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Unfortunately, in today's fast paced, highly technical world … stress, worry and anxiety are facts of life and we have become accustomed to feeling stressed 24/7! We are a 'Stressed-out Nation' and are dealing with our stress in unhealthy ways!
More than half of working adults are NOW concerned with the amount of stress in their lives; moreover, people experiencing stress are more likely to report hypertension, anxiety, depression or obesity.
We are reacting to both work and family stress by engaging in unhealthy behaviors; comfort eating, making poor diet choices, become very inactive, smoking, excessive drinking (alcohol) and drugs (both prescription and illegal).
Women seem to suffer from stress more often than men; with 73% of women identifying themselves as the primary decision-maker...
