After a long day at work, do you ever go home and look in the mirror to find stress lines on your forehead, or between your eyebrows? Have you noticed a few more gray hairs starting to come in? Stress and bad lifestyle habits can certainly age us more quickly. They are not only hard on our minds, but our bodies as well. As physicians, we often live very busy lives that involve balancing our colleague relationships, caring for our patients and spending quality time with our families. This can leave us feeling drained, old and creaky! How do we...

Stress is a common feature in the lives of many American citizens.  We see it every day in our offices, clinics and hospitals.  New figures show that 77% of Americans’ stress levels are causing them to experience the nasty symptoms that we all know that stress can create.  Fatigue, stomach issues, headaches and more are all associated with stress.  As physicians we know this better than anyone and, yet, we still allow our everyday lives to stress us out and compromise our health. Our minds, bodies and spirits are all often out of alignment.  We are commonly spending our lives...

Stress is a common feature in the lives of many American citizens, whether it is due to our career, financial situation, or family life. Studies show that 3 out of 4 Americans experience stress at levels that cause them to experience a range stress related physical symptoms. Physicians are not immune to the effects of stress. Several studies are now showing that at least 1 in 3 physicians experience symptoms of stress and burnout. The impact of this stress is lowered job satisfaction, decreased sense of work life balance, decreased productivity and conflicts at work and home. Furthermore, stress can...