Swine Flu (H1N1): Are You Scared Yet?

Are you stressed about H1N1 Influenza (previously referred to as Swine Flu)? If you pay attention to the news and various other media, then it’s quite likely you are stressed … at least a little.  Don’t be! A few thoughts on the H1N1 Flu situation to help turn that stress around: 1.  Unfortunate circumstances — [...]

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Kava Kava: Friend or Foe?

I’ve become known as “that medication-free pharmacist.”  Sort of an oxymoron, right?  So, what about herbal, natural, homeopathic, or other nutritional supplements for stress?  How does the medication-free pharmacist feel about those? Although I’m a huge advocate of medication-free strategies, I’m not 100% anti-medication.  Some medications

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7 Quick Steps to Beginning Meditation

So you want to start meditating.  Great choice! Meditation is an amazing tool to increase wellness and well-being.  It’s one of the best ways I know of to clear the the daily junk and clutter from our minds.  Listed below are my seven quick tips

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The Best Meditation Secret You Might Be Missing!

Meditation has always appealed to me, but it never really worked for me until I figured out what I was missing! I truly believe routine meditation can provide many healing benefits, including – of course – stress relief.  Before I figured out what

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Is Your Past the Cause of Your Present Stress?

Are you living in the past instead of the present?  Day in and day out, are you reliving, in your head, everything you’ve already done … already experienced?  Is your past causing your present stress?  If so, these two simple steps are key in moving you from the past to the present. Step 1:  Learn [...]

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Is Your Mailbox Causing Your Stress?

If your mailbox is anything like mine, it can get out of control quickly and lead to piles of mail and mounds of stress.  Although it may seem a daunting task, getting your mail under control is a very simple five step process. 1.  Set up a mail opening station in your home or office [...]

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Stress Free Holiday Travel!

Traveling is stressful enough.  Traveling during the holidays can be straight up overwhelming.  Try these five very simple, quick, and easy tips to reduce your stress this holiday season as you travel. 1.  Don’t travel with gifts.  Ship them ahead of time.  Traveling by car:  You won’t have to load down your vehicle packed with [...]

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3 Minute Stress Buster: ROTFLMAO

The other day, I was working with a small group of amazing people teaching a breathing technique I like to use to help decrease stress (more on that in a later article!).  I demonstrated the technique I was explaining, and then asked the three individuals I was teaching to join me in exhalations, inhalations, and [...]

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7 Quick Steps to Getting Through Finals Week Without Stressing!

Without question, Finals Week can be hellish.  For some of you it’s not limited to one week; it’s spread over two weeks — even more stressful.  Here are a few things you can do to make your crazy, chaotic life a little less stressful during Finals. 1.  Get Out of Your Own Way! I call [...]

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5 Simple Steps to a Stress-Free Thanksgiving!

1.  Make a Plan & Prepare Early While we live in a crazy, chaotic world, your Thanksgiving holiday doesn’t have to be either.  Making a plan will help keep you on track with the million little things on your Thanksgiving To Do List.  Speaking of the To Do List, it’s time to make one.  Make [...]

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