Managing Stress During an Epidemic

Recently we’ve come to learn more about the debilitating effects of stress on not just our mental but physical well being also. Stress is a major cause of inflammation, and as we now know, inflammation is a principle cause of disease. In a crisis situation like we are encountering with Covid-19 stress is inevitable, but also all the more reason we need to protect our health by employing strategies to minimize that stress. Click here for a list things you can do to minimize your stress levels during these trying times. http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/CommunicableDisease-StrategiesForCoping.pdf