By Anahad O'Connor — 2012
Patients aren’t the only ones interested in alternative and complementary medicine. In an occasional series, Well talks to doctors around the country to find out what nontraditional medicines or therapies they sometimes recommend or use themselves.
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It's that time of year again, when we aspire to stay calm, sane and steady in the face of demands piling on at holiday time. This is my list of how to minimize the inevitable stress of the holidays.
Stress doesn't always lead to fight-or-flight, says Kelly McGonigal. It can also activate brain systems that help us connect with other people.
If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed, don’t cut yourself off from other people, says Kelly McGonigal. Instead, double down on your capacity for connection.
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Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford, thinks we spend too much time worrying about stress and not enough harnessing it to learn and grow.
Yoga can transform your reactions, improve your health, and help you embody grace under pressure.
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The great majority of people report feelings of relaxation and freedom from anxiety during the elicitation of the relaxation response and during the rest of the day as well.
Learn to counteract the physiological effects of stress.
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