Stress

Who doesn’t enjoy warmer weather? You can get outside and play with the grandkids, or tend to your garden and watch your flowers bloom. Whatever your pleasure, there’s no doubt that warm days mean more time outdoors. But as the temperatures begin to rise and the days get longer, you still have to be mindful ...click here to read more

Living with pain can really impact your life. Normal, everyday activities can seem impossible, and over-the-counter pain-relievers only seem to offer a temporary fix. But new research has discovered what’s making your pain even worse. There is one significant factor standing between you and your ability to live a pain-free life. In fact, no matter ...click here to read more

A daily dose of vitamin C and regular handwashing are both good methods to boost our immune system. Those simple and effective ways to keep us healthy are important, especially during cold and flu season when we need extra help to fight the spread of illness. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh may have ...click here to read more

Today, life stress and the general hubbub of modern society can keep us up at night. And for caffeine-fuelled North Americans – with smartphones and tablets at their bedsides – sleeping may even be seen as a waste of time, to the extent that sleep deprivation has become the norm, rather than the exception. Even ...click here to read more

Pain can ruin your days and make the nights long and unbearable. It’s said persistent pain is a “silent epidemic.” Some even call it an “invisible disability.” It can affect every aspect of your life, from time with your family, your hobbies and social life, day in and day out. Suffering in silence? You aren’t ...click here to read more

Sluggish digestion might not be regular conversation around the dinner table, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t annoying, uncomfortable and downright troublesome. I hear it all too often. Digestive complaints are very common and there are so many ways poor digestion can present itself. Symptoms like bloating, constipation, diarrhea, nausea and hives could all ...click here to read more

Did you know that how you cope with life stress and the general hubbub of modern society may increase your risk for insomnia? I’ve found myself snacking at night more often than usual, and not on the right foods. Even when you know better, you can slip up and compromise your sleep in the process. ...click here to read more

Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage – but some proactive health advice doesn’t hurt either. As it turns out, men who tie the knot at a younger age tend to be healthier than their unmarried peers, according to a new study. And the reason for that good health while married has ...click here to read more

You yawn when you are tired. Sometimes a yawn might sneak in when you are bored, or because you have just seen someone else do it. But maybe the question of “why” never really occurred to you. However, if your inquiring mind ever wanted to know why this involuntary reflex seems to happen at the ...click here to read more

Itchy eyes and runny nose got you down? For some, the arrival of spring (belated, though it’s been this year) is met with dread because all those blooming buds and leaves means one thing: Allergy season is here. The trick is not to let stress get the better of you and your nasal passages. A ...click here to read more

Headaches are headaches right? Wrong, not all headaches are alike. That pain in your head can fall into three different categories: Cluster headaches, migraine headaches or tension-type headaches. It’s important to I.D. your headache for best pain relief and prevention. If you’re stressed out these days, you’re not alone. Tension or stress headaches are the most common ...click here to read more

Every day, we’re exposed to a certain amount of stress.  Stress can be caused by virtually anything, including family, friends, work, financial worries, among others.  While everyone experiences stress to a certain degree, how you are able to cope with this stress can have a huge impact on your health. In order to maintain good ...click here to read more

As time progresses and individuals become older, one of the most pressing questions is, “How are we going to plan for the future?”  Baby Boomers are now beginning to experience the difficult transition between working and retirement, a struggle revealed in a new study conducted by the University of Missouri. Although this may seem difficult ...click here to read more

With extensive research on the link between emotions and cancer, extended psychological stress has been found to affect not only a person’s mental health, but also their overall ability to fight off illness and cancer.  The long-understood stress-cancer link has been further solidified by a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. According ...click here to read more