How to immunize yourself from contagious stress

TribLIVE: Stress has been identified as one of the major scourges of our modern age. Seventy-eight percent of American adults say their stress levels increased or stayed the same over the past five years, according to a 2013 American Psychological Association report. An,d more than 30 percent say stress has had a significant impact on their physical and mental health. Consequences of chronic, untreated stress range from decreased immune-system function to insomnia to increased risk of heart disease.