Tag: stress reduction
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Women’s Anxiety Increasing?
Why are anxiety disorders among women on the rise? One general practitioner—not a psychiatrist—estimates that one in five of the patients she sees now is there for anxiety issues, making it one of the most common reasons young women show up in her exam room. Megan Catalano, 34, of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, is living…
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Personality and Exercise
Your personality may influence your interest in exercise (PsychCentral): If you have a high metabolism, you are more likely to have personality traits that will draw you to a five-mile run or a game of tennis. On the flip side, if you have a slow metabolism, the couch may look much more appealing to you…
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Date-of Anxiety
From PsychCentral, 8 ways to handle anxiety on anniversaries of emotionally-charged events. Number seven: Return to the basics. Anxiety is often a clue for me to return to the basics of goodsleep hygiene, which means going to bed the same time in the same place with the same person and waking up at the same…
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Walnuts v. Stress
A study shows reduced stress with walnuts and walnut oil. “This is the first study to show that walnuts and walnut oil reduce blood pressure during stress,” said West. “This is important because we can’t avoid all of the stressors in our daily lives. This study shows that a dietary change could help our bodies…
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
At PsychCentral, an interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn about mindfulness, MBSR, and his coming talk at UCLA, Wednesday, Oct. 6. Elisha: What does a daily mindfulness practice for someone as busy as you, look like? Jon: (Laughing) Well, what it looks like is my life. Because, basically what it all boils down to is, as I find…
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5 Steps to Stresslessness
From msnbc: Anxious? 5 ways you can be stress-free. Here’s one: Take short mindfulness breaks “Even I get too busy to meditate,” says Jha. “Then I remember the Marines in the study calling my colleague while they were deployed to ask for mindfulness pointers, and I think, If they can do it in a war…
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Tai Chi for Stress
Jane Brody likes Tai Chi. The graceful, dancelike progression of meditative poses called tai chi originated in ancient China as a martial art, but the exercise is best known in modern times as a route to reduced stress and enhanced health. After reviewing existing scientific evidence for its potential health benefits, I’ve concluded that the proper question…
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Anxiety and Health
How Constant Anxiety Can Affect Your Heart and Body “What’s equally as important when it comes to stress is how people deal with it,” says Fong. “Sometimes, anxiety causes people to lose sleep, overeat or drink excessively. This is where stress can become dangerous.” Your life won’t spiral into confusion if the kids are late…