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“Anything worth doing will have aspects of stress woven through: challenge, discomfort, risk. We can’t change that. But what we can change is our response.” https://t.co/eBaAp8J4kX

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Reframing our experience of stress can be easier once trained in the practice of mindfulness. https://t.co/lKkdddhp7E

Time traveling (in your mind) can alleviate stress https://t.co/yIacg6o4nS

Try zooming outward. https://t.co/j03n2nt5QE

Knowing that mistakes and failure are simply part of the process of achieving goals helps us have less of a threat response, more of a challenge response. @Dr_Epel #TheStressPrescription https://t.co/ippMVxrV3J

I have prolonged my exit from Twitter, hoping that the platform might change directions under new leadership, but @elonmusk continues to allow hatred & bigotry to flourish. Hence, I'm departing this channel at the end of February 2023.

#TheStressPrescription: A really great read and loaded with evidence based stress reduction advice from @Dr_Epel. https://t.co/7jTN3FqZx4

#Hormetic Stress in the news: exercise as building #stressfitness, @washingtonpost⁩ @KelynSoong. Its not just exercise with hormetic properties! #stressprescription ⁦@FSEM_UK⁩ @acefitness⁩ See more at @hubermanlab ⁦@foundmyfitness⁩

New chart from Tufts' new food ranking system. 53 General Mills cereals all healthier than cheddar cheese, milk, egg cooked in butter Including: Dora the Explorer, Berry Burst Cheerios, Count Chocola, Lucky Charms, Chex Chocolate. (General Mills funds a Tufts Food Inst 🤨)

We can recover from stress quickly; the nervous system can return to baseline in minutes & hormones can return to normal levels in a 1/2 hour. That’s a gold standard - but how do we maintain this equilibrium? Answers in #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel

Teaching ourselves to view stress response as a strength leads to a challenge mindset and physiology, and better coping. The Stress Prescription by @Dr_Epel reveals that that while can’t avoid stress, we can embrace and transform it. https://t.co/B8MUuLVN5D

Registration is still open for the Seven-Day Series Webinar - don't miss the chance to catch @Dr_Epel & Dr @AricPrather discussing #TheStressPrescription and #TheSleepPrescription and answering your questions! Register here for the February 2nd event: https://t.co/gB7HkVxEsr

"Unmanaged chronic stress wears down telomeres and hastens cell senescence, it can usher us too early into the “disease-span”: the period in our lives when we start to develop the illnesses of aging." Read the #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel https://t.co/1XChAwZ9ao

Radical acceptance is one strategy for managing stress. Acknowledging and honoring difficult situations and emotions without letting them cause you unnecessary suffering is one of many helpful strategies presented in #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. https://t.co/dQJKtUfsAu

Learn how we react to stress differently, and how to get out of stress stew in #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. You are only seven days away from more joy and ease. https://t.co/dQJKtUfsAu

STRESS. "Control what you can...and put down the rest." When it comes to certain types of stress, can you “push the delete button?” The evidence says you can. Read #TheStressPrescription by @Dr_Epel. You are only seven days away from more joy and ease.