Many of us face a variety of threats every day, ranging from meeting unreasonable deadlines at work to coping with demanding children, or wrestling with financial concerns. While not life threatening, these stressors can take a tremendous toll on your health, especially if they are repeated over and over. Research shows that unrelieved stress can lower resistance in the immune system, leaving us vulnerable to respiratory infections, back pain, hypertension, allergies, and a host of other ills. The Stress Factor gives you stress-handling skills and demonstrates in real life cases how others have successfully overcome stress-related difficulties. You"ll find easy-to-follow instructions for many natural therapies that will help you and your family keep stress at bay and ensure a healthier and happier way of living.