Download or read book The Little Book of Stress Relief written by David Posen and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interesting, easy to read, and useful book can make a great gift to a friend or colleague who leads a hectic and demanding life and who wants to 'get control.' -- Journal of Family and Community Health (on the first edition) Intense stress is an integral part of modern life and it seems to be getting worse. In controlled doses, stress helps individuals to think faster and perform better but left unchecked and unbalanced it leads to fatigue, helplessness and a variety of unfortunate health complications. With people working harder, anxious about job loss and the faster pace of life, stress is increasing. The Little Book of Stress Relief is a practical book that changes the fundamental thinking and habitual lifestyle choices that contribute to heightened stress levels. There are helpful tips for making informed choices, adjusting how we think and taking the necessary steps to regain control. Organized into 52 short chapters -- one for each week of the year -- of 2 to 3 pages in length, the book uses stories and analogies to describe specific causes of stress, and provides simple concrete things to overcome them. Easy-to-follow activities and exercises lead to the right amount of sleep, deal with procrastination and perfect the art of setting priorities. The book's layout allows readers to follow the tips in any order. Here is a sampling of the topics in The Little Book of Stress Relief: Do You Know Your Signs of Stress? Unrealistic Expectations Peer Pressure and Corporate Culture How to Leave Work at Work Burnout Dealing with Information Overload and Technostress Dealing with Clutter Money and Stress Reframing Other People's Problems Dealing with Anger New Year's Resolutions The Little Book of Stress Relief is a helpful, inspiring and practical guide to alleviating a big problem.

Download or read book The Stress Remedy written by Doni Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking approach to health, Dr. Doni Wilson shares a simple but powerful insight: stress is at the root of virtually all the disorders we experience. The Stress Remedy reveals how stress of all types from skipping breakfast to coping with a major crisis disrupts the body s synergy. This in turn creates three problem networks adrenal distress, blood sugar imbalance, and a digestive/immune system condition known as leaky gut. These problem networks generate the symptoms that most of us learn to take for granted, including weight gain, fatigue, gas and bloating, joint and head pain, insomnia, frequent colds and infections, acne, PMS, low sex drive, mental fog, anxiety, and depression. Once we understand the types of support our body needs, we can free ourselves from these symptoms, achieve a healthy weight, prevent health conditions, and feel more energized and alive than we ever thought possible. In The Stress Remedy, you will learn: How virtually every health problem you experience can be traced back to the effects of stress on your body. Why missing meals and losing sleep can actually cause you to gain weight. How your body's stress messengers can either disrupt your entire system or create a whole new level of energy and vitality. Why the foods you choose can either boost your mood or send you spiraling into anxiety, fatigue, or depression. How understanding blood-sugar imbalance can free you from weight gain and a host of other symptoms. Why just 5 minutes a day of doing something you love can make a revolutionary difference to your health. In The Stress Remedy, you will learn the true secret to health: how to give your body all the support it needs so that you can achieve all the energy and vitality of which you are capable.

Download or read book The Touch Remedy written by Michelle Ebbin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empowering guide that unites the ancient healing power of touch therapy—from acupressure to reflexology—with modern science to help relieve the number one cause of disease today: stress—and to soothe anxiety, boost immunity, and alleviate pain. Human beings are wired for touch. Touch is critical to our physical and mental health. And for centuries, cultures around the globe have employed touch as a powerful force for healing. And yet America is an increasingly touch-deprived, high-stress culture, and we are paying for it with our wellbeing. Now, in The Touch Remedy, leading touch therapy expert Michelle Ebbin, who appears regularly on The Dr. Oz Show and has been featured on The Doctors, The View, and Live with Kelly & Michael, demonstrates how the ancient wisdom of touch can truly change your life. A fresh, contemporary approach to natural health, which draws on a unique combination of ancient wisdom and cutting edge research, The Touch Remedy is a collection of proven touch therapy solutions to calm and heal every member of the family, from babies to grandparents to pets. Demystifying time-tested touch therapy techniques such as Acupressure, Reflexology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, among others, Ebbin shares her invaluable insight and provides clear, step-by-step remedies, accompanied by beautiful full-color photos, to relieve a range of physical and emotional stressors, from back pain and headache to anxiety. Her solutions are quick, taking only two-to-three minutes each, and easy, requiring only three steps, and most of the remedies can be done anytime, anywhere, even on the go. In addition, Ebbin shows how touch therapy offers powerful strategies to improve intimacy in relationships, bond with your children, and improve communication through touch. With The Touch Remedy, we can quite literally take our health into our own hands—and nurture the bodies, minds, and spirit of our loved ones and ourselves.

