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		<title>Put the Love Hormone to Work to Reduce Your Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oxytocin has gotten a lot of press when it comes to mother/child bonding, but it has some interesting side effects &#8212; it can reduce your stress. In case you haven’t heard of it, oxytocin, sometimes called the ‘love hormone’, is released through physical touch, bonding, sex, childbirth, and breast-feeding. It makes us feel good when we’re close to loved ones. It’s also associated with relaxation and feelings of calm. Studies conducted by Dr. Kathleen Light of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have suggested that oxytocin lowers stress hormones to reduce your stress, decreases blood pressure, improves mood, <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/put-the-love-hormone-to-work-to-reduce-your-stress/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stress and Sleep: Unhappy Bedfellows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insomnia is often Stress-Related If you’ve been having sleepless nights lately, chances are you’re one of the 49% of Americans that reported not getting enough Z’s because they’re too stressed out. Stress and sleep are unhappy bedfellows. How does stress affect your ability to sleep? According to Neil B. Kavey, MD, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, stress causes hyper-arousal, which upsets the balance between sleep and wakefulness. Ask yourself how many nights you attempt to go to sleep when you’re worrying about something, thinking about <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/stress-and-sleep-unhappy-bedfellows/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Love Hurts: Why Caring Too Much Can Create Chronic Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many people, love can become a source of stress and emotional chaos that leaves them feeling mentally and emotionally drained. Is it possible, then, to care too much? The answer is yes, because sometimes love can turn into over-caring, which over time can cause chronic stress. The term “overcare” was coined by Doc Childre, founder of the HeartMath® system. Doc describes overcare as that which happens when the mind and emotions cross the line of balanced care and get too attached to and bogged down with whomever or whatever you’re caring about. The stronger the desire, the more invested <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/why-caring-too-much-can-create-chronic-stress/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life&#8217;s Tight Rope Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us maintain a shaky perch on the tight wire of life. If you’re like most people, you get one area of life balanced and then another goes out of whack. For example: At one moment, our family issues take the lead and just as we start to feel a little in control of that situation, wham! The boss comes in and puts the squeeze on us to work harder, be more productive. Translation: “forget about having a life away from here if you want to keep your job.” The World Health Organization describes good mental health &#8220;as a <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/lifes-a-tightrope-act-coping-with-stress/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six Simple Actions to Create a Happy, Healthy New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the holidays have passed and you have some breathing space, it may be time to consider how you can turn those Happy New Years wishes into reality. 2012 is a brand new chapter in your book of life and you are the one holding the pen. I like to start my new year off with a little soul searching about my desires and intentions for year. I&#8217;m not talking about resolutions here. Covered that in my previous post. Instead, I like to take a broad brush approach to what I visualize for my life in the coming year. <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/six-simple-actions-to-create-a-happy-healthy-new-year/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Resolutions That Really Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lyndajoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did the custom of setting New Year’s resolutions begin and why do they end up causing more stress than good results? As early as the 17th century “the Puritans urged their children to skip the (New Year’s) revelry and instead spend their time reflecting on the year past and contemplating the year to come. In this way they adopted again the old custom of making resolutions. These were enumerated as commitments to better employ their talents, treat their neighbors with charity, and avoid their habitual sins,” writes Bill Petro in his post of January 3rd &#8211;  History of New <a href="http://stress-rx.com/2012/making-new-years-resolutions-work-for-you/">(read full article...)</a>]]></description>
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