Six ways to beat chronic stress

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DE-STRESS  In a 2012 study, researchers found that people who meditated or exercised missed less work during cold and flu season.

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For more on stress and its effects on the body, see SN‘s feature “Chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body.”

Counseling, mindfulness training and purposeful social contact may counteract the effects of nagging stress.