“Anything worth doing will have aspects of stress woven through: challenge, discomfort, risk. We can’t change that. But what we can change is our response.”
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Knowing that mistakes and failure are simply part of the process of achieving goals helps us have less of a threat response, more of a challenge response.
#TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel
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New chart from Tufts' new food ranking system.
53 General Mills cereals all healthier than cheddar cheese, milk, egg cooked in butter
Including:
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We can recover from stress quickly; the nervous system can return to baseline in minutes & hormones can return to normal levels in a 1/2 hour. That’s a gold standard - but how do we maintain this equilibrium? Answers in #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel https://t.co/tYsw5PqCXa
Teaching ourselves to view stress response as a strength leads to a challenge mindset and physiology, and better coping.
The Stress Prescription by @Dr_Epel reveals that that while can’t avoid stress, we can embrace and transform it.
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Registration is still open for the Seven-Day Series Webinar - don't miss the chance to catch @Dr_Epel & Dr @AricPrather discussing #TheStressPrescription and #TheSleepPrescription and answering your questions!
Register here for the February 2nd event:
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"Unmanaged chronic stress wears down telomeres and hastens cell senescence, it can usher us too early into the “disease-span”: the period in our lives when we start to develop the illnesses of aging."
Read the #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel
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Learn how we react to stress differently, and how to get out of stress stew in #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. You are only seven days away from more joy and ease.
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STRESS.
"Control what you can...and put down the rest."
When it comes to certain types of stress, can you “push the delete button?” The evidence says you can. Read #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. You are only seven days away from more joy and ease. https://t.co/ADKD8vwCD9
"The conditions for burnout are baked into many work cultures—and then work detracts from our health. Burnout is a pernicious form of chronic stress—it’s the constant demands over years, without time for recovery."
#TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel.
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The Quit Sugar Summit is 100% virtual and 100% free.
There will be over 60 (@RobertLustigMD, @wolframald and more) speakers from around the world talking about how to get free from sugar...
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Stressors look different for each of us. We perceive the world through unique lens that are shaped by our experiences, genetics, and more. Complete the Stress Inventory from #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. What stressors can be deleted from the list? https://t.co/GcyLMVn3eH
@TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel builds on science and wisdom. "If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying." -Dalai Lama https://t.co/7dac0StEAx