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Unit 7 Section A Lighten Your Load And Save Your Life 1. Pre-reading 1. 1 Background information Stress: “Americans’ #1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems.” According to the National Consumers League, ‘work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Oth