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Try this trick to reduce your stress:

22 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Look at a picture of loved ones with their arms wrapped around you. According to the University of Exeter, looking at a picture in which you feel cared for reduces your response to stress – and increases feelings of calm and wellbeing. The researchers say seeing loving actions reminds us we have secure attachments and social support… which makes tough times more manageable.

Need a quick mood boost?

17 Monday Oct 2016

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Text a friend or loved one! Researchers at Loma Linda University found that regular text message conversations with friends and family are a huge mood booster. That’s because having support and encouragement at our fingertips triggers production of mood boosting brain chemicals. In fact, regularly sending and receiving text messages helped 72% of adult women feel less sad and overwhelmed.

Feeling happy is just a loved one away!

29 Wednesday Oct 2014

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You don’t need to get a physical hug for your body to produce a burst of the feel-good hormone, oxytocin. Face-to-face contact with a close friend or loved one can do the trick! Studies show that when we’re stressed, our arteries tighten up about 35%, which kicks our blood pressure up a couple of notches…But the minute you’re face to face with friends, they relax by about 22%.