50 Ways To Prevent and Manage Stress

Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 9
What Is Stress?......Page 11
Types of Stress......Page 14
 Recognize How Hard You Work......Page 17
At Least Try to Do What You Love......Page 20
Reduce the Commute......Page 23
Renegotiate Vacation and Leave Time......Page 25
Rid Yourself of E-Stress......Page 26
Eliminate Energy Drains......Page 30
Reduce Your Snail Mail and Plastic......Page 32
Restructure Your Finances......Page 34
Stop the Insanity: Stress Relief for Parents......Page 35
Discover Your Life-Force Energy......Page 41
Get a Massage......Page 43
Consider a Chiropractor......Page 45
Discover Osteopathic Manipulation......Page 46
Consider Pressure-Point Therapies......Page 47
Stand and Deliver: Postural Reeducation Strategies......Page 50
Try Rolfing: Structural Integration......Page 51
Know Where to Find (and How to Use) Hands-On Healers......Page 52
Learn to Work Your Own Pressure Points......Page 53
Calm Your Nerves with Herbs......Page 55
Take These to Heart......Page 59
Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke with Herbs and Nutrients......Page 61
Give Your Immune System a Boost......Page 62
Combat Digestive Disorders with Herbs and Spices......Page 64
Eat Well to Reduce Stress......Page 65
Avoid Overeating......Page 72
Supplement Your Diet with Antistress Vitamins......Page 75
Avoid Stress Aggravators......Page 77
Get Moving......Page 85
Make Stress-Fighting Endorphins......Page 86
Develop an Action Plan......Page 87
Know When to Consult a Fitness Practitioner/Trainer......Page 90
Try Deep-Breathing Exercises to Relieve Stress......Page 91
Meditate for Stress Relief......Page 93
Try Qi Gong Exercises......Page 94
Stretch to Relieve Stress......Page 95
Try Antistress Postures to Improve Digestion......Page 96
Get More Sleep......Page 99
Get Creative......Page 100
Try Feng Shui......Page 102
Avoid Loneliness......Page 103
Consider Counseling......Page 104
Rule Out Biological Causes for “Burnout”......Page 110
Pamper Yourself......Page 117
Enjoy Your Food......Page 118
Limit Your Exposure to Food Toxins......Page 119
Cry More, Laugh More, and Learn to Forgive......Page 122
Bibliography......Page 125
Body Work/Hands-On Healing......Page 137
Counseling and Therapy Resources......Page 141
Chronic Fatigue......Page 142
Emotional Health......Page 147
Heart Health......Page 149
Index......Page 153