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title: 38 Stress Busters (archived)
url: https://mbmi.org/archive/mind-body-basics/managing-stress/stress-busters
description: The 38 Stress Busters list archived from mbmi.org: practical daily tips on routine, work, rest, support and perspective.
original_author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
archived_at: https://web.archive.org/web/20090531083219/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_sb.asp
---
# 38 Stress Busters (archived)

A numbered list of everyday tips the institute said patients had found helpful, even on hectic days.

- Original author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
- Original URL: http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_sb.asp
- Captured: 2006-03-20 to 2009-05-31 (19 snapshots)
- Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090531083219/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_sb.asp
- Current guide: https://mbmi.org/stress/management

## What this page said

The institute introduced the list as drawn from its ongoing review of research and scientifically validated information on stress management. The tips began with simple routines such as eating breakfast, taking time to meditate or listen to a relaxation CD, organising work by priority and not trying to be perfect or do several things at once.

Others covered building a support network, reducing noise, taking a lunch break away from the desk, getting good nutrition, sleep and regular exercise, celebrating occasions, and seeing unavoidable stress as a chance for growth. Some advice, such as swapping coffee for fruit juice, reflects its time and is not clinical guidance.

## Key points from the original

- Thirty-eight short, practical tips.
- Themes: routine, work habits, support, rest and perspective.
- Some advice is general and dated.

This is a historical record, not medical advice.