<div>Slim and calm. Those short words are two of the most sought-after results many people - especially women – hope for from a new health regime. Yet in reality what they often get is irritability and weight that refuses to stay off.<br><i>The De-Stress Effect</i> turns the powerful – now well-proven – connection between stress and excess weight to your advantage, showing you how you can eat, relax and gently exercise your way to a better body for life. Presenting the latest research on the huge impact that an over-production of cortisol has on our bodies and how we can heal this cycle, it will:<br>• help you release excess weight and free yourself from the physical and mental effects of stress without starving, counting calories or overexercising<br>• bring you the new science of smart, not hard, fitness that calms, energizes and sculpts the body<br>• introduce you to revolutionary and satisfying high-nutrition, low-stress eating that is simple and fits in with your life, your family and your diary!<br>With a six-week food plan, mindfulness practices, yoga sequences and exercise routines, this book will soothe you back to a happier, healthier you, whatever your life’s demands.</div>