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Being able to meet priorities helps us feel a sense of accomplishment and control. Here are a few practical steps we can all take to loosen the grip that stress has on us and win back the balance in our lives. When workers are balanced and happy, they are more productive, take fewer sick days, and are more likely to stay in their jobs. Not only is achieving a healthy work/life balance an attainable goal but workers and businesses alike see the rewards. While we all need a certain amount of stress to spur us on and help us perform at our best, the key to managing stress lies in that one magic word: balance. That statistic alone is enough to raise your blood pressure! The newest research shows that chronic stress can actually double our risk of having a heart attack. Over time, stress also weakens our immune systems, and makes us susceptible to a variety of ailments from colds to backaches to heart disease.
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Stress can zap our concentration, make us irritable or depressed, and harm our personal and professional relationships. In our rush to “get it all done” at the office and at home, it’s easy to forget that as our stress levels spike, our productivity plummets. Wash it down with a drink of the same name and change your day permanently and for the better.With so many of us torn between juggling heavy workloads, managing relationships and family responsibilities, and squeezing in outside interests, it's no surprise that more than one in four Americans describe themselves as “super stressed.” And that’s not balanced-or healthy. The heavy drapes and lounge furniture make for great acoustics and a cozy place to enjoy their Dark and Stormy short ribs with gosling’s ginger beer marinade, chipotle peppers, creamy cheddar cheese mashed potatoes and coffee roasted baby carrots. The restaurant has been open for 17 years but it sits on the site of another legendary New York jazz club, Augie’s. What feels like a plush living room features legends like Wynton Marsalis and up-and-coming bands seven nights a week, and multiple times a day Sunday. If you eat here only once, don’t leave without trying the tacos filled with roasted adobo-spiced mushrooms, cabbage, guacamole, carrot/poblano escabeche, and micro cilantro.įor a little music on the side of your meal, head up to Smoke Jazz & Supper Club on 106th street. Vegan or not, you’ll be drooling over Blossom’s menu items like vegetable lasagna with layers of grilled eggplant, zucchini, sweet potato, red quinoa, tofu ricotta, marinara sauce, soy mozzarella, and rocket salad. A farm feeling permeates through the plants hung on the walls and wood tables, and that vibe is furthered by the ingredients from local farms and small distribution companies. This casual venue’s bright and airy atmosphere perfectly matches their vegan cuisine and setting in the slightly-greener-than-the-rest-of-Manhattan Upper West Side. Whatever it is, you’ll easily spend a few hours in TLV, and leave feeling like you were on vacation in the Mediterranean. Or maybe it’s the tight-knit community vibes this small corner spot emits, thanks to friendly staff and an ever-present owner. Maybe it’s the perfectly creamy and spiced hummus or fluffy couscous that seems to have flown in all the way from Israel. Maybe it’s because you hear people speaking Hebrew all around you. Walking into this dark resto-bar and lounge (pictured at top), inspired by-you guessed it-Tel Aviv, is like walking into a family-owned restaurant in Israel’s second most populous city. These restaurants provide five reasons to venture uptown on your next visit to the city. A lot of popular restaurants groups, like Blue Ribbon, have secret outposts uptown, along with a slew of new hotspots. What’s great about UWS dining is that you’ll find up-and-coming chefs sidling up to sprawling spaces that house some of Manhattan’s oldest and most iconic restaurants. Nonresidents think the UWS is for families and settling down-which it is-but it also breeds a vibrant culinary scene that’s been bursting with flavor since before the first foodie set foot in Brooklyn. But, not many people are going just a few subway stops away from Times Square to fuel up at restaurants on the Upper West Side, and they’re making a big mistake. When it comes to dining in New York City, visitors flock to Soho, the Meatpacking District, the Lower East Side, even Williamsburg, and for good reasons: craft kitchens, chic décor and cheap eats, to name a few.