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Many people rate work as their main source of stress, but for some, the routine of work is actually relief from the stress and chaos of their home life. This is especially tragic because the home ...
Views: 1371 - Happy Stress Awareness Month! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Melissa HeislerStress awareness month always confused me. Aren’t we always hyperaware of how stressed we are? What we may not realize is how stress affects us. The Price of Stress When we are stressed our limbic brain takes over, shutting down all body systems which do not help us fight or flee danger. ...
Views: 1200 - Hassles and the havoc they can create - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Lynette CraneIn the movies, we have often seen a character receive a shock, clutch his heart, and fall to the ground in a heart attack. No one thinks life’s daily hassles are dramatic, but in fact they can be just as deadly as a major shock. Real crises, such as having your house burn down, activate ...
Views: 747 - Have You Become a Type A Personality? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2014 from Melissa HeislerThe concept of a Type A personality has not been around for long. It was actually identified in the 1950s by two cardiologists, Drs. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, who were studying coronary heart disease. They found a link between personality types and heart disease. According to their ...
Views: 1262 - Have You Unplugged Yet? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Beth DargisA lot has been written lately about unplugging. Taking a day a week or a month at unplug from technology so you can re-connect with yourself and with the ones you love. But are you doing it? Since we don’t see it as a necessity, we can find all sorts of excuses – my family will get mad at ...
Views: 1081 - Having a Hard Time With a Contractor - Learn How to Use Your Leverage Over Them and Save Your Sanity - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from derrick schmidtSo it's happen to you, you never thing it will but then it does, you've been taken by a bad contractor. Now what do you do? Who can you turn to? What actions can you take to recoup your money and stop this contractor from screwing the next guy over? Following these next tips will help you get ...
Views: 1121 - Having Fun With Stress Management - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Sandra HishinumaWe often think of stress management as a serious subject. And although the subject is serious, stress can ruin lives, managing it effectively need not be. There are ways of having fun while managing stress. The following are some fun ideas for effective stress management. Squeeze that ball. ...
Views: 1197 - Heading Straight to Burnout - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from Meghan GehanDo you dread your work shift? View work as a chore? Or feel overwhelmed and unable to meet your work demands? If so, you may be heading straight for burnout. Burnout vs. Stress Burnout happens over time and it can be devastating. The job you once loved is now a chore and you’ve ...
Views: 1181 - Healing What Hurts - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from Val Wilcoximportant to realize that this pain is something that needs to be acknowledged and processed. The longer you hold onto that pain, the harder it is to work through it. There will come a time when you will be forced to acknowledge it. This old pain makes itself known to you in ways you can’t ...
Views: 1179 - Healthcare App Development Cost & Features - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2023 from Mahipal NehraHealthcare App Development Cost & Features. The healthcare app development cost can vary from $50,000 to $550,000 depending on multiple factors There has been tremendous growth in healthcare technology in recent years. According to Markets and Markets, the market size of healthcare IT will ...
Views: 281 - Healthful Holiday Hints - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Lynette CraneThe holidays are a particular challenge for those of us who know we must be vigilant every day to maintain our health through good eating. But everyone needs to be careful not to put on weight that is going to be hard to lose later on, or worse yet, develop a health problem. Here are some of the ...
Views: 796 - Healthy doctors during COVID times. - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2020 from Radhika MurugesanMost of our doctors feel the need to be selfless and many a time feel guilty for taking time off to eat, drink and rest when work awaits. Though this may seem to be a very commendable trait, in the long run it may lead to lesser work output and burnout.it is imperative that doctors put their ...
Views: 557 - Heart-Centeredness - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2007 from Diane Brandon“There is a wisdom of the head, and…a wisdom of the heart!” Charles Dickens, Hard Times “Where my heart lies, let my brain lie also.” Robert Browning, “One Word More” “It is the heart which experiences God, and not the reason.” Blaise Pascal There is a new trend these days ...
Views: 3164 - Help Someone Else to Help Yourself - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from Danny PettryHelp Someone Else to Help Yourself: A Stress Management Technique We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. - Sir Winston Churchill How often do you help others? Do you give of yourself freely to any cause? People who volunteer receive many personal benefits. ...
Views: 1345 - Help Your Child Overcome School Stress - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Mark Dworkin"Help Your Child Overcome School Stress" Written by Mark Dworkin LCSW www.markdworkin.com After “No Child Left Behind” from the Bush era, the public schools drastically changed. For better or worse, they have changed. Now kids begin routine standardized testing in elementary school ...
Views: 1552 - Helping Your Husband Cope with Work-related Stress and Pressure - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Ryan RiveraIf your husband is an executive, he’s got heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. The stress and pressure that come with the position can be insurmountable. According to the Health and Safety Executive, 415,000 individuals suffered from stress, depression and work-related anxiety in 2008-2009. ...
Views: 4186 - Herbs for Depression and Other Natural Ways to Beat It - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. If you’re suffering from depression, then there’s a good chance you’re taking certain medications. The problem with prescriptions, however, is they tend to promote dependency. The body becomes immune to their effects, so you’re forced to ...
