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 in | Parenting (San Francisco, Calif.) Vol. XXI; no. 8; p. 112 |
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Format | Magazine Article |
Language | English |
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San Francisco
Meredith Corporation
01.09.2007
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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 |