Tag: stress
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...
The Pursuit of Gross National Product Drives Japan Workers to Death:...
More, more, more... better, better, better. Ever since the war, Japan has held one common goal - to be bigger, better and wealthier than...
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...
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...
How Stress Destroys Your Gut
The old-fashioned diagnostic generality “nervous stomach” may be more accurate than once thought. When we become stressed, our digestive system often ceases to work...
Do You Have Email Apnea?
Former top researcher at Microsoft, Linda Stone, noticed she had a tendency to hold her breath while reading or responding to emails and decided...
More Texting Means Less Sleep
A study published earlier this fall in Psychology of Popular Media Culture found a link between text messaging and quality of sleep: the more...
5 Tips for Reducing Anxiety During the Holidays
The holiday season often brings higher levels of anxiety, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Too many of us become incredibly stressed...
Anxiety Headaches – Do You Get Them? Plus How to Get...
Headaches, or even migraines, are fairly common among those who suffer from an anxiety disorder. Stress and anxiety can trigger the event as it...
How Weather Impacts Your Health
Most likely you’re already aware of how weather changes can make you feel. Some people feel more invigorated when a thunderstorm hits, others feel...










