“It is not stress that kills us but it is our reaction to it.”—Hans Selye

    In simplest terms, stress is the opposite of relaxation. Both positive and negative aspects of life can be equally stressful. Ups and Downs, like promotion and termination, marriage and divorce, have one thing in common—stress. Stress can result from something as minor as breaking a shoestring or something as major as your child ruining new expensive car!

A brisk ten or fifteen minutes, walk is not only physically beneficial but transfers your focus from your problems to the scenery along your route.

   Stress raises your level of adrenaline, which results in an increase in heart rate, respiration and blood pressure. These increases make bodily organs work harder. Over the long term, reducing stress is critical to combatting illnesses like heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. “My key to dealing with stress is simple:....