypertensive drugs by reducing potassium loss, and may help... Read more »
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...suggests that short term use of NSAIDs brings effective relief in patients with acute back pain. The benefits for chronic back pain are less certain.There are dozens of NSAIDs. The most common are... Read more »

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