Download or read book Stress Relief for Life written by Mike Ronsisvalle and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2011 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress-related ailments cost companies over $200 billion a year in increased absenteeism, tardiness, and the loss of talented workers. Over 90 percent of all visits to the family doctor are for reasons related to stress. Chronic stress is one of the major contributors to marital discord and spiritual disconnection. In short, stress dramatically affects our financial health, our physical health, our relationships, and our faith. This book will help you de-stress now! Within its pages you will learn: Why you are stressing out The only way to truly relax The connection between your thoughts and feelings of stress How to make important lifestyle changes that will insulate you from stress in the future How to start a stress-reducing exercise routine How to build relationships that will help you de-stress How to create a less hectic schedule Most importantly, Stress Relief for Life will help you build a personalized system for managing stress that you can implement in any stressful situation, relationship, or environment.

Download or read book The Ultimate Stress Relief Plan for Women written by Stephanie McClellan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being "so stressed" has to be the most common description for a woman today -- no matter your age or marital status, whether you have a career or work inside the home. Stress is the gift of modern life that keeps on giving, because, even after you've gotten through a stressful day or week, the effects on your body and mind linger, whether you're aware of them or not. And they can build up and make you sick -- unless you do something to stop them. That's where So Stressed, a landmark new guide to women's health, can help. The realization that stress was the most common cause of all the different symptoms and ailments that their patients were coming to them for was a eureka moment for internationally renowned OB-GYN physicians Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton. To find out how stress could be the root cause of diseases as disparate as chronic pain, gynecological disorders and depression,asthma and metabolic disorders, Drs. McClellan and Hamilton embarked on a unique medical quest -- they wanted to find the latest discoveries emerging around the world in the science of stress and put them all together in treatments to help their patients now. Their urgent mission took them to the leading researchers at the best medical centers around the world, where they learned the exciting findings that they reveal in this fascinating new approach to women's health, So Stressed. With information from the medical and psychological sciences of stress that no other practicing physician or clinician has implemented, So Stressed shows you what stress is doing to every cell in your body, how it disrupts the intricate balance of your body's systems, and most important what you can do, starting today, to restore your body's health and prevent yourself from getting sick. Drs. McClellan and Hamilton -- who are widely sought after for their compassionate manner and educational approach to their patients -- have treated more than 16,000 women in their shared three decades of medical practice. Through their timely research and unique, integrative approach to patient care, they have developed four groundbreaking stress types, each with unique patterns for potential illness and disease -- presented here for the first time -- that you can use to identify the ways that stress is affecting your body and mind. Once you know your unique stress profile, the doctors help you learn new ways to see and respond to stress, reduce it and its effects on your body, and even prevent the life-threatening illnesses it causes. You'll find the right program -- specifically designed for the way you fit into your stress type -- with prescriptive advice for the best mental relaxation techniques, nutrition, exercise, and restoration practices for you. Filled with instructive and inspiring case stories from their patients' and their own life experience, Drs. McClellan and Hamilton bridge the gap between the lab bench and the bedside in this comprehensive program for total health.

Download or read book Stress Relief Relaxation Techniques written by Judith Lazarus and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide helps readers dissolve stress, gain clarity and cultivate a more peaceful existence with relaxation and stress relief therapies. From meditation to massage, biofeedback and journal-writing, it offers proven easy-to-use techniques for calming the body, mind and spirit.

