How to Deal with Stress in the Recession
I have been practicing psychiatry for 40 years, but I've never seen this much stress and worry about economic well-being and the future. I've found there are simple strategies for helping people cope.
I have been practicing psychiatry for 40 years, but I've never seen this much stress and worry about economic well-being and the future. I've found there are simple strategies for helping people cope.
Erica Heinz | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living
Let's not neglect the little health routine that you've learned from smoking. The pattern is a long, slow inhale through pursed lips, and a long, deep exhale with a relaxed open mouth.
cnn.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living
In a culture where we're constantly being told to be better than everyone at everything, slacking off can be the right way to go for your health and y...
Beth Armogida | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy
Every time I see those handmade signs at the Tea Parties displaying anti-Obama phrases filled with hate, fear and misspelled words held by flocks of pallid agitators my stress level reaches a new high.
One For The Table | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
6) You almost hit someone in a crosswalk -- and they're the ones who were texting.
Susan Harrow | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
Do you have a body part that you absolutely hate and sometimes feel ashamed of? Are you constantly finding ways to cover it up or hide it?
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
Since Labor Day passed, I have felt less like a real estate lawyer and more like a character actor in an awful horror movie.
Lauren Fornes | Posted 11.23.2009 | Style
Pregnancy and a cross-country move are hard enough, but layer on the stress of launching a new company and I may have aged a decade this summer. One thing is clear: all the stress is taking a toll on my skin.
Janet Kinosian | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
Yin yoga is not a new form, but rather a return to more meditative, traditional yoga. The emphasis is not on a lack of pain, but rather on how to feel discomfort, stay with it and move through it.
Randall Amster | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living
How many plans in existence today provide coverage for midwives, naturopaths, nutritionists, masseuses, or the like?
Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
Read these brief quotes and you just might find yourself slowing down, smelling the roses--becoming kinder to yourself and others, more efficient, less stressed all the time--and get busy living life fully.
cnn.com | Rachel Grumman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
We all know we're supposed to eat healthy portions. So why is it that a rough day at the office or even just the smell of chocolate-chip cookies can c...
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
A former client sadly related that her home is "worth less than $600,000 and we owe close to $800,000. I can't sleep. I can't eat. I can't believe what I've lost."
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
Scientists may have uncovered a natural way to combat stress - eat a melon. The key ingredient is an enzyme called superoxide dismutase, thought to ha...
LiveScience | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
From those with a chill demeanor to the completely frazzled types, mental factors are ultimately tied to physical health. And while a highly neurotic ...
health.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
What's the secret to bedroom body confidence? How do you conquer impulse shopping? Can you get addicted to stress? You ask the questions. We called th...
James S. Gordon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
If every older person were guaranteed a physician with time to talk about life and ways to live it more fully, as well as to discuss the best ways to deal with the inevitability of death, debates about "death panels" would wither.
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
I advocate for our kids to become more balanced. Stressful organized sports take away from family time, and the experience no longer remains a simple and pleasurable experience.
Eli Davidson | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
As I wave good-bye to summer, I realize how very precious and restorative a vacation is. So I decided to make my weekend into a "staycation". If you aren't taking a one, two or three week vacation, it is essential that you give yourself a weekend "staycation" at least once a quarter.
Judith Parker Harris | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
There isn't much that unites us these days except that a lot of us are really angry. We've got liberal vs. conservative, choice vs. life, young vs. old, rich vs. poor, male s. female, My God vs. your God.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
A whopping 87 percent of women would like more equilibrium between the competing areas of their lives. Two professionals have entered the conversation with a new book.
Deborah Rozman Ph.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
Health care costs will keep going up, up, up, regardless of the plan adopted, unless incentives are provided for reducing lifestyle risk factors.
wowOwow | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living
Whoopi Goldberg, Marlo Thomas, Liz Smith, Candice Bergen, Jane Wagner, Joan Ganz Cooney and Joan Juliet Buck tell on how stress affects them. Weigh in...
Alan Lurie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
Many people strive for success and admiration at work and pour energy in to the promise of their careers, but somewhere along the way find that the anticipated rewards do not materialize.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living
For both newbies and soon-to-be graduates alike, the one thing that seems to get the best of them every single year is sleep. Translation: serious deprivation.
James S. Gordon | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living