We've all heard about the many benefits of meditation. It can calm the mind and body, reduce the negative effects of stress and release tension. Meditation also helps us gain more inner balance and peace. More medical professionals are now recommending meditation to patients as a way to decompress and...

One of the things to remember and have compassion for during this Sleep Challenge is the challenge of insomnia. It can be just plain harder to sleep these days even when we try. People's stress levels are on the increase and that also means stress hormones are changing our sleep...

The holidays are here and, for many of us, so is holiday stress. Reduced budgets can mean stressing more this year over how much to spend on gifts and what to get. Planning parties or family gatherings can feel overwhelming. It can be hard to find the holiday spirit. Here...

Are your emotions spinning out of control more often? Do you find that inconveniences, impatience and frustration are getting to you, and you aren't able to let it all go like you once could? Do you feel tired or drained just thinking about your day and everything you need to...

Like The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol, is creating controversy. This time it's about what's real and what's not in his interpretations of the many mysterious symbols that are in our nation's capitol. Were our founding fathers, who carefully designed and placed these mystical...

We just attended a health care telephone town hall meeting with our Congresswoman, Anna Eshoo (San Jose, California). It was a more civilized process than a live meeting, controlled by a telephone moderator who, with a touch of a key pad, could turn questioners on and off and let Rep....

It's harder to sleep in these times. Articles are written every day about the subject. Your reason for tossing and turning at night may be different from mine. But the result is the same. We're foggy and tired the next day. We keep ourselves alert with coffee, sugar or other...

While many of us are over-stressed these days, the things we are doing to relieve stress don't seem to be working as well as they used to. That's because today's stress is different. It's obvious to us, after nearly twenty years researching the physiology of stress and wellness, and watching...