Stress

Almost everyone experiences some form of stress on a regular basis and one third of Americans report living under extreme stress. Ongoing stress can negatively affects your relationships, sleeping patterns and eating habits, and it can yield serious long-term health consequences including obesity, chronic fatigue and heart disease. A positive attitude has long been touted ...click here to read more

Music has long been considered to be an enjoyable pastime for many people. And it’s also highly popular due to the very individualized effects on stress and anxiety. While the mental health benefits can’t be argued, there is a whole variety of other ailments that music could be helping you with behind the scenes. What ...click here to read more

We all know that stress and anxiety are negative feelings. Anyone who has been overworked, or felt pressure around the household knows these feelings all too well. But did you know that recent research is outlining how even a little bit of stress and anxiety can be fatal? In fact experts are saying that even ...click here to read more

Highly demanding jobs often result in intense stress that may affect an individual’s mental health and capacity to sleep.  For some people, the use of natural sleep aids may help alleviate the symptoms of stress and other mental health conditions attributable to difficult jobs, whereas for others, the high stress levels at work may destroy ...click here to read more

Can mental health issues such as stress and anxiety have an effect on the aging process? This is a common question that many people have. As it turns out, taking a deep breath to relieve stress and anxiety will not only help you to relax, it could also prevent you from aging faster than you ...click here to read more

Planning your wedding can create unwanted stress and getting through your big day can create even more stress. Add in the birth of your first child and your stress levels may be through the roof. Can all of this stress affect your mental health? New research, published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior, shows that ...click here to read more

There are many ways that women and men separate from each other, but there could be another one that people aren’t aware of. Men and women, according to research, could see colors differently which has been shown to have an impact on health in a variety of interesting ways. Is there a gender difference in ...click here to read more

Insomnia is incredibly common, and it can begin to influence many different areas of an individual’s life. It can be disruptive to work, and take a toll on your social life as well. What’s even worse, is the more trouble you have sleeping, the more it could start to take over your thoughts. Experts say ...click here to read more

It is common knowledge for anyone who has fallen victim to chronic levels of stress that it can be emotionally draining. But now there is new research to lend credibility to the theory. This research has shown that there is a neural mechanism that actually connects repeated stress with impaired memory. The study which can ...click here to read more

It’s something unusual to watch out for. Stress could be turning your father, brother or husband into a social whiz. According to a new mental health study, many men are considerably more sociable when they are stressed out. The new study, published May 16 in the journal Psychological Science says that men who are under ...click here to read more

Could you ever imagine getting “high” from food? Well research is showing that this might not be so far off the mark. New research is now re-stating what most people might have already guessed, but could be lending more credibility to the subject. The data shows, that much the same as how drug addicts work, ...click here to read more

It has long been known through their overall popularity that even though they can be a lot of extra work, pets provide a great deal of enjoyment for the people that own them. And now there is plenty of research to back the theories that these furry critters provide some help with your levels of ...click here to read more

Whether we like it or not, stress is a part of our lives.  How we cope with this stress can have a significant impact on our health.  Stress can cause a number of health problems from anxiety to high blood pressure to heart attacks.  New research is now looking at whether stress can lead to ...click here to read more

For centuries scientists around the world have tried to uncover the secrets to health and longevity. Countless studies have been conducted comparing the health of those who are married to those who are single. A lot of data indicates being married is a key to good health; however, recent studies are casting some doubt. Back in the ...click here to read more