How does one just “lower stress?”

I see this advice all the time. Hypertension? Lower your stress levels. Insomnia? Decrease your stress. PMS? Have you tried lowering your stress?

Can I just tell my clients, “I don’t have room for your problems today; I’m lowering my stress.” How about telling opposing counsel, “Could you not with the ad hominem attacks in your brief and the snarky emails? I’m working on lowering my stress.” And what about to the Judge, “That briefing schedule puts things too close to other things in other cases and my personal life. My doctor said I should lower my stress, so we’re gonna need to move this all around a bit. Also, my client doesn’t waive speedy, your honor.”

Wrong answers only, please. (Unless you really have the real answer.”