5 Steps to Counteract Stress: Is StressAffecting Your Life? Life and stress are interwoven with each other. It depends onhow you view life and how stress affect you. Stress can be defined as a non-specific response by the body toreadjust. Some people readjust well physically and mentally withcircumstances. Overwhelmed by the stressful situation in life, mostof us get upset or flustered. This affects your system, your dayand your lifestyle. Take stock of your life now. Learn how to analyse your stresslevel and how to cope with it. This book discusses all the aspects of counteracting stress andgives a plethora of techniques for you to distress Contents: Analyse Your Stress The Stress Trigger Assess Your Stress Levels Stress and the Immune System Stress Management Myths and Fact File About The Author: Anhali Arora Dr. Anjali Arora did her M.D from Lady Hardinge MedicalCollege & S K Hospital, New Delhi. Interested in lipids andpreventive cardiology, she joined the Escorts Heart Institute andResearch Centre, New Delhi, in 1993 as a consultant. She startedand then managed the Hyperlipidaemia Prevention Clinic there fornearly 7 years. Currently she is working at Sir Ganga Ram Hospitalas a consultant in the Department of Cardiology. Interested inpreventive medicine, with a special focus on lifestyle diseases,she continues to manage the Hyperlipidaemia and AtherosclerosisPrevention Clinic in the hospital. Member of a number ofassociations, she is also an active faculty member of the SouthAsian Society on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (established inMinnesota, U S A)