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Category: Studies

  • Exercise v. Insomnia

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    Drug-Free Sleep Aid A new study rediscovers an organic solution to insomnia — regular aerobic exercise is found to improve the quality of sleep, mood and vitality… (Psych Central)

  • Type D Personality and Heart Health

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    Stressed-out, “Type D” personalities put heart at risk. People who constantly feel anxious or distressed have a higher risk of heart problems than people with a more easygoing personality.  A new study shows that heart disease patients with a Type D personality are more than three times as likely to suffer heart attack,heart failure, or other heart-related problems…

  • Scenery v. Anxiety

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    Tranquil scenes have positive impact on brain The findings demonstrated that tranquil environmental scenes containing natural features, such as the sea, cause distinct brain areas to become `connected´ with one another whilst man-made environments, such as motorways, disrupt the brain connections. (Science Daily)

  • Anxiety on the Brain

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    How our brains get tripped up when we’re anxious Researchers have long struggled to determine why people with anxiety can be paralyzed when it comes to decision-making involving many potential options. Munakata believes the reason is that people with anxiety have decreased neural inhibition in their brain, which leads to difficulty making choices. (Science Daily)

  • CBT v. Anxiety

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    The Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Treatment in Combating Multiple Anxiety Disorders Results showed that CALM techniques were significantly more effective than usual care in reducing global anxiety symptoms.  Patients undergoing CALM treatment had significantly reduced scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory. (Beck Institute Blog)

  • L.A. a “Most Stressful” City

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    Detroit, Los Angeles and Cleveland are the most stressful cities in America, according to a new study. Portfolio.com, a national business and news website for small business executives, looked at unemployment rates, personal finance data, environmental, health and living standards and crime rates to compile the ranking of 50 cities. (Reuters)

  • Stress and Weight

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    Chronic Social Stress Linked to Obesity Science has long documented that during extreme stress, such as in the experience of war or traumatic grief, victims tend to decrease their food intake, resulting in lower body weight. Recent studies, however, suggest that everyday social stress—tests, public speaking, job and relationship pressures—may have the opposite effect, resulting…

  • Stress and Sleep

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    New guidelines to ease sleepless nights Stress, life changes, a new baby, or shift work are typical factors that can trigger insomnia, but for some people this acute insomnia persists into a chronic state. Anxiety about sleep, maladaptive sleep habits and the possibility of an underlying vulnerability in sleep regulating mechanisms are all likely causes…The…

  • Teen Mindfulness

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    Well-Being In Adolescent Boys Increased By Mindfulness Meditation ‘Mindfulness’, the process of learning to become more aware of our ongoing experiences, increases well-being in adolescent boys, a new study reports. (Medical News Today)

  • Stress and PMS

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    Stress May Raise Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome Women who reported high levels of stress in the two weeks before they got their period were two to three times more likely to experience depression, sadness, and crying spells as well as physical PMS symptoms such as body aches, bloating, low back pain, cramps, and headache, compared to women…