Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 Downshifting -- 1. Recognize How Hard You Work 1 -- 2. At Least Try to Do What You Love 4 -- 3. Reduce the Commute 7 -- 4. Reduce Your Workweek 9 -- 5. Renegotiate Vacation and Leave Time 9 -- 6. Rid Yourself of E-Stress 10 -- 7. Eliminate Energy Drains 14 -- 8. Reduce Your Snail Mail and Plastic 16 -- 9. Restructure Your Finances 18 -- 10. Stop the Insanity: Stress Relief for Parents 19 -- Part 2 Hands-On Healing -- 11. Discover Your Life-Force Energy 25 -- 12. Get a Massage 27 -- 13. Consider a Chiropractor 29 -- 14. Discover Osteopathic Manipulation 30 -- 15. Consider Pressure-Point Therapies 31 -- 16. Stand and Deliver: Postural Reeducation Strategies 34 -- 17. Try Rolfing: Structural Integration 35 -- 18. Know Where to Find (and How to Use) Hands-On Healers 36 -- 19. Learn to Give (and Receive) a Proper Back Rub 37 -- 20. Learn to Work Your Own Pressure Points 37 -- Part 3 Antistress Herbs and Nutrients -- 21. Calm Your Nerves with Herbs 39 -- 22. Consider Aromatherapy 43 -- 23. Take These to Heart 43 -- 24. Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke with Herbs and Nutrients 45 -- 25. Give Your Immune System a Boost 46 -- 26. Combat Digestive Disorders with Herbs and Spices 48 -- 27. Eat Well to Reduce Stress 49 -- 28. Avoid Overeating 56 -- 29. Supplement Your Diet with Antistress Vitamins 59 -- 30. Avoid Stress Aggravators 61 -- Part 4 Inner and Outer Antistress Workouts -- 31. Get Moving 69 -- 32. Make Stress-Fighting Endorphins 70 -- 33. Develop an Action Plan 71 -- 34. Know When to Consult a Fitness Practitioner/Trainer 74 -- 35. Practice Yoga 75 -- 36. Try Deep-Breathing Exercises to Relieve Stress 75 -- 37. Meditate for Stress Relief 77 -- 38. Try Qi Gong Exercises 78 -- 39. Stretch to Relieve Stress 79 -- 40. Try Antistress Postures to Improve Digestion 80 -- Part 5 Self-Care -- 41. Get More Sleep 83 -- 42. Get Creative 84 -- 43. Try Feng Shui 86 -- 44. Avoid Loneliness 87 -- 45. Consider Counseling 88 -- 46. Rule Out Biological Causes for Burnout 94 -- 47. Pamper Yourself 101 -- 48. Enjoy Your Food 102 -- 49. Limit Your Exposure to Food Toxins 103 -- 50. Cry More, Laugh More, and Learn to Forgive 106.