Do you have a consuming desire for chocolate and spend many hours simply yearning for the taste and texture of chocolate? Do you keep eating it until every last chocolaty morsel has gone and then sit back afterwards and wish you hadn't given in to that chocolate eating urge? Are you a chocolate person who really enjoys every bite, or are you one of the many who don't even enjoy it that much? Because it's amazing how many people say afterwards...more
What is the key to stopping those cravings, whatever they may be? The answer may actually be a lot simpler than most of us anticipate.I was reading an article the other day entitled "the secret of self-control" in "The New Yorker" and was reminded of some experiments which were executed at Stanford University several years ago. Walter Mischel was the professor in charge and his research involved young children and tested their ability to delay...more
Stress is difficult for scientists to define because it is a subjective sensation associated with varied symptoms that differ for each of us. Hans Selye set out the first definition. Many scientists see stress as a reaction to events in our life which cause a reaction in our body. Stress is an emotional physiological reaction which everyone experiences as he or she encounters changes in life. Sudden changes in our environment will cause our body to set up our flight or fight mechanism to protect us from the perceived danger.. They can have positive or negative effects. Stress can make you deal with situations which you may be procrastinating over and therefore force you to take notice of the challenges or impending crisis which may cause conflicts. The negative effects when you allow the issue to become continuous or get you down can cause depression, heart disease or even cancer. When we can't deal with an issue we unconsciously look for way out of the crisis. Avoiding the issue does not make it go away. All it does is delay the consequences. If the trauma becomes obsessive we escape into a split or multiple personality. At this point we have lost control over activity in our life...more
Hans Selye is considered the first researcher who was able to assign a meaning to a syndrome he discovered which was destroying productivity in business and was causing burnout in many people. Selye complained several times that if his knowledge of English had been more precise, he would have gone down in history as the father of the "strain"...more
Did you know that a recent consumer safety study showed that 4 out of 5 sunscreens on the market contains harmful chemicals? And that up to 70% of sunscreens contained questionable or misleading claims on the bottle? What if the very sunscreen you are putting on your body to protect yourself from cancer contains carcinogenic compounds?Why...more
It's a pretty common scenario for most first time panic attack sufferers to immediately think they're having a heart attack. After all, one of the most prominent symptoms of a panic attack is a POUNDING heartbeat that seems to flutter out of control. It's pretty terrifying. Plus, if you're unfamiliar with the symptoms of a panic attack, a heart attack seems like a natural conclusion to what you're feeling.Because it's so common to mistake the chest pains that normally accompany panic attacks for a life threatening heart attack, this article will clear up the confusion and differentiate between the two. Upfront, I just want to say that people don't die from panic attacks.So even though it feels like your heart is going to pop right out of your chest during one of these episodes, the fact is, attacks like these are analogous to intense levels of cardio exercise with one major safety net. Extreme cardio exercise may potentially lead to heart attack whereas a panic attack will force you to pass out or faint before any real damage is done.That's because the physical symptoms of a panic attack are triggered by an offset in breathing (usually hyperventilation). Your heart isn't being...more
Most often a Panic Attack will hit you at the most inconvenient moment possible. It's just the nature of the beast. Maybe the Panic Attack will creep up on you slowly through a stressful day or maybe it will come out of nowhere and hit you like a ton...more
Many of us will gladly take Mom to her doctor's appointments, administer medications, and check in if the need arises without a second thought. But with millions of loyal children caring for aging parents out of their own pockets, a little financial...more
Anxiety is a learned response, and as such it can be "un-learned". The symptoms of anxiety are indeed very physical, but the causes are generally psychological. They are the result of the wiring in the circuitry of your mind and somehow, in some way,...more
The symptoms of IBS are irritating to say the very least, and frequently more than just a little debilitating. There are millions of sufferers worldwide, and most have tried a wide variety of different treatments, only to find that their symptoms...more
Did you know that education is listed as the critical first step in the treatment of Osteoarthritis by the American College of Rheumatology? Education is clearly recognized as an important component of Osteoarthritis therapy and it is important that...more
When warts make you feel as if it's Halloween and you don't need a costume, you need to check out wart home remedies.Warts may look terrible, but they will not cause any harm. Most people don't realize that viruses connected with human papillomavirus...more