STRESS MANAGEMENT:

• Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.

• 75% to 90% of all doctor's office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.

• Stress is linked to six of the leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide.

• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) declared stress a hazard of the workplace. In terms of lost hours due to absenteeism, reduced productivity and workers' compensation benefits, stress costs American industry more than $300 billion annually.

• The lifetime prevalence of an emotional disorder is more than 50%, often due to chronic, untreated stress reactions.

Stress in the work force costs employers millions of dollars every month. The martial art master knows strategies and techniques to avoid and overcome stress. The master leader knows how to recognize stress in his co-workers and to diffuse it.