Your Brain--Not Life--May Be To Blame For Your Stress
If after a few months' exposure to our David Lynch economy, in which housing markets spontaneously combust, coworkers mysteriously disappear and the s...
If after a few months' exposure to our David Lynch economy, in which housing markets spontaneously combust, coworkers mysteriously disappear and the s...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: my family vacation reminded me of these 5 tips for happiness. I just returned from a wonderful family vac...
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business
My heart and head are certainly enjoying the continuing sounds of real estate silence in August 2009 but my wallet protests loudly each and every day.
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
As a pediatrician, I am very aware of the dangers for children. Over time, however, I have come to the conclusion that we are doing our kids a disservice by being hyper aware of all the dangers in our society.
Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
Change Masters use their talents and tools to rule the day. Victims of change decry their fate. Now is an endless opportunity to be one, or the other. Which one will we choose?
Anne Naylor | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living
This morning, I woke with a stiff neck. I was not aware of it until I turned by head to brush my hair and then - ouch! A stiff neck tells me I am bei...
Deborah Rozman Ph.D. | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living
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.
Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
To reduce severe accumulation of stress, you must find as many ways as possible for your brain and body to release endorphins, which turns stress response off. Here are 8 things you can do.
Russell Bishop | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
Amidst all the fuss and turmoil over Michael Jackson's untimely death, we have seen his life picked apart by many, covering everything from unhappy childhood to rock star status to problems with drugs. Now we learn that just trying to sleep may be what killed him.
Kari Henley | Posted 09.02.2009 | Living
For those of you who follow my posts, I have been writing about vacations - and our attitudes about taking time off. Two weeks ago I explored America'...
Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living
Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...
Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green
It's tremendously encouraging to find renewed interest in the relationship between the human mind and the rest of nature.
Kari Henley | Posted 08.26.2009 | Living
Despite the fact this summer has been filled with searing economic pains, deaths of too many, crazy weather disasters and money laundering scandals, w...
health.com | By Kimberly Goad | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
Nothing against the other seasons, but summer is the one that inspires us to be our very best. Temps rise and suddenly all of our good intentions go f...
Nicole Williams | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living
Here, some tips inspired by Sonya Sotomayer when faced with criticism in your own line of work.
Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
In these difficult times, all we can do is to surrender, give in, and open our hearts to one another, to receive and give. Love is the source of our survival.
Deborah Rozman Ph.D. | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
With all the debate on health care reform, very little attention has been given to the cost of stress, financially or to our health. We gloss over stress, when we think there isn't much we can do about it.
Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living
Food is good for you. Food has been demonized to a point where you cannot look at something without wondering if you will gain weight.
Margaret Ruth | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living
Even if you have not attained perfect inner harmony, there is something to be gained from finding out what is going on with you at your core.
Kari Henley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living
Ahhhh, summer's here, and with it come trips to the beach, bar-be-ques, fireworks and vacations. Been on a vacation yet this summer? How was it? Did y...
LifeDev | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
Thanks to the ever increasing connectivity that technology provides, it's becoming harder and harder to really break free. In fact, for many we've for...
oprah.com | Miranda Hitti | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
Mantras can help with stress reduction, new research shows. Mantras, or mantrams, are a word or phrase with spiritual meaning, write Jill Bormann, Ph...
Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living
How incredible it is that in a split second, we can shift our mindset from negative to positive. I work to overcome the feeling of being "not good enough" by using the following strategies.
Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business
We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Health insurance companies are not in the business of making healthcare easier for us; they are in business.
nytimes.com | NATALIE ANGIER | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living