• Heart Valve Journal

    De-stress

    So, a guy walks into his psychiatrist’s office and says, “Doc, I’m so upset. I don’t know if I’m a wigwam or a teepee.” “Relax,” the shrink says. “You’re too tense.” Bada-bing, bada-boom! Whether it’s stress from being multiple tents or just plain tense, our busy lives contain way too much of it. And I’ll bet since you subscribe to a heart valve surgery website, you already knew that. But did you know there’s good and bad stress? Welcome to Education Mondays at cardio rehab. Last week’s topic was Stress Management. (This Monday’s was Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease. As if. I won’t preach to the choir on that subject.)…