Stress isn’t just in your head – it’s as much a physiological as a psychological process. Although you can’t get rid of stress (nor would you want to, but that’s another article!), you can take steps to get rid of self-inflicted stress. Here are a few tips: Don’t engage in “what-if” thinking. For example, suppose you’re 30 minutes late for a flight – how bad do you feel? Then imagine you find out that the flight was delayed for 25 minutes and you only missed it by 5 minutes – now how bad do you feel? Most people feel worse, […]
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October 27th, 2017
When More Stress is Less
October 27th, 2017
We all know too much stress is bad for us – everywhere we look we see headlines and ads telling us how we can reduce our stress. But what they’re not telling us is that not all stress is created equal. And in some situations, more “stress” (stressors, actually) can be better for our health than less stress. These surprising results have been shown in numerous studies on rats and in one unintended experiment on humans. During World War II, the Nazis bombed England heavily over several months, with London bearing the brunt of it. London was steadily bombed every […]
What Your Pet Can Teach You About Stress
October 27th, 2017
Ever worry that your dog Max might suffer a massive heart attack? Or get an ulcer? Or perhaps be diagnosed with hypertension? Probably not. Chances are, though, you’ve worried about these for your own health. And for good reason. One hundred years ago, most deaths were caused by infectious diseases. Now, however, most deaths are life-style related, with heart disease being the number 1 killer in this country for both men and women. Stress plays a big role in that. Our pets have the same physiological response to stress that we do: increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and blood […]