Tag: stress
The Negative Health Effects of Too Much Homework
According to a new study, most elementary students have much more homework than the recommended amount. In some cases, students have three times as...
10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight
If you’re a regular reader on this site, you’ve likely made a lot of positive changes already (you cut the gluten, you stopped drinking...
Feeling Frustrated? Take a Nap!
What is the best way to reduce feelings of frustration and stress? Yoga, meditation, listening to quiet music? While all of these can have...
New Research Reinforces Connection between Stress and Obesity
We live in a country where obesity rates are rapidly — and worryingly — rising, in both adults and children. At the same time,...
Feel Like You’re Always Hungry? One of These Might Be the...
"Hunger is the physiological need for calories, water, and salt, and it's driven by a mix of factors, including your diet, appetite hormones, and...
7 Easy Ways to Get Yourself Together and Slow Down
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our routine and these issues that we forget to take a step back, re-evaluate and make changes...
Is Stress Fracturing Your Ability to Focus and Remember?
Stress occurs when circumstances around you or involving you become overwhelming and your brain is unable to cope with the circumstances.
This causes a...
Don’t Ignore These 10 Surprising but Common Physical Symptoms of Stress
If you’re experiencing any of the following 10 symptoms, it may be time to consider whether underlying or overt stressor(s) are taking a toll...
Amazing Benefits of Wearing Amber Jewelry
Ever since I got my first “real” job out of university, I’ve suffered from anxiety. Besides the health or nutrition factors that might have...
20 Mindful Quotes To Keep You Peaceful in the Present Moment
We’re busy busy busy. We have so many things to do, people to see, and oh so much stress. And sometimes, it’s just not...