Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the sickest of them all? A new study says it might be the guys who are always looking in the mirror!
Actions that are based on fear are not going to give you a long term feeling of fulfillment. Fear also could be the root of anxiety, depression, and other internal disarrays.
Increased stress levels are associated with a plethora of medical maladies, so it's certainly possible that a bad boyfriend really can be physiologically damaging.
For about two-thirds of us, losing weight can thankfully be as easy as eating less and exercising more -- we've heard this story all along. But for the other one-third, weight loss can be a huge battle because of weight loss resistance.
In my efforts to make deals with God and engage in superstitious behavior maybe I'm simply trying to ensure my good karma. I now truly understand this word.
Scientists have known for years that major and minor life stresses interfere with immune function and contribute to disease.
Change is part of the human condition and no one is exempt from emotional pain and adversity. Developing resilience is a critical key to not only accepting and meeting a life challenge head on, but being able to get to the other side of it with greater wisdom and strength.
I remember being bedridden with writhing stomach pain in 7th grade when Lisa K. decided that I was an "undesirable" and that none of the girls in my English class should talk to me.
Have you lost your abs recently? Maybe you're noticing a "muffin top" or "beer belly" that needs to disappear? Or perhaps you just need that extra bit of definition to compete with Ryan Gosling's impressive physique. Good news: You can get a flat stomach, in three steps.
Well, it all began about a year ago when I was at one of my lowest points in life. I remember looking in the mirror and saying, "You are so failing at life right now." I didn't know what to do.
I'm beginning to be hooked on happiness. And it turns out that becoming happy is not a selfish act. For me, at least, it seems a bit selfless.
There is nothing like a vacation. The to-do lists go away, the nagging "should" voices quiet, and time seems to slow down.
During the last week many of my patients talked to me about the holidays. One of the topics that came up over and over again in my office was in-laws. Specifically, the challenges of spending time with in-laws over the holidays.
It's easy getting caught up in the moments of responsibility and forgetting ourselves in those moments. While these tips may not fully be life changing immediately, in the long-term, they can be helpful.
The school bus is one of the places that kids get teased the most and I believe that this is partly due to the older kids having so much unsupervised access to the younger kids.
Every choice in life, whether it is about food, lifestyle or our friendships, is either life enhancing or life diminishing. Look at the situation or person and ask: "Is this diminishing or enhancing?" We've all got some dead wood to prune.