Stress

Dr. Linda Friedland

All in it together

Dr Linda Friedland StressAs a community, as a country, globally, we are collectively feeling the same emotions of fear, anxiety and a general loss of safety. I don’t think in recent history the entire world has collectively lost our sense of general safety like this. Individually or as smaller groups, people have felt this. But all together, this is new. Dr David Kessler calls this collective feeling – anticipatory grief. Kessler is the world’s foremost expert on grief. He co-wrote On Grief with the famed Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross . Kessler has also worked for a decade in the biohazards team for a three-hospital system in...
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Dr. Linda Friedland

How to Keep Work from Killing You

Linda Friedland StressOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com You may joke at times about your job killing you, but it’s no laughing matter. In fact, there’s a Japanese term that literally means “death due to overwork”. When I first heard the word, karoshi, whilst lecturing in Tokyo, I was sure it was some kind of joke. After returning to Japan, however, I realized that it wasn’t an exaggeration. Almost everyone I encountered knew of someone who had died from overworking. Through decades of medical practice, I’ve never encountered this phenomenon. Quite the opposite – “hard work never killed anyone” has undoubtedly been the prevailing...
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Dr. Linda Friedland

Why Stress May Be Good for You

Linda Friedland StressOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com Almost everyone, everywhere experiences stress. Stress cuts through cultures, genders, and economic positions – neither the rich nor the poor are immune, and the young are just as susceptible as the old. It’s the singular theme that emerges from every meeting in the diverse countries where I lecture. Stress has become the number one obstacle to life satisfaction. But here’s the surprising thing: stress, itself, is not the enemy! In reality, positive stress is the key to growth because it drives and motivates us. For a muscle to grow, it must experience stress, which stimulates and steers performance...
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Hurry Sickness

Dr. Linda Friedland StressThere seems to be new global epidemic. As if stress is not enough to aggravate disease, we now have a massive outbreak of Hurry Sickness. Although it is a new 39;epidemic', the term Hurry Sickness was coined over 40 years ago by a cardiologist who noticed that all his heart disease patients were rushed. Today we all seem to be rushing. We convince ourselves that the hurrying is to save time. What do we do with the time saved? We fill it with more hurrying! It has also become a status symbol. In the past, having a lot a free...
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