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Chronic prostatitis getting worse
Question : I HAVE been suffering from non-bacterial prostatitis for more than 10 years. The early symptom was a urinary tract infection. Lately, chronic prostatitis has developed. I get a painful, burning sensation after urination. The pain now is...
Exercise And Stress
Exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, but it sure has a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise not only makes us healthier in general, it can diminish the effects of stress on our bodies as well.
How many times...
Facial Exercises – a New Trend In Non-Surgical Facial Toning
There is a moment in everyone’s life, when you notice for the first time, (it may be for some around your 35th birthday), wrinkles and sagginess on your face. These may appear as a result of stress-filled days, good and bad personal experiences,...
Fighting Age with DHEA
DHEA is another controversial antiaging hormone. However, unlike the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) there have been more studies done, but with often conflicting results. DHEA is a naturally occurring steroid hormone that is a precursor to the male...
Fitness While Pregnant - Information You Should Know
Pregnant women can and should exercise in moderation unless
there are health factors or risks that prevent them from
participating in a fitness program. This should consist of
intervals of no more than thirty minutes at a time, several days
each...
Stride for Better Health
Did you know that walking is one of the best activities you can do to dramatically increase your level of health? Many people today are afflicted with "coach-potato-itis!" They come home from work, switch on their TVs and forget that their...
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Learning To Manage Your Stress
Stress may not be a laughing matter to you. But maybe it should be. Humor is one of the most powerful stress-reducing tools there is. "Just as studies have shown the negative effects of stress on the body, we're now finding that humor has positive effects," says Karyn Buxman, R.N., editor of "Therapeutic Humor, the journal of the National Association for Therapeutic Humor. When you laugh, your heart rate and blood pressure rise -- giving your cardiovascular system a mini-aerobic workout -- then temporarily dip lower than they were before. Your immune system makes more immune cells.
Learning to manage stress isn't just good for your body. It keeps your mind and spirit more youthful, too. With fewer worries to tax your brain, don't be surprised if your noggin becomes more nimble. Under highly stressful conditions, it's simply harder to remember things and to concentrate. When stress hits high gear, you may be unable to retain a
sentence that you have just read or remember someone you met minutes before.
Some evidence even shows that high levels of stress may shrink the part of the brain that governs learning and memory. Scientists who studied the brains of people with severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder found that one part of the brain, called the "hippocampus", actually became smaller when high-level stress kicked in. Some researchers speculate that the shrinkage could result from raised levels of stress hormones called "glucocorticords".
When stress declines, you are more likely to stretch your physical and mental boundaries, suggests Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D., president of Mind Resources Technologies in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
About the Author
Susan Rutter: Author, Publisher, Nutritionist, Instructor. Assists patients and the public make healthy choices and changes in their lives.
http://stressfree_living.resourcez.com
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