With the fast-paced, high-pressure-life that many of us lead, full of hefty job and family responsibilities, it is no wonder that many of us are stressed to the limit. We all have to live with stress, but if not reined in, it can profoundly affect both the mind and the body. Fortunately, you can curb stress using holistic approach. How you will be affected by stress depends on what the “weak plank in your body's platform of resistance”. Every thing from headache, upset stomach, hair loss, back pain and gum infection can be stress related. Every organ in the system can be affected. So, do the tools of holistic management. Yoga and meditation are great stress busters. You have to find out what works for you.