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Feature: The Art of Coping

Cope strategies to manage stress When life throws lemons at us, we are told to make lemonade. For some of us, that lemonade turns out quite sweet. The secret is a functional coping strategy. The sink or swim analogy is the most apt one in life. Staying alive, surviving, is all about learning how to…

Feature: Stress Busters

A lot of bad things that happen to one’s body can be blamed on stress. Tackle stress head on. Stress raises adrenaline levels which boost cytokine levels which, in turn, inflame blood vessels. This makes it easy for cholesterol to clog arteries. You fall ill; gain weight; get depressed. You are perennially stressed. And the…

Feature: Listen to the Poet

As new forms of stress keep mutating, it really is time to press the pause button. So. Listen to the poet. Which poet, you ask? Why, the one who asked us to stop and smell the roses. To which, we shrug and say, “All very well, but who has the time?” Or we smile in…