Medical Students Taught Meditation Techniques to Help Prevent Burnout
Medicine is a very demanding profession, and it is estimated that between 20 and 60 percent of doctors experience burnout at some point. This can be dangerous to both the doctors themselves, and to their patients, as quality of care may decrease and propensity for medical errors may increase if a physician is over-strained. To help future physicians manage their...
The Pursuit of Gross National Product Drives Japan Workers to Death: Can We Learn Something?
More, more, more... better, better, better. Ever since the war, Japan has held one common goal - to be bigger, better and wealthier than any other country. Hard work has always been at the cornerstone of Japan's post-war ambition. This pursuit of gross national product has been the envy of many an industrialized nation, including America. However, the success of...
Study – Mindfulness Aids in Lowering Blood Pressure
Mindfulness, an important aspect of meditation centered around conscious awareness and focus on the present, can be highly beneficial to overall well-being. A growing body of research has linked this practice with benefits including better sleep and relief from mental distress. A new study has found another positive effect of mindfulness, specificaly mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) - it may help lower...
McDonald’s Employee Resource Site Warns Workers to Forego Fast Food for Healthier Options
McDonald's may have thought it was doing a good thing for employees when it started an Employee Resource Website, managed by a third-party vendor. However, after several "blunders," and a viral report of a site post making suggestions for employees to forego fast food for healthier fare, the site has now been taken down. A graphic on the site showed...
Basic Survival Skills You Should Know
We have all seen it, the guy who gets stranded out in the wilderness with no supplies or understanding of his surroundings, or the group of hikers that forget to bring along a compass. They quickly find themselves in hot water, and you wonder, why weren't they more prepared? Whether you like to camp, hike or just generally be outdoors,...
How Stress with Oxytocin Can Be Your Friend – Really
So, what happens to you when you are in a stressful situation? Does your heart start to pound and do your palms sweat? Most of us have come to see stress as a threat to our health, but new research indicates that it may not be as bad for us as we once thought, at least not if we...
9 Reasons to Eat Licorice Root
Licorice root may just be one of the most over-looked herbs when it comes to healing. This wood-like plant can grow up to seven feet tall and produces dark green leaves with both yellow and purple flowers. The root itself has been utilized by various ancient cultures medicinally to treat a multitude of ailments. Here are just a few of...
1 Reason to Juice Beet Root with Your Workout Routine
Classed as a powerful superfood by today’s nutritional health experts, beets are commonly cooked or sliced thin for salads and are also easy to juice. Beet juice has long been touted as a blood purifier and blood builder because it helps build red blood cells. Ironically, at one point in history, beet greens were eaten but the roots tossed aside...
What Causes Hangnails and How to Prevent Them
Hangnails can be extremely annoying and often painful. It’s not something you’ll frequently see in the headlines and they're rarely discussed around the water cooler, but this is a common problem for men and women. A bad manicure can cause a hangnail, particularly if the manicurist pushes the cuticle back aggressively or cuts along the edge of it with scissors....
Are You a Buzzkill? Plus What to do About It
A buzzkill is someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event, bringing others down with irritating or annoying comments or actions. All of us have probably encountered these “downers” who often have nothing nice to say, ruining the mood for all around them. Some people may be so ingrained in their negative habits that they don’t even realize that they are...
