De-Stress at the Table

So you’ve done it. You followed our advise a few months back and you’ve brought the family back to the dinner table. But now you find that you have heartburn after every meal. Your family dinner time may need a little fine tuing. WebMD has these tips and more on how you can de-stress at the dinner table:

1. Turn Down the Volume.

Nothing brings down the stress level like turning down the volume of your environment.

“That means no cell phones, no TV, and no radios blaring in the background, and it means not answering the phone during mealtime,” says Ekroth.

What should be in the background? Soft, soothing music is an instant stress buster.

Ekroth suggests letting each family member contribute suggestions about what to play, or letting a different person pick the music for each meal. If you have a CD burner, a good family project is creating an hour of dinner music that includes everyone’s favorite relaxing tunes.