Monthly Archives: August 2008

Satisfying Stress Reducer #3 – Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

If you checked out the list of 52 stress reducers you probably noticed how many of them had to do with preparing ahead- get ready for the day ahead the night before, do preventive maintenance for your body (get that mammogram and those teeth checked regularly, etc.).  Rudolph Giuliani’s preparing his city for disasters man-man [...]

Satisfying Stress Reducers #2 – Turn off the TV

If we are creating a recipe for a less stressful life, after cutting caffeine Stephen Cherniske, M.S., nutritional biochemist, suggests focusing on your quality of life by reducing the background stressors. Cherniske directs our attention to another very popular part of the American diet, television, and suggests turning it off.  Turn it off to make [...]

Satisfying Stress Reducers #1 – Cut Caffeine

Are stress factors in your life building?  Stress can seriously impact our quality of life (our longevity, our vitality and our health) at mid-point and beyond.  So, what can we do?!!
#1 Cut the caffeine.  Make no mistake, excess caffeine* whether in the form of a cup of java, black tea, a regular pick-me-up drink of [...]