While this is an early study with a small sample size, it is the first time this type of anger or emotional stress testing has been shown to correlate with future arrhythmias, he said.

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And many GI specialists don't have the time or training to help patients understand how stress might cause their symptoms, he says.

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Some stress busting techniques include spending time to soak in a tub, walk on the beach or in a park, visit a friend, play with your dog or listen to your favorite music.

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Some stress-reactive people time their commutes to avoid traffic, set time limits on stressful meetings or schedule onerous tasks at times when they aren't tired or hungry, says Ms. Martin, founder of WorkLifeNation.com, a website on managing stress.

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Another debate will stress the benefits brought by another easily-overlooked resource - the almost 2, 000 whole or part-time hospital chaplains provided by the Church.

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So they subjected the rats to acute stressors (foot shocks, a novel environment, or being immobilized for a period of time), and then looked at their levels of stress hormones and their memory, days to weeks later.

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"It's a time of high stress and if they are surrounded by noisy siblings who have music blasting out or are playing noisy video games it can be hard to concentrate and feel like every one else is enjoying themselves, " she says.

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