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Watch Dr. Michael C. Miller, editor in chief of the Harvard Mental Health Letter, talk with Martha Stewart about reducing stress.
In a world bursting with situations that can cause stress — such as traffic jams, layoffs, illness, and money woes — it's not surprising that many people are feeling stressed out. This online resource center will help you to understand the ways in which daily stress affects your body and how you can reduce these damaging effects. You'll find links to a variety of tools and publications on this page. We hope you find them helpful!
Portable guide to stress relief [PDF]
Whether you have only one minute or half an hour, you’ll find a helpful stress-busting suggestion in this guide. (view as HTML)
An interactive illustration that shows how stress triggers a cascade of physical changes that prepare you to fight a perceived threat—or flee.
Stress causes blood pressure to rise. This video shows how to monitor your blood pressure at home so that you can make sure it’s not rising too high.
Five common questions about how stress affects your health. The answers help reveal why stress often feels so bad.
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Your medicine cabinet is brimming with antacids, gas relievers, and digestive aids of every description. You may have tried lightening up on rich foods or spending money on tests and pricey medication. But your suffering has only gotten worse! Maybe it's not another pill you need but a good dose of common sense—that and a man with a plan for making you better. Learn more »
Everyone worries or gets scared sometimes. But if you feel extremely worried or afraid much of the time, or if you repeatedly feel panicky, you may have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses, affecting roughly 40 million American adults each year. Thankfully, never before have there been so many therapies to help control anxiety. This report will provide up-to-date information on these treatments. Learn more »
What can improve your mood, boost your ability to fend off infection, and lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer? The answer is regular exercise. It may seem too good to be true, but it's not. Hundreds of studies demonstrate that exercise helps you feel better and live longer. This report answers many important questions about physical activity. It will also help guide you through starting and maintaining an exercise program that suits your abilities... Learn more »
Headaches inflict their misery in a variety of ways, from a dull, steady ache to a blinding, throbbing pain. Nearly everyone has them at least occasionally, but an unfortunate few experience near-constant head pain. This report offers in-depth information on the most common kinds of headaches and the treatment strategies that work best for each, including a number of self-help and alternative techniques. Learn more »
When you wake up in the morning, are you refreshed and ready to go, or groggy and grumpy? For many people, the second scenario is all too common. This report describes the latest in sleep research, including information about the numerous health conditions and medications that can interfere with normal sleep, as well as prescription and over-the-counter medications used to treat sleep disorders. Most importantly, you’ll learn what you can do to get the sleep you need for optimal health,... Learn more »
Addiction can be devastating. One of the most common expressions of addiction, alcohol dependence, causes an estimated 100,000 deaths annually — the equivalent of an airliner carrying 274 passengers crashing every single day. Scientific advances have shaped our understanding of this common and complex problem. There are a number of effective treatments for addiction, including self-help strategies, psychotherapy, medications, and rehabilitation programs. You can use the strategies presented... Learn more »
While some stress is inevitable, when your body repeatedly encounters a set of physiological changes dubbed the stress response, trouble can brew. Stress may contribute to or exacerbate various health problems. But it’s possible to dismantle negative stress cycles. This report can help you identify your stress warning signs and learn how to better manage stressful situations. Learn more »
For many couples struggling with infertility, the best hope for having a baby often comes from expensive high-tech medical procedures coupled with sometimes unpleasant drugs. Now there's a safer, natural, and virtually free way to improve fertility that's available to all couples: ten simple changes in diet and lifestyle. Learn more »
Thinking about becoming pregnant? Learn how to enhance your fertility. Been trying to conceive for a while? Learn how to increase your chances of achieving pregnancy without medical intervention. Harvard Medical School brings you a unique program that can maximize your chances of getting pregnant — a program you can begin today, without a doctor's appointment. Learn more »
High blood pressure, or hypertension, has been called the biggest threat to health in the United States. Nearly half of all adults have blood pressure that is too high. Sometimes, the only way to achieve a healthy blood pressure is to take medicines. However, the latest national expert guidelines emphasize that nutrition, exercise, stress management and mind-body techniques also have considerable value. The Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure tells you about how you can... Learn more »
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