Friday, August 15, 2008

Police told to take deep breaths and eat healthily /The Sunday Times, August 3, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4449539.ece

"Police officers are being advised to cope with the stress of tackling crime by taking deep breaths and eating healthily. And if confronting crime all gets too much for them, further advice is to “step away from difficult situations”. Scotland Yard is concerned about levels of anxiety among its staff and is introducing a scheme called Shrinking Clouds. Officers will watch a DVD and will then be issued with a card that they can refer to if they feel under pressure. As well as the recommendation on eating fruit and vegetables, the cards also advise officers to take deep breaths “to put your thoughts into perspective”."