Browse Category: Mental Health and Stress

Help Reduce Stress for Your Loved One

Heart disease is the number one killer of men—and half of men who die of a heart attack fail to show previous symptoms. Stress is a major risk factor, so reducing stress is a critical part of the preventive process. To help your loved ones reduce their stress and keep their hearts healthy, follow this advice.

Don’t Overthink Your Life or Health

There’s an old saying in golf that applies to any of us: Don’t overthink your swing. The Kaizen method of continuous improvement calls for not overthinking your life. As a reward, you can be healthier after just a few days of “small thoughts.” Kaizen devotees know it as visualization or mind sculpture. You imagine yourself in a situation of wellness success—less junk-food eating, more exercise, sounder and longer sleep, increased time with loved ones. You put yourself in that scene by creating sensory experiences of what you might feel, taste, smell (breathe in that fresh air), see (a person you admire in the mirror) or hear (“you look great!”), and it works! Keep reading for more insights into this powerful Kaizen visualization practice. . .

Stress and the Single Life

Married people live longer than never married or divorce adults. That’s a fact from decades of health research. This finding has always been puzzling to those people among us who are steadfastly single—along with the happily divorced and unhappily married. The single life offers would-be health perks to all three demographic groups, such as doing what you want with your free time, deciding how clean (or not so clean) your home needs to be and a diminished amount of conflict in intimate relationships.

Smile! Scientists Confirm Happiness is Contagious

It might sound like a catch-phrase for an optimists club, but new science shows that happiness can be contagious. Harvard Medical School researchers recently reported that the more happy people you know, the greater the chance you will be happy yourself.

5 Easy Ways to Lower Stress for Your Loved Ones

Heart disease is the number one killer of men—and half of men who die of a heart attack fail to show previous symptoms. Stress is a major risk factor, so reducing stress is a critical part of the preventive process. To help your loved ones reduce their stress and keep their hearts healthy, follow this advice.

Women are More Prone Than Men to Symptoms of Economy Stress

The economy is no one’s favorite subject these days. But a new American Psychological Association survey shows that women might be even more inclined to avoid the subject. Eighty-four percent of the women in the survey acknowledged deep fears about the uncertain financial future, compared to 75 percent of men. The difference is statistically significant.

Clear Your Office Clutter for a Healthy Mind and Body

When it comes to our personal working spaces, we all tend to fall into one of two categories: the enviably fastidious and the hopelessly haphazard. If you fall into the second category, it’s time for a wake-up call. It is no longer acceptable to work at a desk that groans under the weight of neglected books, abandoned post-it notes, food crumbs and a small forest’s worth of printed paper. All that disorganization leads to stress, which has negative mental and physical effects. Isn’t it time you got your office clutter under control?

Environmental LifeQuakes

The LifeQuake Doctor, Dr. Toni Galardi, gives advice on transforming our personal lives and thoughts to be used as a catalyst for environmental consciousness

Thriving, Not Just Surviving an Economic LifeQuake™

The LifeQuake™ Doctor, Dr. Toni Galardi, offers advice on preparing for economic loss and steps for using this rough economic climate for positive change.

4 Natural Stress Relievers for Stressful Times

If you live in America, you’re no stranger to the economic stress of the present time. Even if you’re not yet feeling the effects of the current state of our economy, it’s likely you will be affected in some way in the near future. And with more and more evidence that stress can lead to any number of ailments, including heart disease, cancer, depression and anxiety, it’s critical to learn to address it properly. Before you turn to options such as prescription drugs or alcohol as a way to deal with your daily stressors, try these natural stress-relief methods.