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Six relaxation techniques to reduce stress

We all face stressful situations throughout our lives, ranging from minor annoyances like traffic jams to more serious worries, such as a loved one's grave illness. We can't avoid all sources of stress in our lives, nor would we want to. But we can develop healthier ways of responding to them. Following are six relaxation techniques that can help you evoke the relaxation response and reduce stress.

Get your copy of Stress Management

While some stress is inevitable, when your body repeatedly encounters a set of physiological changes dubbed the stress response, trouble can brew. Stress may contribute to or exacerbate various health problems. But it’s possible to dismantle negative stress cycles. This report can help you identify your stress warning signs and learn how to better manage stressful situations.

5 simple steps to a better night's rest

Sleep shortfalls can lead to a range of health problems, from being more likely to catch a cold or gain weight to increased risk of developing heart disease or diabetes. For optimum health and function, the average adult should get seven to nine hours of sleep every night. But more than 60% of women regularly fall short of that goal.

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New Harvard Health Book

Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life
Authors: Margaret Moore, aka Coach Meg, and Harvard physician Eddie Phillips

We learned from the Oscar-winning Pixar movie, Inside Out, multiplicity of mind is natural and normal. Our new book explores a new model of the human psyche that can be described as an adult version of Inside Out. This insightful book will help you decode your emotions and settle internal contradictions, helping you thrive and perform better in all domains of work and life.

Stress Management

Featured content:

•	Understanding the stress response
•	The importance of stress reduction
•	The different faces of stress
•	Managing your stress through the relaxation response
•	Expanding your toolbox for managing stress
•	... and more!