stress

  • Don’t sweat it – how to keep your cool even under heat and stress

    Plenty of things can make you sweat – hot weather on a summer day, strenuous physical activity or feeling stressed out. But why do you smell worse when you’re stressed compared to after a workout or an afternoon in the sun? What you may not know is that there...
  • Stress relief or toxic exposure? State cautions ‘rage rooms’ may deliver unwanted release

    If you’re a fan of local TV news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a segment about so-called “rage rooms.” These are businesses – often in strip mall storefronts or office parks – where people pay to don a pair of safety glasses, grab a baseball bat and smash...
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

    My daughter Mary suggested that this nation needed to discuss mental health during this month of September which happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month. Closely coupled with mental health is the fact that suicide prevention is the second leading cause of death amongst youthful folks, ages 10 to...
  • School-based Mindfulness Programs Can Help Students Cope With Stress

    Among mental health practitioners, researchers, educators, and even the media, mindfulness practices are gaining popularity as a method to help children and youth cope with stress. A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness interventions in schools can boost children’s ability to regulate emotions and manage their feelings of stress. Mindfulness...
  • Six Steps to Less Thanksgiving Stress

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Thanksgiving is one of the biggest cooking and entertaining days of the year! It’s a celebration of friends, family, food, and thanks, and traditionally involves a large Thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately, feeding a crowd can be stressful and exhausting! No matter the size...
  • Daily Commute Can Cause Stress Levels to Soar

    Veronica Carter Public News Service ST. LOUIS — The more time spent in the car, the more experts say it can impact our mental and physical health. The average American spends more than 25 minutes commuting to and from work and school. It’s a little less in Missouri, where...
  • ¿Estresado?

    ¿Estresado? No se preocupe, no está solo. De acuerdo con la  Asociación Americana de Psicología -American Psychological Association-, el 75 por ciento de las consultas médicas están ligadas al estrés. El problema, es que el estrés está también ligado a varias causas de muerte entre las que se cuentan...
  • Cuestiones Financieras Prácticas

    ¿Está preocupado por su situación financiera?   Por octavo año consecutivo, la Asociación Americana de Psicología (APA) identificó al dinero como el principal generador de estrés. El 72 por ciento de los estadounidenses dice estar estresado por el dinero y aproximadamente 1 de cada 5 dice haber dejado de...
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