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Reframing Stress & Stress Reduction

For Anyone Who Finds Food Stressful

January 22, 2010

What to eat? When to eat? How much to eat? We have so many questions and so many choices staring down at us when we go to the store. If you are like me, you may not have time to read the thousands of books out there telling us what to put (an not put) [...]

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3 Tips to Manage Your Stress

March 9, 2009

Use Your Words
Merriam-Webster defines stress as a constraining force or influence; a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation; a state resulting from a stress especially: one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium.
You know, [...]

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Practical Tips for Relaxed Communication

March 9, 2009

Preparation for Conversation; Find Your Comfort Zone:
Take a Deep Breath. Your whole body stretches, opens, lengthens and fills with air. A deep breath is as full-bodied as a yawn. It is very important to take several deep breathes before engaging in any [important] conversation. Practice deep breathing when you wake in the morning, [...]

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