Tip Tuesday on Wednesday: Managing stress in the workplace is important!

Apologies for not posting this week's tip yesterday. With that said, here is BA's Tip Tuesday on Wednesday:

Recently, the news has been reporting on the effects suffered by women who have highly stressful jobs. In fact, it has been reported that women in these types of professional positions up their odds of suffering a heart attack or stroke by 88 percent (according to a study released on Sunday at an American Heart Associated meeting in Chicago).

So, what can women (& men alike) do to help lower their stress levels in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle? Well, according to Dr. Michelle Albert (interviewed by today.com), there a few things everyone can do to help eliminate or lessen the stress:

1. Exercise. It clears the mind, lifts the mood and curbs other heart risks, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol.

2. Limit bringing work home.

3. Get a life. Do things with friends, whether they're folks you work with or not.

4. Build "me time" into every day. It can be as little as 10 or 15 minutes to meditate, pray or take a walk