You Can Deal With Stress

It’s the season for travel and no matter if you’re doing it for business or pleasure the last thing you want to have happen is to get sick. There are some things to keep in mind when traveling so that you can stay healthy. As a rule don’t drink the local water, stick with bottled [...]

From a scientific standpoint we don’t know for sure that stress can cause heart problems. However if you are chronically stressed you are more likely to start smoking and overeating and don’t exercise. Also with severe emotional stress there is a surge in adrenaline that causes the blood to clot more easily which can increase [...]

Some stress is normal in our every day lives. When it becomes aggressive and chronic then it can really affect your body and create health problems. Migraines are one of the most common forms of stress related illnesses. Another is muscle tension which in turn can lead to migraines. High blood pressure is also common [...]

I recently found a very informative web site dedicated to the understanding of the role of stress in health and illness. It offers guidance for self-healing, referral services, informational packets and more. Stress can be a hard to define because the symptoms can vary from person to person. There is “good” and “bad” stress. Knowing [...]

Some people handle their stress by eating and not eating well. It’s important to find other ways to release your stress. Do activities that you enjoy maybe it’s a walk, taking a bath or listening to music that you like. Hang out with a friend, catch a movie or grab some coffee. Talk about your [...]

In the US economy nowadays the stress levels are high. STress can lead to weight gain and is also linked to heart disease, high blood pressure,  and an increased risk for cancer. In order to fight this trend of stress and weight gain it’s advised that public health be brought into the workplaces. having programs [...]

I read about a study done on veterans with post traumatic stress syndrome and their non-veteran twins to see if their brains were affected. The gray matter density is the part of the brain where emotional functioning occurs. They did MRI scans on both people and the veterans showed an area of emotional functioning that [...]

This article talks about how over-stressed parents could be affecting their child’s health. There was a study done that followed the health of 120 children over three years. In this study parents were asked to keep a weekly journal of their child’s illnesses and measure their temperatures when they were ill. Every six months they [...]

In  an article in the Science Daily there is new research from Tel Aviv University that shows that reducing your stress can keep cancer cells from coming back. Fear is also something that is discussed, because it can weaken the immune system and doctors do not want to operate unless the immune system is at [...]

Stress is universal and affects adults, kids and teens at some levels of their lives. However, it is possible to reduce the effects of stress and manage them wisely without allowing them to take over the individuals’ life. Stress is a feeling that is perceived because of some particular event in the environment and an [...]