5 Ways to Reduce Your Cortisol Levels
Cortisol may have been your friend back in the days when the most stressful part of your day involved running from or battling some predator in a jungle somewhere. However, now days the most stressful part of most of our days is whether our boss will ... Views: 3098
Although it may seem counterintuitive, a recent study has suggested that this could very well be the case. A study conducted by two professors from Monash University in Australia assessed the prevalence of anxiety in subjects who were subjected to various use of social networking sites. The ... Views: 744
So you’ve tried backing off on your caffeine intake, and you’ve even tried drinking green tea and meditating, but each day still feels like you’re running through a gauntlet of anxiety. This could mean only two things: the first is that you have completely lost your mind, and the second is that ... Views: 888
So you’ve read every article on the web with the keywords “relationship,” “stale,” and “no more” tagged in it, but your relationships still seem to go bad faster than a gallon of milk during a power outage. A lot of articles on this topic will tell you to do things like give your partner more ... Views: 1462
Even though most of us check our facebook pages obsessively throughout the day, remembering why we initially signed up for one in the first place can be a challenge. Don’t worry, I’ll give you some time to think. Assuming your answer wasn’t so you could stalk your ex girlfriend, the answer ... Views: 1464
Does it seem like every little thing is making you anxious? Things that can trigger anxiety vary from person to person and could be virtually anything. However, before you think about seeking out a psychiatrist and pumping yourself full of pills, you’d probably want to first consider if ... Views: 859
So you lost your job, and now you had to make a few “decisions.” The first and foremost decision would probably be to downgrade to a less expensive neighborhood, which although not always, often means a neighborhood with a higher crime rate. While you’re so busy looking for ways to get rid of ... Views: 2740
We’ve all seen that guy. The guy who’s doing a not-so-discreet job of tapping almost everything he comes into contact to, or the guy who’s carefully navigating around the cracks in the ground as if he was in a minefield. If you think it’s awkward enough to have to watch guys like that, imagine ... Views: 1303
Although we don’t realize it, whenever we worry about something, we’re not only causing ourselves unnecessary stress, but distracting ourselves from tasks that we should be doing as well. By eliminating superfluous worrying from our minds, we not only reduce our stress levels, but free up our ... Views: 706
If you’re one of the many whose 6 packs have been hibernating peacefully beneath a blanket of lard, it may be safe to say that your current levels of exercise are either non existent, or you’re hitting an exercise plateau. In case you were wondering what that is, an exercise plateau is the ... Views: 826