Ways to reduce stress
Birdie Shirtcliff, associate professor of human development and family studies, has developed a faster method of detecting the chemicals that signify stress in human saliva. This technology will be used to provide real time data about an individual to help identify why they are stressed.
October 26, 2014
Elizabeth “Birdie” Shirtcliff studies hormones in saliva to understand stress in adolescents. Here are some ways you can relax when you’re feeling stressed out:
• Meditate
• Breathe deeply
• Slow down and live in the present
• Reach out to your peers
• Listen to your body
• Laugh out loud
• Listen to soothing music
• Get up and get some exercise
• Keep a gratitude journal to remind yourself of all the good things in your life
*According to health website WebMD
Read more about Shirtcliff’s research here.
