De-stress in 5 Minutes or Less

Jumping rope for 20 minutes triggers your body to release feel-good endorphins, and its repetitive motion makes you relaxed and focused, says Patricia Arcari, Ph.D., director of the Calm Mother, Happy Child program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Research shows that when women massage infants, th...

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Published inParenting (San Francisco, Calif.) Vol. XXI; no. 8; p. 112
Main Author Pepper, Leslie
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco Meredith Corporation 01.09.2007
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Health
Stress
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Summary:Jumping rope for 20 minutes triggers your body to release feel-good endorphins, and its repetitive motion makes you relaxed and focused, says Patricia Arcari, Ph.D., director of the Calm Mother, Happy Child program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Research shows that when women massage infants, their levels of the stress hormone cortisol drop, which in turn calms them down, says Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
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ISSN:0890-247X