A new research has shown that in order to tackle New Year’s resolutions people will have to counter their stress. According to a new research stress negatively impacts people’s ability to lose weight quit smoking and stick with a new healthy lifestyle change. In The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living Mayo Clinic stress management and resiliency expert Amit Sood M.D. draws on decades of groundbreaking research to offer readers a scientifically proven structured and practical approach to reducing stress. He explains the brain’s two modes — focused mode and default mode — and how an imbalance between the two