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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to cope with stress and strain
- Work related tensions, personal issues and abnormal lifestyles are the causes for mental stress and strain. These disorders if not taken care of in time, can have adverse impact on the health and fitness of an individual. Here are few tips to cope with stress and strain. These tips take the premise that idleness causes our thoughts drift towards sad events, work tension, family issues etc. Therefo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reduce stress to maximize efficiency
- The right amount of stress can be good for you, such as when an impending deadline pushes you to work faster. Too much stress, however, becomes conterproductive because you start to make mistakes, become confused and muddled, or lose concentration.When you get too stressed, you tend to push yourself even harder, which only increases stress and inefficiency. So, you need to take a moment to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress relief for busy business people - 11 easy ways
- Make stress less of an issue for you in your work and life, by trying out one or more of these ideas - the list is not exhaustive! Seek out more and share!So try these 11 random ideas out - and above all, have some fun! Squeeze SomethingYou can get them at sports stores (use a squash or racquet ball) or there are even some specialist places that have them and call them...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to stop stress and overwhelm quickly!
- My work often deals with proactive, preventive means to Overcome Overwhelm & Achieve Your Desired Results. During our transitions, overwhelm can still come up from time to time, so we need to have the tools to stop stress and overwhelm quickly when it does arise.The key to halting stress and overwhelm in its tracks is to initiate a positive action as soon as possible. Often if we focus only...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 9 warning signs of stress
- Stress is the nastiest 4 letter word you ever met. Don't stress, I know it is six letters but it packs the wallop of the meanest 4 letter word you ever heard.Stress can affect your health and keep you from being all you can be to borrow a phrase recently made popular by the U.S. Army.Psychologists, scientists and those who study this particular beast say its origins may be physical, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coping with stress
- When something happens in our lives, we automatically assess the situation mentally and try to determine if it is threatening to us. If we feel that we don't have the skills or resources necessary to deal with the situation then we feel stress. We don't feel stress when we think that we have more than enough resources to cope. Not everyone sees a situation in the same way; therefore, no two people...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Army ranger reveals how to control corporate stress
- "Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one." Hans Selye - the "father of stress" and founder of the Canadian Institute of Stress.Every worker in America has heard of individual stress management techniques -- relaxation, meditation, and visualization -- good tools for getting through stressful periods. But if they're so great, why do we still have all thi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 easy ways to reduce stress
- Stress, America's #1 health problem, is a leading cause of major illness. In fact, heart disease, high blood pressure, and depression are just some of the harmful effects of stress. Research has shown that releasing stress and learning how to relax promotes a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life.Here are 3 easy ways to reduce your stress fast.1. Breathe DeeplyTake 3 sl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress management made simple and easy...just follow cliff kuhn m.d.s foolproof formula
- Stress management is a hot topic; stress-related illness and suffering is at an all-time high in America and increasing every year. Cliff Kuhn, M.D.'s work with the powerful natural medicine of humor has uncovered the primary culprit behind your unhealthy stress symptoms, as well as the solution to simple, healthy stress management.Astronomer-mathematician Ptolemy (85-165) devised a theory ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stressed? go on a quick getaway
- Did you know that taking a short trip, such as over President's Day weekend, or anytime, can have the same stress-reducing effects as a longer one? According to a Stanford University psychiatrist, David Spiegel, our minds shift into a more relaxed state during the first few days of a trip. When we have been away from home for long trips we tend to slightly increase our stress, or dread, coming bac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 symptoms of workplace stress
- It is no secret that stress and related disorders are the most frequent cause of employee disability (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health). As far back as 1992, a United Nations report called job stress a "world wide epidemic.Control of workplace stress is a leadership responsibility. Good leaders who recognize the symptoms of stress can control situations to create more d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven simple steps to a stress-free start
- Most of us lead busy lives, trying to successfully juggle the responsibilities of home and work and personal interests into one cohesive happy life. There is nothing that could better start your busy day than having a smooth stress-free morning. You know the ones where no one raises their voice; no one has to search the bottom of a laundry basket for a matching sock; no one is in a frenzy to get o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you controlling stress so stress does not control you?
