MANAGING STRESS

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it. – George Burns

Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. It’s the strain and distress that’s caused as a result of being overloaded with pressure and demands. Stress can affect how you feel, think, behave and how your body works.

Although most people find that major events such as losing a job, relationship breakdown or money problems are a struggle, it’s not just major life events that are stressful.

Different people find different events and situations more or less stressful than others. We each have a range of events ...

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