Views: 689 - Herbs For Stress And Seven Essential Elements Of Lowering Your Stress Level - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Terra MarThere’s good stress and there’s bad stress. Herbs for stress may be the answer. Your body is under stress when you encounter a new and exciting challenge, or when you face sudden danger. Stress is part of what helps you embrace an exciting or dangerous situation and overcome it. Stress becomes ...
Views: 487 - High-Tech Stress: Get Healthy from the Inside-Out - by Stress and other unhealthy symptoms can easily come upon us in uncertain times like these. Combined with what is (or often seems to be) a much faster pace of life, it’s no wonder that most of us from time to time can lose perspective on our jobs, our careers, our relationships - even our lives ...
Views: 736 - Highly-educated, highly-intelligent people can do incredibly stupid things - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Lynette CraneStress can make even intelligent people screw up, look slightly crazy, and even undermine their health and well-being. It’s true: even highly-educated, highly-intelligent people can do incredibly stupid things under stress. Take the woman, who upon finding that her house was on fire, grabbed ...
Views: 1509 - Hire web based customer care services - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from cisvinita asdIt is very essential aspect for any business to handle their customers very efficiently. Every business has the responsibility of handling customer queries and complaints and resolving them time to time. Sometimes it may be annoying for the customers if they are not being addressed timely and ...
Views: 655 - Hit the Pause Button - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2007 from Marian BakerEknath Easwaran inspires us again with his words of wisdom in Words to Live By: "Somehow in our modern civilization, we have acquired the idea that the mind is working best when it runs at top speed. Yet a racing mind lacks time even to finish a thought, let alone to check its quality. When we ...
Views: 772 - Holding on to your identity during a transition? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2015 from Lynette CraneMaybe you shouldn’t be. Transitions – in life or in career – are tough. One of the hardest parts is the seeming attack on your identity when you no longer fill a given role, a role you may have played for years, even decades. People who have had to change careers for physical or health ...
Views: 1264 - Holiday Hints at the Buffet for the Heart-wise - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Lynette CraneThe holidays are a particular challenge for those of us who know we must be vigilant every day to maintain our health through good eating. (Actually, that’s pretty much everybody.) Here are some of the challenges, and how to meet them. The holiday party, with its buffet of delectable treats, ...
Views: 584 - Holiday Party Tips And Checklist - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerIt is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything on our lists. Entertaining can be stressful, there are so many things to think of and plan for, things to purchase, not to mention when ...
Views: 2495 - Holiday Season ~ Stress Free Style - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Lori LiteWhich “vision” describes holidays at your house? a) Visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? OR b) Visions of shopping, late nights, no school, no schedule, candy, apple pie, parties, company and travel? If you picked “b” then you are in the company of most of America. This ...
Views: 1475 - Holiday Stress Management - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2006 from Susie Cortright\Decking the halls and spreading good cheer takes a lot of energy. Here are some tips to make sure you enjoy every last fa-la-la. 1. Stay Centered. An energized and peaceful holiday season is possible only when you can keep your priorities straight. Take a pen and paper and ask yourself: What ...
Views: 1183 - Holiday Stress: Three Tips for Creating a Worry-free Easter - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2007 from Randall StewartDo you get anxious about the festivities happening around your household during Easter? Are you overwhelmed juggling all your preparations? Well, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are faced with this same challenge every Easter. Webster defines worry as being “a mental distress or ...
Views: 775 - Hope to Cope with Job Related Stress? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2007 from hifzur rehmanNo doubt, a job is always stressful. The more you are in a responsible position, the more stress you are supposed to take. Accepting new challenges, meeting tight deadlines, working for long hours and day to day hassles, make the body vulnerable to serious ailments. Stress badly disrupts the ...
Views: 1541 - How A Little Stress Leads to More Stress …and what to do about it - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Lynette CraneA little stress goes a long way, because it leads to more stress, until you don’t know how to stop the whole process. But there is some good news. An estimated 10% of stress is due to what happens to us such as job loss, accidents, major damage to our home, to ourselves or to a loved ...
Views: 683 - How Are Muscle Building And Stress Related? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsHigh levels of stress can make building lean muscle tissue very difficult. This is a very good reason to keep your stress level to minimum. Building lean muscle tissue if very important as it can cancel the effects of stress, which in turn can keep your blood pressure at a normal rate. What this ...
Views: 637 - How Are You Doing? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Gurutej KhalsaBlog: How are you doing in these times? Want better? Truly what we hold and reflect creates a huge part of our reality. If everyone is having this collective discussion about how bad it is are you joining in? I say lets change the discussion to what do we want to do with this. We obviously ...
Views: 1078 - How Can I Control Stress? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2008 from Gary Kenneth ArcherAre you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Stress is a major contributor to many maladies that inflict us humans. Day after day we drudge on worrying about every imaginable thing some so trivial that it’s just plain stupid. Humans are the only earthly animal that has such a ...
Views: 828 - How can Meditation help in relieving Stress? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2012 from Mulyadi KurniaStress has a lot to do with the state of your mind and the control you have over your emotions. There are a number of factors that can get us worked up but no matter what the cause of your stress is, one sure way to combat stress is through meditation. What is Meditation? Meditation is a ...
