The Joy of Holiday Stress
ldquo;Stop the noise, stop the traffic, and stop bugging me!” She yells. “Excuse me; is the screaming in my mind bothering you?” Do you have Hurry-Sickness? Does standing in a long holiday line that is not moving freak you out? Is Santa coming just a bit too soon this ...
Oxidative Stress: Prevention for Long Life
Oxygen is vital to us and our bodies. As we breathe, it helps us produce energy, and as the oxygen is used by our bodies, specific organisms known as free radicals, are made. They work in tandem with body cells creating oxidative stress, that is, cell damage. In this way ...
You Don't Need a Vacation to Eliminate Stress!
Let’s face it, when you run a way from a stressful lifestyle to a beautiful island, you are simply not dealing with the stress, instead you are just escaping from all those responsibilities you need to deal with sooner or later. Dear readers, I am here to “wake you up” ...
Fighting Burn-out: Natural Help For Stress, Fatigue and Adrenal Insufficiency
The adrenal or “stress glands” are small, triangular shaped glands located on the top of the kidneys. Their function is to prepare the body’s resources to run or fight through the releasing of specific hormones. When this primitive, instinctive response is activated, blood is diverted from digestive system while our ...
Your Radical Recipe For Dealing With Stress
No matter how relaxed, positive and alert you may feel at the start of your day, the tide can swiftly turn without you even realizing it. All of a sudden you feel tense and can only think about one thing—the one thing that makes you even more tense! It might ...
Downshifting into Retirement
According to a recent research report (January 2007) produced by a financial services company in the USA, 60% of Americans are planning a gradual transition into retirement by downshifting into part time employment or a less demanding full time job. A simple google search reveals that similar trends are also ...
A Fuel Gauge for Resilience
Wouldn’t it be great if it were possible to measure how resilient you were before you faced adversity?
How would it change your behavior and your preparation if you could take inventory of your ability to stave off disaster?
What would you pay to have enough advanced warning of potential catastrophe to ...
Stress Management: Musings on Making Lemonade for Stress Reduction
Stress management has a lot in common the old saying, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!" It seems to me that many of us today face so many challenges, we've forgotten how to be creative in turning those sour and stress-filled situations into something considerably more palatable.
Today, I am ...
Stress Management: How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways for Stress Relief
Stress management advice abounds, but I'm the only one I know who is actively recommending learning to love yourself as a master key for stress relief.
Loving yourself, or having self-compassion, is not taught in schools, churches or in most families. In fact, just the opposite is promoted. Self-love is usually ...
All Is Well: A Vibrational Ladder
ldquo;All is well.” This is, perhaps, the most powerful mantra I know. When you say it, it connects you to ultimate truth—the truth above the illusion of whatever chaos or disappointment that may be presenting itself in your consciousness. It provides an entrée into the experience of all being well. ...
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