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Relax! You can help your heart by learning how to de-stress, chill out, and let it go. Check out this handy step-by-step guide to heart health, including relaxation tips, recipes, and the best exercises for your ticker.

Head-to-Toe Solutions for Stress

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Sore shoulders

Your too-heavy purse could, indeed, be causing your sore shoulders—but hunching over the computer or phone could also be the culprit. This position wreaks havoc on your posture and makes your head jut forward, creating an SOS situation for shoulder and back muscles.

Relax your shoulders and open your chest with a classic yoga stretch, says Jessica Bellofatto, owner of YogaShanti in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Stand with right arm raised over your head, bend arm so elbow is pointing upward and right hand reaches behind your head. Extend left arm sideways, then lower it and reach upward behind your back; try to touch fingers together (as shown). Repeat stretch with left arm on top.

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