Working up a sweat may help prevent and reduce your feelings of boiling up with anger (say, the next time that colleague takes credit for all your hard work again) says a study presented at the American College of Sport Medicine’s annual meeting.
(and if exercise isn’t enough, we’re kinda obsessed with these slightly creepy but kinda cute Makiko Yoshida-designed Cao Maru stress balls.)
Leave a Comment June 9, 2010
An early wakeup call, long lines at customs and security, followed by my flight being delayed by two hours, which made me miss my connection, resulting in a six-hour wait in the airport for the next available flight, all has me stressing out big time (oh, and did a mention that I think I lost my cell phone somewhere along the way, too?).
According to new research, a phone call with my mom may help by triggering the release of stress-diminishing hormone oxytocin, helping to calm my frayed nerves.
Which is a strategy I’d consider right now…if I had my cell phone handy.
-sigh-
2 Comments May 14, 2010
Two studies have found that transcendental meditation — yes, the kind that involves daily chanting of a mantra (the style of meditation that was very popular in the the ’60s) — worked better than a healthy diet and exercise at relieving high blood pressure and depression.
Leave a Comment April 8, 2010