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The other day I was speaking with a friend, the father of a sophomore at one of our prestigious Chicago…
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Harvard Health Blog Stress is rampant, and high blood pressure (what doctors call hypertension) is on the rise. So it’s…
Harvard Health Letter Healthy behaviors clearly make sense from a rational standpoint, but they can be a drag — and…
Harvard Health Letters We all experience a little stress from time to time. It’s not so hard to handle when…
By The Brain and Spine Team, Cleveland Clinic If you eat well and exercise regularly but don’t get at least…
By Srini Pillay, M.D. Harvard Health Blog Everyone worries, but some people worry more than others. When worry is excessive,…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M Health Science Center Do you ever notice how stress and mental frustration can affect…
By Holly Pevzner EatingWell.com While we may feel better in the short-term after that hot-fudge brownie sundae, healthy foods are…
The importance of keeping cool can’t be stressed enough By Kate Silver Stress has been a lifelong problem for Claire.* For years, the…
Since 2007, the American Psychological Association has conducted a national survey on stress. In 2012, the survey charted stress levels…
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Patricia Normand, MD, a psychiatrist at Rush University Medical Center and director of its Mindful Life Program, says that in…
By Kathleen Aharoni Last summer, my love and I canoed the Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. It was beyond…
By Morgan Lord When we women leave our 20s and enter our 30s and 40s, we finally peak—comfortable in our…
A reality check to help cool down summer stresses that can ruin the season and harm your healthBy Donna Shryer…
How do our bodies react and recover from horrific experiences like the one in Cleveland? By Nancy Maes The names…