About.com Health: It's National Stress Awareness Day!

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Health From Maura Corrigan, your About.com Health Editor Feeling stressed? Hopefully the warmer weather and beautiful blooming flowers are already helping you shake it, but if spring alone isn't enough to lighten your step, we've got tips from meditating to crankin' the tunes to help set you at ease. Stress, begone! Are You Stressed? To answer this question, it may be helpful to know exactly what stress is. Hint: it's a response, not the circumstance itself. What Is Stress? The Causes of Stress 10 Things to Know About the Effects of Stress Search Related Topics:  stress basics  what is stress  stress management articles Stress and Your Health Elizabeth Scott, our Stress Management Guide, looks at how stress can both cause certain health issues, and how these issues can be further affected by stress. How Stress Affects Your Health, and Vice Versa The Good Types of Stress Signs That Your Stress Levels are Unhealthy (Video) Search Related Topics:  stress and health  wellness  heart disease How to Combat Stress The good thing about bad stress is that there are plenty of ways to get rid of--or at least reduce--it. A handful of our wellness Guides offer up their own suggestions: Healthy Ways to Combat Stress Can Dark Chocolate Relieve Stress? Coping With Illness-Related Stress Tips to Let Go of Stress and Anger Search Related Topics:  stress and walking  stress and yoga  stress and pilates Just Laugh About It Finding the humor in stressful situations is one of the best ways to deal. And laughing has plenty of other health benefits, too! Don't Stress, Just Laugh De-Clutter to De-Stress Start Your Morning Off Right for a Stress-Free Day Search Related Topics:  positive thinking  coping strategies  personal growth Related Searches Health Stress Coping with Stress Health Benefits Stress and Anxiety Stress Help Featured Articles How Long Will it Take to Walk One Million Steps? Strengthen and Stretch Your Lower Back Sex After Divorce Effect of Asthma on Long-term Health Personality Changes in Alzheimer's What is a Normal Respiratory Rate?   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Health newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement