Stress Relief, Health and Wellness Blog

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Chile quake moves city more than 10 feet

(CNN) — The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.
The quake [...]

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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.
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Prison inmates go Zen to deal with life behind bars

In his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.
Trapped in his gloomy cell and serving a 20-year sentence that [...]

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Company wellness programs improve health, cut costs

Employee wellness programs just may be the cure for companies struggling to keep up with rapidly rising health care costs.
And proponents say that in addition to saving companies money, the programs are an effective way to help employees live healthier lives.
Jeff and Linda Pond of Virginia even suggest [...]

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Sweat may give off stress signals, study says

If you’re working in a stressful environment, you and your colleagues may be communicating tension to one another without even realizing it.
A new study published in the online journal PLoS One reveals changes in brain activity when people are exposed to sweat from others who have been [...]

Quiz: Are you off balance? take the CNN quiz.

A third of U.S. employees are chronically overworked and about half have been overworked at some point in the past month, according to a study by the Families and Work Institute. A successful career and a successful personal life can be a delicate balancing act.
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Mindfulness training busts stress
The program lasted eight weeks and participants were followed for an additional three months. Williams said they found those who received the mindfulness training “had significantly less daily hassles, psychological distress and significantly fewer medical symptoms” — like lower blood pressure and fewer aches and pains — than those who were [...]