Beat Stress: Eat well. Foods rich in vitamin C, such as oranges and grapefruits, may help lower your stress hormones. Omega-3s may also be calming.

Beat Stress: Clean out your junk drawers. The truth is, tidying up your home can also tidy up your mind.

Beat Stress: Avoid unhealthy habits. Don’t rely on alcohol, smoking and caffeine as your ways of coping.

Beat Stress: Exercise won’t make your stress disappear, but it will reduce some of the emotional intensity that you’re feeling and clear your thoughts.

Beat Stress: Spend some time in a natural, beautiful place. Perhaps it’s the beach, or the forest; spend a few hours drinking it in, allowing it to calm you.