The next time you’re ready to have a melt-down – there’s a four letter word that can actually help...

Having a bad day? Ready to freak out on someone? Try using this four letter word: 

HALT! Dr. Keith King, a Professor of Health Promotion at the University of Cincinnati, developed the acronym H.A.L.T to help us self-check some common triggers that can fuel a freak-out:

• H is for hunger. 

• A is for anger. 

• L is for lonely.

• T is for tired.

Dr. King says if you can HALT and take care of those four things, you’re significantly more likely to be unstressed.