February 6, 2012

Holistic Health: Real stress relief

By alternahealthgrrrl

How do you really spell relief? M-B-S-R. Mindfulness-based stress-reduction. A new review of 26 studies proves what Jon Kabat-Zinn told us years ago: the meditation program can help reduce and improve your mental and physical reactions to stress and invite more joy into your day to day life.

A new Campbell systematic review shows that MBSR programs not only relieves stress and provides people with coping tools, the meditation course can actually result in better mental health, improved social functioning and better overall quality of life…(read more).

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About alternahealthgrrrl

I'm a writer, reporter and editor who has been on the health beat for over 10 years. I've worked on staff at Whole Living Magazine and More Magazine, where I conceived an investigative piece on unwarrented hysterectomies that earned a 2009 National Magazine Award nomination. Other publications I've worked at include Self, Vogue, and Lucky. View all posts by alternahealthgrrrl

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