What Are Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress?

What Are Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress? (0:15)

Stress is associated with a number of dangerous diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's. In this video, HealthMaker Rita Redberg, MD, a cardiologist, describes the best method for reducing stress in daily life.

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The healthy ways of dealing with stress like social context, friends, talking to people, exercise. Exercise actually goes a long way to preventing stress, heart disease, cancer, prevents memory loss, Alzheimer's.

Rita Redberg, MD

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About Rita Redberg, MD

Rita Redberg, MD, specializes in heart disease in women at UCSF Medical Center. She has a masters of science in health policy and administration from the London School of Economics and is a Robert Wood Johnson health policy fellow.

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