Stress Relief, Health and Wellness Blog

// Stress Attacks Childern, Kids Not Immune to Anxiety and Pressure This is the brand new Stress Card for kids that we have just released. Kids put their finger on the stress chip. It changes color showing what their stress level is. The back side teaches important health skills. All too often I hear adults [...]

// Placebo’s power goes beyond the mind Even though medical researchers told Chuck Park that he might be getting a sugar pill, the 30-year-old software producer was pretty sure he was getting the real thing. Just a few weeks into the clinical trial, Park’s depression started to lift. He began to feel less anxious and [...]

// Toxic coworkers: everybody has them. Please share with me your success stories on how to deal with difficult, obnoxious, bullying, obfuscating, passive-aggressive, and otherwise dysfunctional people at work. Oh gee, that is a mouthful. Sounds at the extreme like it is time for a new job. Easy to say……… how much do you let [...]

// House panel considers brain injuries and NFL players A 2005 follow-up study showed that NFL players suffering concussions had five times the rate of cognitive impairment, Conyers noted, and retired players were almost 40 percent more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease than the population as a whole. A University of Michigan study released [...]

// PTSD linked to higher post-surgery death rate Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a condition of the mind, but research has implicated it in the ills of the body. Now, a new study suggests it may be associated with death after surgery. The study shows that veterans with PTSD were more likely to die within [...]

// Poll: Money worries world’s greatest cause of stress A new international poll has revealed that money is the main source of stress in most countries — but men and women often don’t worry about the same things. The survey, which was conducted by Reader’s Digest, asked people from 16 countries one simple question: What [...]

// H1N1 or Swine Flu Kicked My Butt. I consider myself to be healthy and eat well, exercise regularly, take supplements and still with my immune system down just slightly the H1N1 or Swine Flu just roared and took over. It is an amazing virus, so very strong.  I have never been so sick. A [...]