STRESS
Restoring Balance to our Lives
Belinda Grant Viagas
£9.99
'A highly original writer, who has an extraordinary insight in to the workings of the human mind and emotions'
The Times
'Over the past ten years, Davies has been steadily building a reputation as a novelist of the highest order'
Helen Dunmore
This book seeks to explore some of the specific pressures that unbalance women's lives and builds up a resource of practical and useful methods to recognise and deal with stress in its many guises. It takes a holistic approach and looks at how stress can be a motivating, even life-saving force.
* The Stress Response: how we respond emotionally to stress and what happens to our bodies. Good and bad coping mechanisms and how to define optimum stress levels for maintaining efficiency, enthusiasm and drive.
* Women's Lot: gender influences the types of stress we feel, in particular body image, caring, emotions and the demands of a changing job market
* Feeling the Pressure: personal patterns of stress management and short term strategies such as exercise and herbs
* Long Term Strategies: get in touch with cycles and feelings that can offer stability; time management skills; diet; support.
* Relaxation: an overview of the most common relaxation techniques.
* Feeling Good: the happiness factor and being in control.
Belinda Grant Viagas
is a natural practitioner and bestselling author of books on self-help and alternative remedies. Her previous titles include Detox Diet Book, The A-Z of Natural Healthcare and Just Quit: Giving Up Smoking the Holistic Way. She lives in London and Ireland.