How Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Affect Your Health By Andre Carvajal Edited By Stephanie Dawson Stress is a response to a stressor, anything that challenges our system and forces us to adapt to new circumstances. The brain interprets the stressor as a potential or imminent danger. Having, maintaining, or losing a job, relationship issues, or […]
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What Causes Love Handles? Causes of Muffin Tops in Men and Women Few people give a thought to the reason they have love handles. Some wonder if they were destined to have a bigger stomach or if their body is just built that way. Its a better option to stop feeling sorry for yourself and
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5 Easy Stress Busters By Positivemed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson • Take a walk Simply taking a walk helps manage stress. Get out and let your feet take you somewhere. Apart from being great aerobic exercise, it gives you the opportunity to clear your head and take a break from life’s hectic situations. • Take
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Top 10 Most Stressful Jobs in America Edited by: Stephanie Dawson Work can be stressful. In fact, if you’re never stressed at work you may not be sufficiently challenged, and it’s likely you’re bored. But some jobs undoubtedly carry more stress than others. What kind of jobs cause the most stress? Any job can drive
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7 Relaxation and De-Stressing secrets from around the world I’ve been traveling to many countries and have had the privilege of meeting people from all over the world, from Asia to Africa to Europe and the Americas. In my travels, I’ve seen many beautiful smiles and hugged many people who are just amazing. What I’ve
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Holy basil has many medicinal properties, including promoting the removal of the catarrhal matter and phlegm from the bronchial tube. The leaves strengthen the stomach and induce copious perspiration. The seeds of the plant are mucilaginous. Fever & Common Cold: The leaves of basil are specific for many fevers, boil tender leaves with tea, to prevent
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A certain amount of stress provides stimulation, while prolonged stress can cause mental and physical damage. The following are examples of factors that affect the body, causing it to make a series of rapid physiological changes called “adaptive responses” to deal with threatening or demanding situations. Stress can include environmental stresses, such as pollution, noise,
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Have you ever felt that you are carrying the entire world in your shoulders? This can be easily fixed, all you need is a partner to help you relax after a long day and the following video to guide you in the process. Learn the pin and stretch massage method to lengthen overworked muscles in
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There is nothing that comforts me after a stressful day like just a bit of dark chocolate, melting slowly on my tongue. Sometimes for a treat a dark chocolate covered espresso bean has so much wow factor, it feels like a big indulgence. Have you ever wondered what the facts are? Chocolate is healthy, chocolate
Do you know the health benefits of massage? Getting a massage is extremely relaxing, and something that makes us feel ultra pampered and special. Massage is also beneficial to health, and is a proven treatment for many ailments and diseases. Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing, and manipulation of the skin, muscles, ligaments,
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Protect Mental Health Mental illness is, for the most part, organic, that does not mean that we cannot take certain steps to maintain mental health at its optimal best, after all we do our best to eat healthy for heart disease, diabetes, and autoimmune disease. This poster has some great ideas for maintenance and care
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Herbs for Meditation: If you are a fan of meditation, it may interest you to know that ayurvedic medicine has spotlighted a few that are beneficial to the practice of meditation, as well as for general health. Most of these are available in your health food store, and all are available online. Some people have
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When those annoying red spots occur many of us just want to hide our faces from the world, it’s hard to have great self-esteem when you’re unhappy with the first thing people notice about you, your face. To reduce breakouts there are a few tips and tricks you can use, including exercise, facial cleansing, and
We talk about self-love a lot, but where does a person start? If the negative head voices have been bringing you down for a while, it’s going to take some work on your part to silence them. Starting small is fine, work a single step, do it well, and move on to something else. I
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I cannot say enough good things about meditation, it has changed my life, for the better. It’s great for reducing stress, helping alleviate pain, brings a sense of well-being, slows the heart rate, and many other wonderful things. I try to meditate every morning before my day is hit by stress, and again most evenings.
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We all know bad feelings can cause negative effects in our bodies, but do you know how much harm? And where? Worry is harmful to your stomach, fear weakens your kidneys. More good reasons to meditate, pray, and indulge in stress relieving activities. Massage anyone?
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Have you been hard on your liver lately? Maybe you just want to rid your body of built up toxins from years of living in a chemical-laden world. It’s easy to keep your liver at it’s optimal working level by incorporating a few easy changes into your diet, I bet you use some of these
Now this is some muscle therapy I can get behind! I wish I was in hot tub right now, would be lovely, I even love outdoor ones with gentle snow falling, so gorgeous. Turns out besides helping your muscles and joints relax some hot tub time can also improve your sleep, reduce your stress level,
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