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Breathe deeply to manage day-to-day stress.........

Breathe deeply to manage day-to-day stress


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What's an easy, con-
venient (and free)
way to manage day-
to-day stress? Just
breathe.
 Deep breathing
can help you relax by
lowering your blood
pressure, slowing
your heart rate and
respiration rates and
easing muscle ten-
sion. Even as little as five min-
utes a day of deep breathing
can calm and refresh you and
leave you more alert.


Posture ranks at the top of
 the list for good health.
 It is as important as eat-
ing right, exercising, getting a
good night's sleep and avoid-
ing harmful substances.
 Unnatural alignment of
the body can cause head,
shoulder, neck and back pain.
It can also compromise neuro-
logical, digestive, respiratory
and cardiovascular functioning.
 "We spend a large portion
of our lives sitting, especially
during the computer age, so it's
important to learn to sit tall,"
says Dr. Marvin Arnsdorff,
author of "Pete the Posture
ParrotTM: Dinosaur DrLam
(Body Mechanics Press,
www. bodymechanics. com).
 "One of the most common
mistakes we make is that when
we move into a sitting posi-
tion, we tend to aim for the


 The "Mayo
 Clinic Women's
 Hlall I ,u rtl r
 monthly publi-
 cation offers
 instructions to
 achieve relax-
 ation by breath-
 J ing.
 Sit in a com-
 fortable chair,
 feet flat on the
 floor.
 Close your eyes, or visu-
ally focus on something in the
room.
 Paying attention to your


center of the chair. The proper
method is to sit deep in your
chair."
 Unquestionably, children
and adults alike spend more
time at computers today than
20 years ago. Arnsdorff offers
nine tips to keep your posture
perfect when you're at the
computer:
 Sit up straight and deep in
the seat. Your feet should be
flat on the floor or on a
footrest.
 Keep your lower arms
level with the desk and keep
your wrists straight. This helps
prevent carpal tunnel syn-
drome.
 Sit close enough to your
keyboard to eliminate stretch-
ing but far enough to avoid
leaning. Your shoulders should
be back, and your head should
be directly over your shoul-


breathing, inhale slowly
through your nose. Visualize
your diaphragm moving down
to create more space for your
lungs to expand.
 Let your lower
abdomen relax and expand
as it fills with air.
 When your lungs and
abdomen are full, slowly let
air out through your mouth
and allow your diaphragm to
collapse.
 Repeat. If your mind
wanders, return your attention
to your breathing.
 When you are ready to


ders.
 Tap the keyboard lightly.
Don't pound.
 Place your mouse within
easy reach of your dominant
hand. Hold the mouse loosely.
 Place the monitor at eye
level, 16 to 24 inches away.
 Take short stretch breaks
every 20 minutes.
 Exercise your eyes fre-
quently. Look away and focus
on distant objects.
 Periodically look up at the
ceiling to give your posture
muscles a break.
 Good posture and body
mechanics are important for
maintaining a healthy spine
and nervous system. They
even help boost self-esteem.

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Haitian group wins U.N. award


United Nations, CMC A
Haitian family planning
provider has won the 2006
United Nations Population
Award.
 The United Nations
Family Planning Association
(UNFPA) announced last
month that Haiti's Foundation
for Reproductive Health and
Family Education (FOSREF)


and veteran Bangladeshi family
planning doctor and Program
 Manager Dr. Halida
Hanum Akhter was awarded
this year's United Nations
Population Award.
 The award goes each year
to individuals and institutions
for their outstanding work in
population and in improving
the health and welfare of


individuals.
 UNFPA said the
Population Award Committee,
chaired by Ambassador Judith
Bahemuka of Kenya, chose the
winners from 27 nominees,
including top-level policy mak-
ers, researchers and health
workers from around the world.
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end the session, don't jump
out of your chair. Slowly start
to regain a sense of your sur-
roundings. When you're
ready, allow your attention to
return fully.
 Practice breathing deeply
to reduce anxiety, conserve


energy, improve sleep,
improve concentration and
relieve muscle tension. The
long-term goal is to reduce the
effects of stress on your life.
Author: Mayo Clinic Staff
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