- Have you recently moved or started a new job? Do you feel you have too much to do and not enough time to do them? Do you worry about your financial situation? Do you worry about your future? Do you feel your efforts at work or at home go unappreciated?If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, you are experiencing stress but you're not alone.Two surveys indicate that worker anx...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress busting strategies
- Learn to have healthy relationships:This subject could fill an entire book. In the limited space of this newsletter, let's look at the key components of this stress-reducing strategy.1. Identify the sources of stress in your relationships. Write about them in a journal. Make a list of people who cause you stress and explore what the issues are.2. Resolve the underlying issues....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress and how to avoid it
- Everyone knows that stress isn't good - that it can get on top of us and effect our wellbeing. What most people don't realise is that stress can effect much more than just our mood or mental state. Stress has been shown to have a detrimental effect on many parts of our body and indeed peoples health in general.Most people are so used to stress and tension in their lives that they do little ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 healthy ways to release holiday stress
- Many people go through the motions during Christmas. If not the whole holiday season just parts. I see them slumped in line, not a smile to be found, their body stiff, just counting the number of people ahead of them, and time. Gift giving or even receiving is right, wrong, good, bad, or considered a waste. The control of it all, tightens the body, encompasses the soul, and buries the magic. Where...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress in the workplace
- According to the Australian Council of Trade Unions' (A.C.T.U.) 1997 survey, fifty per cent of workers had suffered some form of stress at work in a 12-month period. The statistics in care professions were even higher, with the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia reporting in its 2002 Attitudes To Teaching Survey that seventy per cent of teachers identified workplace stress a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to stress less and smile more-the six fundamental steps to improved health
- More than two-thirds of visits to doctors' surgeries are for stress-related illnesses. Stress has been linked to headaches, backaches, insomnia, anger, cramps, elevated blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and lowered resistance to infection.For women, stress is a key factor in hormonal imbalances resulting in menstrual irregularities, PMS, fibroids, endometriosis and fert...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress management shouldnt create more stress. 10 ways to reduce unreasonable stress and boost perf
- We all know that stress levels in the workplace are reaching unreasonable levels. And most sensible human beings will agree that we have to take action to fix this problem.However, some government agencies and, I must say, some consultants are all for creating yet another paper and theoretical exercise that will have little benefit to the employees or the business. Managers don't need lectu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress management techniques
- Self-Care Strategies:Substantial breakfast daily Regular sleeping habits (minimum of 7 hours) No smoking Moderate use of alcohol, caffeine and other drugs Minimal intake of sugar & highly processed foods Maintenance of proper weight Regular exercise program Drink much more water than you usually do.Relaxation Techniques:Jog in place or do jumping j...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Entertaining without stress
- Let's face it. If you are stressed, agitated and flitting about, your guests will be uncomfortable and won't be able to relax. Here is an easy test of how well you are doing. How many times do your guests ask if there is anything they can do to help? It is reasonable that guests may ask when they first arrive but if you hear the question over and over again, you are doing something wrong....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 10 steps to destress
- Do you feel tense and anxious at work? Do your co-workers and/or boss make you crazy? Is your personal life less than blissful? If so, you've got stress. If you're like most people you've sought refuge from this situation by trying a quick fix or two like calling a friend, walking the dog, or going away for the weekend in an attempt to escape it all. While these strategies may serve as temporary d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Eldercare/caregiving stress--managing holidays
- Caring for a chronically ill loved one can be one of life's greatest challenges, but during holidays, when even more responsibilities are added to an already stressful schedule, caregivers can often feel guilty and frustrated for not being able to accomplish all the tasks they once did. Additionally, fond memories of past holidays, when a loved one was still healthy, can create a downward spiral w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Technology and stress- how to prevent technology from taking over your life
- 1. 5-minute rule. How many times do we say, "This will only take 5 minutes" and it ends up taking 20 minutes, making you late for an appointment or client! Anytime you think that something will take you 5 minutes, add on 10-15 minutes.2. Remember, the news will always be there. You don't need to print out every article you find over the internet! There will ALWAYS be information o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 tips to help you de-stress & handle your problems
- Life would be so wonderful if it weren't for other people. Let's face it, people will upset you. They will say things that will hurt your feeling.And no matter how well you plan, problems and challenges will pop up. You will be stressed out. But it's your responsibility to do something to feel better.Here are 7 tips that can help you right away:1) Don't just sit there. Move! A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why stress management programmes don?t work
- Why Stress Management programmes don't work?It seems that every week there's yet another report telling us how serious the problem of Stress is becoming ? how many working days are lost (anything between 6.5 million and 90 million days depending on whose report you read), how much it costs industry, what percentage of workers experience Stress, and so on. And despite the publicity, nothing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Minimize stress in your life
- Use these simple tips to minimize stress in your day to day living.Lower your expectations and you will suffer less disappointment. Try seeing everything as already perfect and accept things as they are, then you can strive less and relax more.Learn to say NO. Next time someone asks you to do something, before the word 'yes' slips out, pause, say you can't give an answer just yet ? y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Six questions to make your workplace stress-free
- Many CEOs see stress as an intractable problem which would cost too much to tackle properly -- or alternatively something that only affects 'whiners' whom their organisations would be better off without. Employee assistance programmes, corporate gym memberships and flexible hours are seen as expensive, of dubious effectiveness, and in the worst case, as mollycoddling staff. Many organisations do t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten ways to reduce your stress at home
- Top Ten Ways to Reduce Your Stress at Home1. Create a communication center on the fridge for messages, chores etc.2. Make a calendar for everyone to refer to ? write in daily schedules, appointments etc.3. Keep the grocery list posted where all family members can add items as they run out.4. Create recipe categories that make sense to you.5. Keep related items to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 successful stress management techniques
- Everyone needs successful stress management techniques. Easy to learn and easy to implement, you can use them for your own stress management or teach them to help others manage theirs. Manage your stress and be a healthier, happier and more pleasant person to be around. Let's cut to the chase? 1. Make stress your friend Acknowledge that stress is good and make stress your fri...