Saturday, March 24, 2012

In the News--What causes us stress?

Work, Money, and the Economy rank as the top causes of American’s stresses.  A study released by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that 75% of Americans consider money issues as their biggest stress.  The second highest cause of stress was work.  
  
Since the APA did their first survey in 2007, fewer Americans report feeling extreme stress.  That’s the good news.  This study made an interesting find:  “the bad news from APA’s latest data is noteworthy:  a significant number of respondents reported that stress has only a slight or no impact on their physical health (31 percent) or on their mental health (36%).” http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/02/workmoney-leading-cause-americans-stress/
Do you recognize that stress can impact your health, both mental and physical?  What is stress?  What can we do to lessen your stress levels?  More tomorrow about stress. 

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