Views: 1393 - How can Pakistani organizations benefit from the use of Artificial Intelligence? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2019 from SIGlobal SolutionsThere are many generalized misconceptions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) that have become the norm and individuals as well as organizations find it difficult to find a handy and useful application for AI. Some of the common misconceptions about AI are: AI is destined to replace human ...
Views: 827 - How Can We Do Better (In Our Own World) - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2022 from Lisa BoussonAs I sit writing this monthly newsletter the shock of the last few days has lessened its grip on me, but it’ll always be there. You see, inequality has always been a pet peeve of mine. In thinking about this I wonder where it all began, was there an event that shaped my hard and fast rules ...
Views: 497 - How can you afford NOT to hire a Professional Organizer - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2005 from Kyna MorrisonHow can you afford NOT to hire a Professional Organizer? Want more free time to travel? Less stress? More money. We can do this together! What could be worse than waking up in the morning, knowing you still have a mess on your desk at work? What a way to start the day! ...
Views: 745 - How Can you Control How Your Life Unfolds? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonMy grandfather had a really vivid imagination and whenever he would babysit for my parents, he would play a little good-night game with my brother and I. I loved this little ritual and was eager to go rushing off to bed, to wait for my grandfather to come tuck me in. He would sit with my brother ...
Views: 2028 - HOW CAN YOU DO IT ALL? - BY TAKING A MINI-VACATION TODAY - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Julia JamesDo you ever wonder how you can possibly accomplish everything on your list? By taking a mental vacation. This kind of vacation doesn’t involve any expenses, planning, cooperation from family members or agreement from your employer. Give yourself permission to take at least one 3-10 minute ...
Views: 1174 - How Carrying Crystals Can Balance Stress - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsThere are two kinds of stress the "good" stress and the "bad" stress and both of these are the best for us when they are in a balanced state . Good Stress: This is when you have exciting feelings being involved with an activity or sport, this can range from a carnival ride to any kind of ...
Views: 625 - How Chronic Stress Leads to Chronic Illness - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Aila Accad, RN,Stress is your normal response to a threat. On a short-term basis your stress response is a protective mechanism. It is designed for survival against short term threats. Prolonged or chronic stress, however, can lead to acute illness and chronic disease. How Stress Works When you are faced ...
Views: 2793 - How digital solutions improve regulatory compliance: Facility documentation - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2023 from Vera GarthWith the increasing volume and complexity of healthcare regulations, maintaining compliance can be a daunting task for healthcare organizations. But digital solutions can help simplify the process and ensure accuracy and efficiency. Explores the advantages of using technology to automate ...
Views: 417 - How digital solutions improve regulatory compliance: Facility documentation - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2023 from Vera GarthWith the increasing volume and complexity of healthcare regulations, maintaining compliance can be a daunting task for healthcare organizations. But digital solutions can help simplify the process and ensure accuracy and efficiency. Explores the advantages of using technology to automate ...
Views: 408 - How Do Sleeping Pills Work? - by Submitted on May 01, 2020 from Whitney HartGetting a strong 8 hours of rest is extreme! Following a couple of long periods of gazing at the roof, watching reruns on Netflix and checking sheep I will successfully nod off! Look: A great many people experience difficulty nodding off sooner or later. Sleeping pills are ...
Views: 631 - How does pentobarbital work? - by Submitted on May 09, 2021 from Jhon DewPentobarbital slows down the central nervous system and brain activity. This causes drowsiness and reduces the ability of the person to think. People who are under the effect of pentobarbital experience hallucinations, disorientation, memory loss, and even respiratory arrest. Pentobarbital can ...
Views: 655 - How Does Stress Affect Health? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Alexander OpreaHow does stress affect health? The answer is not known by many, and that is extremely bad... The vast majority of people have no idea of the tremendous negative impact stress has upon their health. It has been estimated that two-thirds of all visits to doctors are for stress-related problems. ...
Views: 1068 - How Does Stress Affect Health? Knowing the Risks and Solutions to Stress - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Michael LeeHow does stress affect health? Stress is a major element of being human -- a state of bodily or mental tensions resulting from factors that tend to alter an existing balance. Everyday we are faced with struggles, hardships and angst in our home, school or workplace that are all complementary ...
Views: 927 - How Does Stress Effect the Human Body? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Suzanne EltinkStress can have a very seriously negative impact on your body, your health and your life. Through this article you are provided an overview of how stress can effect your body. By understanding how stress can effect your body you will be in a far better position to reduce the amount of stress ...
Views: 2136 - How I manage my Stress - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2021 from Dr.Purushothaman KollamStress is a term which even the psychologists and others have struggled for finding an effective definition of stress. Individual experience stress on a daily basis and it cannot be avoided. In everyone’s life all would have heard the word “stress” not only heard but also experienced in their ...
Views: 445 - How Is Cardio Stress Test Performed? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Charles BergerThe human heart is considered as the most vital organ in the human’s body. It is recommended to keep the heart in its best shape and make sure that it is always healthy. But, how would a person know if the human heart is at its best condition of if the human heart is having some troubles? There ...
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