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Free Wellness Series Work Shop: How to Keep your Cool as you try to stay Warm this Winter; Simple Steps to Reduce Stress and Increase your mental health this holiday season!

Join us at MVFC for our Wellness Workshop Series that is FREE and open to the community. Each month we choose a topic in which we do an educational and entertaining lecture designed to help people living in the Merrimack Valley lead happier and healthier lives.


Unless you live under a rock these days you probably relaize that we are living in very stressful times these days. With the holidays lurking right around the corner, usually you add another stressor for many this time of year.

Science states that the underlying cause of all sickness and disease is stress on some level. Whether it is physical, mental or emotional stressors that are affecting you, there are steps you can take to proactively reduce the amount of stress in your life.

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This month we will focus on the science behind stress, and identify the difference between good and bad stressors. We will discuss how it effects your overall health and how it can easily manifest into symptoms that can rob you of your health if you are not proactive about it.

In this interactive workshop we will help you identify the major causes of stressors in your life and then provide simple ways you can reduce stress so you can plan to lead a happier, healthier and more productive future in 2012.

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