Having a stress-free life would be ideal, but even if you could resolve your major stressors, you’ll still encounter tension-inducing traffic jams and world news.
“There are many things you can do to relieve or at least take the edge off the stress in your life,” says Ronesh Sinha, M.D., an internal medicine specialist at Palo Alto Medical Foundation. “Although these techniques may not completely eliminate stress, they can be profoundly effective in reversing the damage that chronic stress does to your body.”