Severe and chronic stress can damage body and mind but it is like a dark chocolate – a little of it won’t kill you. In fact, small blocks here and there can be good for you, or at least give you a reason to get of bed in the morning.

Some handy tress busters…Use an average of five a day. » Continue reading “10 Quick Stress Busters”

Stress is something which is not taught in school/college, it’s something one experiences as a part of life. Good stress keeps one focused, helps in generating ideas and gives a boost of energy, bad stress affects emotionally, impacts physical health as well.

Find below some tips about stress which the author believes could have helped to deal the stress better if it was known much prior in life: » Continue reading “7 Stress Tips I Wish I’d Known before I Entered the Real World”

Here is something positive to say about STRESS IN MARRIAGE!

It seems that even if it were possible to banish stress from the lives of newlyweds, doing so might not be all to the good.

New Research » Continue reading “How Stress Can Help a Marriage”

Stress can cause many people to react by going towards food for relief. And it’s natural because the brain’s demand for fuel increases when a stressor is perceived.

The brain cannot distinguish between real or imagined threats. Emotions kick in, and then the body reacts whenever one feels fear, alarm, tension — any perceived threat. The foods that people crave, though, are often full of empty calories like white flour, sugar and comfort foods and helps the brain to “fight or flee.”

• Stress causes depletion of vital nutrients in the body that needs to be replaced daily. The trick is to understand why the craving is happening and to turn to healthier choices that will fool the brain into thinking that it is getting what it wants — high-energy food.
• Fortunately, many of the best foods for fighting stress probably are in our refrigerator already. Here are some to reach for: » Continue reading “Some foods can help you respond better to stress”

For all those really big stress occasions – a wedding, for instance – what should you eat to ease the nerves?

Dieticians say one can have some yoghurt, or nibble on a banana or packet of mints. But, the key to alleviate stress is a good breakfast which includes carbohydrates with a low Glycemic Index (GI).

The perfect meal to alleviate stress is a good breakfast, preferably high in carbohydrates, but not neglecting the protein as well. Cornflakes, porridge or low GI breakfast cereals. Even if one wakes feeling nauseous with anxiety before a big event or stressful day, should always try to eat a good breakfast to get the serotonin flowing.

Both low GI and wheat-free foods- some suggestions » Continue reading “Stress busters: what to eat before a big day”

These stress-busting tactics can be worth considered to tackle stress all in just 60 seconds or less, be it in the form of running small business and managing difficult situations every day, from funding issues to difficult customers, entrepreneurs have to solve everything. And the stress can lead to burnout or worse. » Continue reading “How to Stop Stress in 60 Seconds or Less”

Millions are beleaguered with Stress across place and time. It may be brought on by work or our daily life function, the fact is that many of us feel the strain that leads to emotional issues and physical problems. One of the most satisfying ways to combat stress is to engage regularly in a creative activity that brings enjoyment. For many, that outlet is creativity, whether it involves writing, photography, or drawing, the list is plentiful. Having a creative outlet can be both fun and therapeutic. » Continue reading “How Creativity Can Help Reduce Stress”

In the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, a study is published on the value of tai chi in treating heart failure patients. Researchers say the ancient Chinese meditative exercise of tai chi appears to improve the mood patients with chronic heart failure. Patients with heart failure often have shortness of breath, coughing, exercise intolerance and swollen ankles, earlier the doctors did not want heart failure patients to exercise because the increased load of blood while exertion can worsen their condition and prove fatal.

» Continue reading “Low-Stress Chinese Exercise Seems to Benefit Heart-Failure Patients”

Would like to start this series with tales that help children understand rational concepts; this way, as we go along, you (the reader) will soon be able to identify the kind of fiction that your child would benefit from.

The first ‘must-watch’ in my list is the animation film ‘Ratatouille’.

Short synopsis of the tale: would you even step into, let alone eat a meal that is cooked by a rat? This story is just that:  a heart-warming tale of a rat who wants to be a chef against all odds (family disapproval, failures and heartache and his being a ‘rat’).   » Continue reading “19 Feb 10, Friday: fairytales and children – part 2.”