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Stress

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How to Use Tapping

This holistic-healing technique uses the body’s acupressure points to lower stress and reset your mind.
By Courtney Lewis Opdahl
Functional/Integrative MedicinePersonal Care/Beauty
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Awakened Spirit: Shefali Tsabary, PhD

With a blend of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, therapist and author Dr. Shefali offers a path to authenticity and liberation.
By Courtney Lewis Opdahl
Attitude/MindsetMindfulness/Meditation
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Amino Acids for Anxiety

These three supplements can help settle the nervous system and calm a worried mind.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Depression & AnxietyMental Health
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4 Tips to Actually Relax This Weekend

Do you spend your weekends running errands or squeezing in too many activities? Try these four tips to take back your downtime.
By Karen Olson
Personal DevelopmentStress
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What Is Sound Healing — and Is It Right for You?

Taking a sound bath turns on the relaxation response and may help combat chronic stress.
By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Attitude/MindsetFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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Can Aromatherapy Help With Anxiety?

Essential oils and aromatherapy can support mental and emotional health in many ways, says our columnist Henry Emmons, MD.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Depression & AnxietyFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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How to Use Technology Intentionally and Avoid Using it to Escape Your Emotions

Technology has reshaped the way we process our feelings. This expert advice can help us navigate the digital emotional landscape more smoothly.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Attitude/MindsetEmotional Intelligence
A woman writing in a journal in her bedroom.

Building Mental Resilience: 4 Solution-Focused Exercises

Learn how to focus on solutions rather than problems in Part Three of this three-part series.
By Jen Elmquist, MA, LMFT
Attitude/MindsetMental Health
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Building Mental Resilience: 5 Thought-Shifting Exercises

Learn how to control your inner conversation and maintain a steady mental state in Part Two of this three-part series.
By Jen Elmquist, MA, LMFT
Attitude/MindsetMental Health
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Why Being Around Water Is So Good for Our Psyches

A marine biologist on why water calms our brains.
By Wallace J. Nichols, PhD
Aqua FitnessMental Health
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Building Mental Resilience: 6 Mind-Body Grounding Exercises

Learn how to reduce your body’s stress response in Part One of this three-part series.
By Jen Elmquist, MA, LMFT
Attitude/MindsetMental Health
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How Heart-Rate Variability Affects Your Stress Response

Discover how to create heart-rate coherence for a greater sense of calm.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Heart & Cardiovascular HealthMental Health
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7 Steps to Improve Your Adrenal Function

Plus, how a Life Time dietitian overcame her own adrenal fatigue.
By Anika Christ, RD, CPT
HormonesMetabolism/Weight Loss
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5 Signs You’re More Stressed Than You Think

Signals not to be ignored that show your stress might be negatively affecting you in deeper ways than you realize.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Metabolism/Weight LossSleep
Samantha McKinney

Talks — S3, EP3 / How to Maximize Your Metabolism

Metabolism is more complex than simply being “fast” or “slow” or controlled by exercise. There are many things we can do in our daily lives to optimize it. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares how to build the foundation for a healthy metabolism, as well as ways to dig deeper if you’re not seeing results or feeling your best.

With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Fitness TipsFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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WELCOME TO WELLNESS: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, SEP, LICSW

How this therapist, trauma specialist, and author of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Path to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies is bringing wellness — and healing — to marginalized communities.
By Junauda Petrus-Nasah
Personal DevelopmentStress
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Eve Lewis Prieto on How to Meditate

The director of the popular mindfulness app Headspace offers five tips on how to meditate.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Mental HealthMindfulness/Meditation
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6 Breathing Techniques

Ancient wisdom and recent research show that how we breathe can enhance our athletic performance and overall well-being. Try these six breathing exercises.
By Michael Dregni
Fitness TipsMental Health
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The 4 Ms of Health

Looking to make lasting health changes? Take these four factors into account for meaningful, sustainable progress.
By Lindsay Ogden, CPT
Mental HealthMetabolism/Weight Loss
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Foods to Avoid When You’re Stressed

Plus, what to reach for instead.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Nutrition TipsStress
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How to Stop Doomscrolling

We all do it, especially in these trying times. Here are four tips to stop doomscrolling — and improve your mental health.
By Michael Dregni
Mental HealthMindful Technology
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