Download or read book The Strengths Based Workbook for Stress Relief written by Ryan M. Niemiec and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find calm in the midst of everyday chaos. This strengths-based workbook offers a unique step-by-step approach grounded in positive psychology to help you reduce chronic stress in a busy, frazzled world. Chronic stress is a serious problem for many people, and can lead to a host of health and mental health problems, such as heart disease, anxiety, and depression. If you’re one of millions who are feeling overworked, overstressed, and overloaded (and chances are, you are!) this much-needed workbook offers a refreshing new approach to help you find peace of mind and start living the life you truly want to live. In this evidence-based guide, a psychologist offers an innovative strengths-based stress reduction plan grounded in positive psychology. You’ll find tips and strategies for identifying your key character strengths—such as perseverance, social intelligence, bravery, self-control, and more—and discover how these strengths can help you cultivate greater happiness, better relationships with others, and improve your overall health. Character strengths are a unique catalyst for both happiness and stress management. The skills and practices offered in this workbook can be learned by anyone, because the capacity for these strengths exist in everyone—including you!

Download or read book Take the Stress Out of Your Life written by Jay Winner and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of doctor visits are for stress-related disorders, which can include obesity, heart disease, chronic pain, depression, and infertility. Drawing from more than two decades treating the physical and psychological effects of stress, Dr. Jay Winner clearly lays out how to control the condition through a series of lifestyle modifications, simple mental exercises, and relaxation techniques-without resorting to pills or overwhelming life changes. With two CDs that walk you through stress-reduction exercises, implementing these techniques is fast, effective, and easy to do. For anyone suffering from negative stress, Take the Stress out of Your Life is the ultimate guide for coping with unanticipated stressful situations and creating a long-term plan for permanent stress relief.

Download or read book Stress Relief for Kids written by Martha Belknap and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents simple relaxation techniques designed to help children deal with the stresses they face at home and at school.

Download or read book The Stress Relief Toolbox written by Jackie Foskett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop Stressing and Start Giving Yourself More Love, Care, and Attention! Feeling stressed and finding yourself giving more to others than to yourself? Isn't it time to get some relief and start nurturing your own well-being? When you read The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone but Themselves by Jackie Foskett, you'll discover: How to create a Toolbox for Quick Stress Relief Why self-care is the foundation of stress relief An easy, step-by-step process for Mastering the Art of Self Care How stress affects women differently than men Special tips to help you Keep the Calm Going! and much more! Many experts endorse The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But Themselves: "Jackie Foskett's flexible toolbox provides a wide range of easy to use and effective tools. I highly recommend The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But Themselves." - Sue Patton Thoele, Author of The Courage To Be Yourself, The Woman's Book of Soul, and The Mindful Woman, among others. Order Your Copy of Jackie Foskett's The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But Themselves right away.Put these amazing tools to use, get the stress relief you need, and put yourself at the top of your priority list! You'll be so glad you did!

Download or read book Taking Charge of Your Fertility written by Toni Weschler and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition for the twentieth anniversary of the groundbreaking national bestseller provides all the information you need to monitor your menstrual cycle—along with updated information on the latest reproductive technologies Are you unhappy with your current method of birth control? Or demoralized by your quest to have a baby? Do you experience confusing signs and symptoms at various times in your cycle? This invaluable resource provides the answers to your questions while giving you amazing insights into your body. Taking Charge of Your Fertility has helped literally hundreds of thousands of women avoid pregnancy naturally, maximize their chances of getting pregnant, or simply gain better control of their gynecological and sexual health. Toni Weschler thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), which in only a couple of minutes a day allows you to: Enjoy highly effective and scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices Maximize your chances of conception before you see a doctor or resort to invasive high-tech options Expedite your fertility treatment by quickly identifying impediments to pregnancy achievement Gain control and a true understanding of your gynecological and sexual health This new edition includes: A fully revised and intuitive charting system A selection of personalized master charts for birth control, pregnancy achievement, breastfeeding, and menopause An expanded sixteen-page color insert that reflects the book’s most important concepts Six brand-new chapters on topics including balancing hormones naturally, preserving your future fertility, and three medical conditions all women should be aware of

Download or read book Stress Relief for Teachers written by Claire Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-03-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the best teachers can feel overwhelmed with the pressures of the job and become prone to anxiety, depression and anger. This book offers teachers an easily implemented and proven approach to dealing with these feelings in a more helpful way, enabling them to cope with taxing situations as well as the day-to-day stress of the classroom. Based on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy and on the author’s many years of experience, Stress Relief for Teachers is both a practical guide to feeling better and more in control, and a guide to understanding difficult feelings and how our thoughts, feelings and actions are inextricably linked.

