This incident should come as a strong eye opener for employers in India; while terms of employment across most responsible employers require not only thorough medical exams but also complete and accurate disclosure of medical ailments; however, let’s stop by and think if a candidate would indeed disclose ‘mental breakdowns’ to his prospective employer? An emphatic ‘No’ would be the answer!  After all, we all want to always put our best foot forward.

And the Indian employer scene is worse; where even being ‘seen’ outside a ‘shrink’s office’ is a huge taboo; such disclosures would be seldom forthcoming. » Continue reading “26 Jan 12, Monday: Mumbai Mirror, page 8, “brain-frozen ST driver kills eight in Pune; was treated for schizophrenia””

Woke up this Monday morning all pensive about how fast my first born has grown up and reminiscent about these past 5 years of parenting; I wonder what I’ve done wrong more than right and am sure it’s a question like-minded parents often ask themselves.

Then I came across this article over my morning fix of tea; from the limited information it carried I found it rather absurd that Child Welfare Services could take your toddlers away just cause you fed them food with your hands (likened to ‘force feeding’) and tucked them in at night in bed with yourself.

If this applied in India then the jails would be insufficient to house all us ‘guilty’ parents. » Continue reading “23 Jan 12, Monday: Mumbai Mirror, page 14, “Give the kids back to their parents….””

A section of Gynecologists have warned that they have seen a perceptible rise in the number of early menopausal cases in the city in the last couple of years, feel here who attribute it to the increasingly stressful lifestyle and obesity arising due to junk foods. » Continue reading “According to experts stressful life can lead to early menopause”

Author of Kids Pick Up on Everything: How Parental Stress is Toxic to Kids, David Code also an Episcopal minister says stress is highly contagious and parental stress can weaken the development of a child’s brain or immune system, increasing the risk of allergies, obesity or mental disorders.He added that the greatest gift a parent can give today to his child is a healthy relationship with other adults. » Continue reading “Stress in parent’s lives can be detrimental to the kids”

Choosing foods which has natural calming effects is a way to reduce holiday stress and anxiety according to U.S. food expert.As per a food industry analyst, trend watcher and creator of the Web site, certain combinations of food leaves a person feeling blissful, as well as satisfied and nourished. » Continue reading “From the experts – How certain foods reduce stress”

According to World Health Organization chronic ailments have become very common at workplace and it is expected to account for 89% of all deaths in Canada.Patient’s Voice (Presented its second annual survey of employees living with chronic disease at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto) conducted two surveys online in early June 2011

1. 217 patients diagnosed with serious or chronic illness and
2. 103 plan sponsors that offer a benefits plan to employees. » Continue reading “How to manage chronic pain at workplace”

Take a look at these proven Top 10 stress relievers.

•        Avoid drinking, smoking:
  • People think one of the easiest stress relievers is alcohol.
  • However excessive consumption, can lead to health and in many cases domestic problems.
  • Similarly, to many people regardless of age or income, legal and illegal drugs as well as cigarettes are an all too prevalent and dangerous way of dealing with stress in the short term.
  • Drinking and smoking to excess is not the only potentially harmful way of coping with stress.
  • Many people also find relief in over-eating, trying to numb their anxiety with too much ice cream or smother it in cheese sauce.
  • It’s very important to stay healthy in times of stress and make good choices when it comes to eating and drinking.
  • If this is a part of life is not in control, managing stress will be almost impossible. » Continue reading “Top 10 stress relievers to try during this busy season”

SIX ANTI-STRESS TIPS TO REDUCE STRESS

• Exercise

• Regular exercise can help deal stress better contrary to popular opinion, research shows that it’s probably not the release of endorphins that’s responsible for but rather the release of norepinephrine, which helps the body cope with stress.
• Whatever the cause, exercise does wonders to overcome and prevent stress. » Continue reading “Six steps to reduce stress”

The reality is late nights of doing homework and studying can and undoubtedly happens in student life especially college life. Without proper time management, this can build up stress for students, the homework load can be very stressful. This is especially true on days when multiple assignments are due. » Continue reading “How to ease homework-related stress”

New evidence has shown that alcohol and high anxiety feed off each other in individual ways.Having a drink when one is a little anxious can lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. But so far, so good.BUT in some people, drinking when they are super tense underscores the dark side of whatever stressed them out and leaves them depressed. In others, intense stress overwhelms alcohol’s relaxing effects, so one reacts by having another drink . . . and another. » Continue reading “DO ALCOHOL AND STRESS MIX?”