Stress Relief, Health and Wellness Blog

Stress Card vs Mood Card – which is better to measure stress? This animation shows how the Stress Card or Mood Card changes color as it measures stress. Warm Hands are Relaxed, Cold Hands are Tense. Stress Cards or Mood Cards are a fast and easy way to measure stress. They can be used over [...]

Insomnia is deadly for men Insomnia kills. That’s the central finding of a large study looking at men who complained of chronic insomnia and slept fewer than six hours a night. Men with insomnia were more than four times as likely to die as “good sleepers” during the 14-year study, published Wednesday in the journal [...]

Heat your hands up to get rid of Migraine Learn about more ways to use Stress Thermometer and relaxation skills to be well and happy – http://www.cliving.org/special_applications_for_sc911_s.htm – lower blood pressure, insomnia, ulcers, etc. MIGRAINE HEADACHES Imagine being in bed two days a week with pain pounding headaches for 19 years with little relief from [...]

7 ways to get the best sleep ever (Health.com) — You’ve done all the obvious stuff — cut out late-night caffeine, made sure your bedroom is dark and cozy, avoided scary movies or struggling with your to-do list right before bed. So why are you still tossing and turning? “Certain habits you’re unaware of could [...]

Why are food allergies on the rise? It seems like more and more children in the U.S. are developing food allergies, and there’s data to back that up. The number of kids with food allergies went up 18 percent from 1997 to 2007, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 3 [...]

Why do video games make such bad movies? (CNN) — Do you think the idea of Jake Gyllenhaal playing a time-traveling Arabian swordsman seems far-fetched? Then consider Raul Julia as a gravity-defying, Third World despot, or Sir Ben Kingsley taking on the role of a bloodsucking vampire king. Sadly, as illustrated by “Prince of Persia,” [...]

Back pain? Alternative therapies may help The lower back is a complex spot, with many potential sources of pain. Although surgery would seem to be a quick fix, in reality about 85 percent of people don’t need — and won’t benefit from — back surgery, says Dr. Anders Cohen, M.D., chief of neurosurgery at the [...]

What Causes Emotional Eating? Emotional eating has many causes. The following are some of the main reasons – besides hunger – that stressed people eat: Cortisol Cravings: Stress can bring on increased levels of cortisol, known as “the stress hormone.” Cortisol has a beneficial function in the body, but excessive levels of cortisol brought on [...]

Biodot Mood Colors Chart Body Temperature changes under Stress Under stress muscles tense and blood flow is restricted to the main body and shut down from the hands and feet. Stress Level Rule – Warm Hands Relaxed, Cold Hands Tense. Hand/foot temperature ranges over 40° degrees from a low of 60° degrees to as high [...]

Biking minutes a day may ward off weight gain http://www.stressmarket.com/blog/wp-admin/post-new.php (Health.com) — Biking for as little as five minutes a day can help women minimize weight gain as they enter middle age, especially if they’re overweight to begin with, a new study suggests. The study followed more than 18,000 premenopausal women between the ages of [...]