Download or read book Stress Relief Survival Guide written by Leslie Koenig and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stress Relief for Men written by Jed Diamond, Ph.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depression, fatigue, chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, anger, and irritability: these are just some of the toxic effects of stress. Stress Relief for Men introduces energy healing techniques based on ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science that are designed to neutralize stress so that you can regain inner strength and power in your life--without talk therapy or drugs. According to preeminent heart surgeon and author Mehmet Oz, MD, "The next big frontier in medicine is energy medicine." This essential resource provides the most scientifically sound tools from this emerging new field applied to the most pressing problems facing men today. Learn how to: • Eradicate depression, anxiety, anger, and irritability • Improve your love life--including better communication with your partner • Eliminate chronic pain, reduce inflammation, and sleep better • Develop peace of mind, greater well-being, and a passion for life This book teaches you how to apply these proven energy healing "power tools": • Earthing (Grounding)--healing through connection with the Earth's surface energy • Heart Coherence--heart-based breathing and visualization techniques • Attachment Love--activating healthy connection in relationships • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/Tapping)--described as an emotional version of acupuncture The ultimate goal of these practices is health, vitality, and empowerment--so that you can successfully navigate relationships, skillfully face life's challenges, and enjoy your life!

Download or read book 5 Minute Stress Relief written by Elena Welsh and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop stressing--fast! Five-minute stress relief solutions Relieve stress in a matter of minutes with these handy exercises. 5-Minute Stress Relief delivers simple and effective solutions that will help you feel calm in a snap. Whether you're at home, in the office, or traveling, 5-Minute Stress Relief has an exercise to help ease your stressful situation. Discover how you can recenter and recompose yourself by watering your plants, practicing yoga, or making a gratitude list. Breathe deeply and get ready to relax. In 5-Minute Stress Relief you'll find: 75 Fast solutions--Find stress relief when you need it most with visualization, breathing exercises, acupressure, coloring, a walking meditation, and more. Easy-to-use advice--Each strategy is simple to learn so you can start putting it to use right away. Exercises for all kinds of stress--Whether it's personal, professional, or otherwise, these exercises can help you make it through whatever kind of stress you face, wherever it shows up in your life. It only takes a few minutes to find a sense of peace inside the pages of 5-Minute Stress Relief.

Download or read book Anxiety Relief for Teens written by Regine Galanti, PhD and published by Zeitgeist Young Adult. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is anxiety disrupting your life? With proven CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques, this book can be your guide out of the spiraling stress of anxiety and get you back on track to living a happy and healthy life. Getting good grades, keeping up with social media, maintaining friendships... you have a lot on your plate and it's more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. You may even be avoiding situations, events, or people that could trigger your anxiety. So, how do you stop yourself from missing out on life? With Anxiety Relief for Teens, Dr. Regine Galanti teaches you how CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques can help you manage your anxiety and reverse negative patterns. Through simple and effective exercises that help you change your thoughts, behaviors, and physical reactions, this helpful guide gives you the tools you need to navigate all of life's challenges. Anxiety Relief for Teens features: • Quizzes and self-assessments to better understand your anxiety and emotions and discover their respective triggers. • 30+ CBT-based tools to manage your anxiety along with practical strategies for dealing with challenging emotions such as anger and sadness. • 30+ mindfulness practices to cope with your anxiety in the present moment through visualizations, breathing, meditation, and other exercises.

Download or read book Pharmacological Treatment of Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual attempts to provide simple, adequate and evidence-based information to health care professionals in primary health care especially in low- and middle-income countries to be able to provide pharmacological treatment to persons with mental disorders. The manual contains basic principles of prescribing followed by chapters on medicines used in psychotic disorders; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders; generalized anxiety and sleep disorders; obsessive compulsive disorders and panic attacks; and alcohol and opioid dependence. The annexes provide information on evidence retrieval, assessment and synthesis and the peer view process.