Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-133).
Contents
Always let your body win -- Why stress can hurt you -- Cortisol's effects of health -- How vulnerable are you? -- Chronic stress -- The runaway American lifestyle -- Anger/hostility/impatience -- Your stress cliff -- Stress breaks to help protect you -- Your fight/flight energy: regular physical exercise; tense/relax your muscles/ laughter; journal; pleasure, passion, and joy; friends; pursue "flow" activities; volunteer and hobbies -- Relax your fight/flight energy: deep breathe; deep relaxation; human touch; sleep -- Panic attacks and the fight/flight - Develop mental strategies -- The ball's in your court.