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Stanford University

A Practical, Holistic Approach to Stress & Wellness in a High Pressure World

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Explore a practical and holistic approach to managing stress and wellness in a high-pressure world through this informative lecture by Dr. Nadia Haddad. Gain insights into the physiological and psychological impacts of stress on the body's equilibrium, and learn effective strategies for reducing stress through subtle lifestyle changes and non-pharmacologic interventions. Discover the importance of living in rhythm with internal and external factors, including sleep, eating habits, physical activity, and social connections. Delve into topics such as the glorification of stress, chronic stress management, and the benefits of acupuncture and massage. Access additional resources for mindfulness and meditation, and learn how to leverage Stanford Health Library's services for trustworthy health-related information.

Syllabus

Intro
Introductions
What is Stress?
Equilibrium
The Glorification of Stress
Compensate
Stress is in our heads, right?
Chronic Stress
What to do?
Managing Stress - Basics
How to live in rhythm?
Internal Rhythm
Sleep - Circadian Rhythm
Sleep cycle mismatch
Sleep deprivation
Sleep: Change what you can
Eating
Physical Activity
"Space" aka Downtime
External Rhythm
You as a Social Being
Social You
Get to know yourself
Acupuncture
Massage
Summary
Resources

Taught by

Stanford Health Care

Reviews

4.8 rating, based on 5 Class Central reviews

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  • Mashhour Tawfiq Barakat
    It was helpful, simple and clear. The recommendations can be easily achievable.
    Dealing with stress and how to reduce it is great and also the advice of reporting to a psychiatrist is wonderful.
  • Alrac Mamisao
    amazing topic you will learn a lot. specially these day mental health is a big problem that the world face it will help a lot
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    Hanggari Shandy
    It is a great learning in holistic health by managing stress, sleep, balancing, and look at the cause of the disease and its healing easily..
  • I really enjoyed the online course. it was well planned and very easy for me to follow and understand.
  • Denise Parra
    Interesting and relatable. Common sense examples of stress and acknowledgement stress is just there and focus on managing, reducing and appreciate the toll it can take. Interesting discussion about Vit D levels.

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