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C2 The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 1, 2003 Oakville doctor's third book is practical guide to relieving stress Author prescribes easy-to-read solutions for stress relief By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Dealing with stress is like breathing everyone alive is doing it. Just ask Oakville's Dr. David Posen who recently saw his third book. The Little Book o f Sirens Relief, published by Key Porter Books. Th SI 8.95 soft-cover fare is a friendly read that can be absorbed all at once or read chapter-by-chapter for all 52 weeks o f the year - each chapter ending with Posen's prescription for handling stress. A 32-year resident o f O ak\ ille. Dr. Dr. Posen first worked as a family doctor from 1971 to 1985. In the early 1980s. after attending a seminar on stress. Dr. posen slowly changed his practice to one of stress management and lifestyle coun selling. That came out o f his attendance at a seminar that was simply meant to beef up his medical knowledge and be a nice trip to Montreal. Instead Dr. Posen said it was "absolutely pivotal." It led Dr. Posen to a way o f thinking medically in which he said, "suddenly it all made sense to me." The "orderliness" of how stress can Canadian U ving and Reader's Digest and much and our bodies go till, too." said Dr. Posen. has lectured extensively across North America. The physician said he usually asks His latest book actually grew out of people to rate their stress level on a scale the compilation o f articles that he'd writ o f 1 - 10 . ten for the Web site canoe.ca under "Usually people can give you a num doc.calm. ber just like that." he said. There's a book launch Stress in the range of " It's often said that a Thursday at O akville's five to six is fine, said Dr. pinball machine will go Posen. A score o f seven or Bookers bookstore. 172 tilt when pushed too eight may be cause for Lakeshore Rd. E.. The for concern, but at nine or 10 . mal launch is from 7-9 p.m. much and our bodies and Dr. Posen will speak at something must be done, go tilt, too." 7:30 p.m. he explained. A rating of · Dr. D avid Posen, The vision for a 52-pretwo or three would actual ly indicate that a little scription. easy-read for the author o f The Little Book o f Stress Relief more stress wouldn't hurt stressed out came from Key either. Porter editor-in-chief Clare "W e're not aiming for zero stress." McKeon. Dr. Posen said this latest book is "more said Dr. posen who said distress can man fun" with its light tone, anecdotes and ifest itself in difficulties with physical, sidebar information than his other fare. mental, emotional or behavioral function. W hat's the point o f a heavy, stodgy If a friend or family member is able to read for those who may be overloading on com ment on som eone being edgy, stress? Instead each chapter is a five to moody, irritable, abrupt, sad or with seven-minute read and ends with a practi drawn. it may be time to take stock of cal suggestion for action (a prescription) stress, said the physician. from Dr. Posen. Dr. Posen studied medicine at the "Everybody wants a silver bullet solu U niversity o f Toronto, interned in Edmonton and practiced in the Arctic and tion. but I think that may be too simplistic and facile," he said. Middle East before settling his practice in Stress, said Dr. Posen can come from Oakville. within and without. We all need certain Besides his Oct. 2 book launch, Dr. levels o f stress in order to be motivated, Posen will tackles Stress M astery: Success Strategies to H andle stimulated and achieve. Procrastination. A n g er a n d D ifficult However when stress starts to tip the People on Wednesday. Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. scale, stress becomes distress and can begin to make us ill. explained the doctor. at the Galaxy Club in O akville at 475 "If there's too much, it lasts tix> long or North Service Rd. comes too often, that's when there's a The seminar is part o f the free Liv ing problem. It's often said that a pinball Healthy seminars presented by Halton machine will go tilt when pushed too Healthcare Services. Peter C. McCusker · O akville B eaver Dr. D avid Posen holds up his latest b ook, T h e L ittle Book o f S tress Relief, w hich o ffers an easy -to -read p ra c tic a l g u id e to relieving ev e ry d ay stress. affect a person and manifest itself as vari ous symptoms - like headaches, back pain, sleeplessness, to name but a few clicked for Dr. Posen, who described him self as a Type A individual who was over loading his schedule, fighting the clock and taking on more and more activities. Recognizing that stress is a problem is a first step, said Dr. Posen. "Usually people hit a wall, get some kind o f message and usually it's from their body, a health scare." he said. It could be. however, a health danger experienced by a friend or family member or simply recognizing oneself desc ribed in conjunction with a story in a media report. "There are any number o f wake-up calls." said Dr. Posen. The physician first wrote a book after seeing another family doctor do the same thing. His first hook in 1994 was the best seller Always Change a Losing Game. His second Ixxik in 1998 was called Staying Afloat When the Water Gets Rough. 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