{"product_id":"9781579511678","title":"Healing Hormones: Natural Chemicals for Less Stress and a Better Life","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWorried about the nexus between stress and disease? Your know you’ve \u003ci\u003egot to relax\u003c\/i\u003e - but how? Stopping at the gym for an hour workout after work is not realistic. Prescription drugs and risk getting “hooked”? You \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e mediation - but \u003ci\u003ehow when you can’t calm down\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cp\u003eAuthors Mark Estren, a Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes about medical and health, and self-help author, Docpotter show how emotional self-talk - like “shoulding” - sets off the “stress response” and how chronic stress can harm your health. More importantly, Estren and Potter offer a fresh, fun-filled approach to toning down stress, while having more fun.*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing Hormones\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to turn on natural chemicals - such as by dancing, running, snuggling, laughing, eating chocolate - to reduce stress and improve quality of your life. Anxious about a coming encounter? Snuggle your dog, while focusing on the “experience,” right before meeting tells your brain to produce oxytocin, which soothes anxiety and facilitates socializing. No pet to snuggle? Watch a funny movie instead. Make sure to laugh hard to stimulates your body to produce natural morphine-like calming chemicals, called endorphins, and you may “ace” the encounter!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Anticipating laughing and fun stimulates endorphin production! Go ahead: Laugh!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronin Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052689834224,"sku":"9781579511678","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781579511678_p0.jpg?v=1772499724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781579511678","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}