It can鈥檛 be stressed enough. People are on edge.
Stress affects more than 100 million Americans who say concerns about money, jobs and family are keeping them up at night.
A 51国产视频 expert in stress and coping sees the dinner table as a place to put at least one cause of anxiety to bed.
鈥淔amilies should make it a priority to eat supper together several times a week. This gives an opportunity for family members to share information with each other about their lives as well as air any pending concerns each might have with another family member,鈥 said Dr. Theresa Wozencraft, an associate psychology professor and director of 麻豆AV鈥檚 Stress, Coping and Wellness Laboratory.
Her comments are included in a report by the personal finance website WalletHub that ranks the most- and least-stressed cities in the United States.
The website鈥檚 analysts ranked 150 cities based on how many hours residents in each worked, rates of divorce and suicide, and levels of debt.
Don鈥檛 worry. Lafayette didn鈥檛 make the cut, but the report cited three other Louisiana cities among the 25 most-stressed in the country.
Shreveport came in highest, at 10th. New Orleans was 19th. Baton Rouge followed at 21st.
The study named Newark, New Jersey, as the nation鈥檚 premier site for stress. Residents of Fremont, California, can relax, however. Their city ranked as the nation鈥檚 most-carefree spot.
Read the full report .