You Can Deal With Stress

If you are someone that spends a lot of time in front of a computer screen for work or for pleasure, you may experience some strain on your eyes. There are a few things that you can do to ease this strain and save your eyes some pain. Blinking often can help keep your eyes [...]

A new study suggests that having satisfying social relationships is crucial to your well-being. Seems like a no brainer really. What is interesting is that they compare it to quitting smoking as it relates to your lifespan. Regardless of sex, age, or initial health status it was found that those with stronger relationships have an [...]

Have you found that you’re exhausted but have trouble falling sleep? Or maybe you are so over scheduled that you don’t take the time to sleep. Do you wake up in the night worried over things going on in your life? Stress could be the culprit keeping you awake. Stress can affect you in several [...]

Normally you look to comfort foods when you are feeling stressed like cookies, ice cream, pizza and macaroni and cheese. These foods can actually trigger ups and downs in your blood sugar levels and result in fatigue and possibly depression. There are natural ways to fight stress and give your mood a pick up. Water [...]

We have all heard about the typical stress relievers, exercise, relaxation and sleep, but what about creative endeavors? Maybe you’ve had a creative project in mind but haven’t gotten to it. When you’re stressed, that may be a great time to begin taking your mind off of a busy or challenging day. Gardening is also [...]

New research adds to the fact that sleep can improve your every day performance. This is especially true for athletes. Researchers at Stanford University find that getting extra hours of sleep can help improve football player’s performances when doing drills. Even when they thought they were getting enough rest at night they showed moderate levels [...]

If you have ever felt like you need an energy boost but don’t want to take a pill or have an energy drink here are some tips for get and keep your energy. To start off the day eat. Instead of pancakes, waffles or donuts, have high quality carbs, lean protein and healthy fats. Oatmeal [...]

Scientists at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center say they have found a compound to treat and potentially prevent breast cancer. It’s a component of broccoli and broccoli sprouts. It targets cancer stem cells, these cells are specifically responsible for fueling the growth of breast cancer tumors. Researchers tested this component, sulforaphane in animal [...]

Research from Australia has shown that those with asthma that eat high fat energy meals may not be advisable. Doing so can lead to airway inflammation and may suppress the use of a asthma medication. Studies done found that within hours of eating high fat meals subjects were showing signs of airway inflammation which was [...]

I am sure all of us at one time or another have taken our doctor’s advice without flinching or asking questions because they are supposed to help take care of us. We all need to be aware of our bodies and really make use of our time at the doctor’s to be sure we are [...]