Breathing Exercises Can Ease Stress and Anxiety
Stress is a fact of life. Add politics and a divisive election season to the mix and there’s extra anxiety at every step. All that tension can take a toll on your health. “Stress is a major issue right now,” Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, an internal medicine physician and stress expert, told TODAY in a segment that aired in July 2024.
“There are so many reasons, so many events that have been unfolding over the past four or five years — we’re just not getting a break.” In a room of 30 people, 21 people have stress and burnout, she noted.
It’s concerning because people who experience chronic stress show signs of accelerated immune aging, a study found. And stress is associated with around a 20% increase in the risk of death, researchers announced in 2023.
Excerpted from Today
