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Tables of Contents for 50 Ways to Prevent and Manage Stress
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
ix
PART ONE Downshifting
Recognize How Hard You Work
1
3
At Least Try to Do What You Love
4
3
Reduce the Commute
7
2
Reduce Your Workweek
9
1
Renegotiate Vacation and Leave Time
9
1
Rid Yourself of E-Stress
10
4
Eliminate Energy Drains
14
2
Reduce Your Snail Mail and Plastic
16
2
Restructure Your Finances
18
1
Stop the Insanity: Stress Relief for Parents
19
6
PART TWO Hands-On Healing
Discover Your Life-Force Energy
25
2
Get a Massage
27
2
Consider a Chiropractor
29
1
Discover Osteopathic Manipulation
30
1
Consider Pressure-Point Therapies
31
3
Stand and Deliver: Postural Reeducation Strategies
34
1
Try Rolfing: Structural Integration
35
1
Know Where to Find (and How to Use) Hands-On Healers
36
1
Learn to Give (and Receive) a Proper Back Rub
37
1
Learn to Work Your Own Pressure Points
37
2
PART THREE Antistress Herbs and Nutrients
Calm Your Nerves with Herbs
39
4
Consider Aromatherapy
43
1
Take These to Heart
43
2
Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke with Herbs and Nutrients
45
1
Give Your Immune System a Boost
46
2
Combat Digestive Disorders with Herbs and Spices
48
1
Eat Well to Reduce Stress
49
7
Avoid Overeating
56
3
Supplement Your Diet with Antistress Vitamins
59
2
Avoid Stress Aggravators
61
8
PART FOUR Inner and Outer Antistress Workouts
Get Moving
69
1
Make Stress-Fighting Endorphins
70
1
Develop an Action Plan
71
3
Know When to Consult a Fitness Practitioner/Trainer
74
1
Practice Yoga
75
1
Try Deep-Breathing Exercises to Relieve Stress
75
2
Meditate for Stress Relief
77
1
Try Qi Gong Exercises
78
1
Stretch to Relieve Stress
79
1
Try Antistress Postures to Improve Digestion
80
3
PART FIVE Self-Care
Get More Sleep
83
1
Get Creative
84
2
Try Feng Shui
86
1
Avoid Loneliness
87
1
Consider Counseling
88
6
Rule Out Biological Causes for Burnout
94
7
Pamper Yourself
101
1
Enjoy Your Food
102
1
Limit Your Exposure to Food Toxins
103
3
Cry More, Laugh More, and Learn to Forgive
106
2
Epilogue
108
1
Bibliography
109
12
Resources
121
10
Links
131
6
Index
137