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Managing anxiety, stress and tension
All of us experience anxiety, stress or tension at some or other stage in our lives. If we do not cope with it immediately and deliberately it might overwhelm us.
Stress – how does one cope?
At the end of your tether? If you're not going to use “stress-eating” as your coping mechanism, what can you do?
Destress your lifestyle
A healthy, regulated lifestyle will help you to cope with stress and will ensure that you don’t end up with unreasonable loads of stress on your shoulders in the first place.
Exhaustion knows no age
Whether you're a teen, a working mom, an exhausted executive, or a retiree, real fatigue can hit everyone. Here's how to cope at every age.
Stress: the toll for living life in the fast lane
Stress-related conditions are on the rise. Learn how to take stress more seriously.
CyberShrink tackles stress
In this video Health24's CyberShrink explains how to deal with stress head on.
Managing stress
Moderate amounts of stress are usually not harmful and can even be stimulating. Excessive stress, however, can be detrimental to one’s health.
Three exercises to calm your mind
The following exercises are great ways to calm down in the midst of a stressful day or situation. The best thing about them, is that they can be done anywhere.
Stop stress in the morning
With running around trying to pack the kids' homework while trying to get dressed, mornings can be stressful. Here's how to start the day off on the right track.
Manage stress
It's vital to know how to manage and control stress before you find stress controlling you.
8 mobile apps to help you shake stress
When the stresses of life are getting you down, relief is just an app away. With so many to choose from these caught our eye. Here are eight apps to help you cope with stress.
5 ways to think stress away
Here are some other ways of thinking that can help you resist stress.
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