Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re stressed. Your HEART is a traffic jam. Artery flow is at a crawl. Is there a shortcut outta this gridlock? Or at least a superfood? HMM…Cocoa contains heart healthy molecules called flavanols! YUM.
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Just WALK it off…but WHERE? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Studies have shown higher rates of stress in the concrete jungle. Can a change of scenery help us out? Enter Sonja Sudimac and Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Human Development. They randomly assigned sixty-three
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Could matcha make your day a little more ‘TEA-rrific’? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Aren’t Matcha lovers ANNOYINGLY chill? Or are you the matcha head—and YOU’RE annoyingly chill!? What gives? Green teas contain the amino acid theanine, which reduces stress. Matcha takes it up
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Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. University students have a lot of stress and pressure. From pressing deadlines to meeting new people, among other college things! Talking to anyone, or should I say
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Could pregnancy be a walk in the park if it were… virtual?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pregnancy is stressful—getting out in nature can ease that—but who has the time? What if technology could take you there, VIRTUALLY? Will SEEING green have the same
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Spare the rod, spoil the child? NO. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Kids grow up so fast these days. Literally. Stress can actually accelerate their aging process through genetic changes. And that comes with increased health risks. How can we slow down? For kids
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What if the key to acing exams was … edible? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In the hustle of academic life, stress becomes an unwelcome companion. Many factors can affect stress, including diet. Could the solution be as simple as … a snack? Enter
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ANOTHER gray hair? Oh no! Break out the Lady Grecian Formula! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, on going gray! Oh, those silvery locks, at too young an age – is stress to blame? Melissa Harris from the University of Alabama, Birmingham studied how stress
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Feeling stressed? Drink some cocoa! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ten minutes ‘til my meeting and traffic’s at a crawl! Guess what? Blood flow can be choked in a similar way when you feel stress affecting your heart! Is there a chocolate flavored solution?
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Oh no! Is that . . . a new gray hair?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Was it stress from traffic? Or hosting that interminable Thanksgiving dinner? More importantly, can I reverse it? Enter Ayelet Rosenberg from Columbia University and team. They tracked down
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