Have you driven in Portland, Oregon lately? If you have, you know what stress and anxiety is! Portland, Oregon is ranked the 28th largest city in the United States. Portland’s population grew by 19,300 between 2010 and 2012. That’s a lot of people. The bigger the city, the more stress the people that live in […]
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Bedroom Talk
Do you want healthy, beautiful skin? Better, more satisfying sex? If you smoke, stop and it will make a difference in your health and your sex life. Did you know tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 really toxic chemicals, most known to cause cancer? Other chemicals, but no less toxic, in tobacco smoke are known to […]
Hypnosis: An Alternative Approach to Stress Reduction
We all know what stress can do to us, right? Poor sleep, no appetite, anxiety, agitation and a host of other symptoms. There are several anti-stress medications out there and the drug Citalopram (CeleXA) is the most prescribed to help people deal this the stress in their lives. That’s good, right? But what isn’t so […]
10 Common Symptoms Of Depression
Every year approximately 9.5 percent of the American population suffers from depression. Depression is a grave illness that affects day to day life and destroys families. It is a disorder that controls the mind and its functions causing loss of appetite, sleeplessness, mood swings, and a deep sense of despair. The symptoms of depression […]
8 Different Stress Management Techniques
Stress, burnout and physical exhaustion have become a way of life for many people. You need to feel that you can get a handle on what stresses you, and diffuse this stress in different ways so as to maintain both your physical and emotional health. The ways we and others cause stress can come from […]
Eye-Opening Facts About Stress
Lack of sleep may throw the body’s system off balance. It is one of the factors that may contribute to stress and fatigue. In the long run, lack of sleep hampers a person’s emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity, and performance. Lack of sleep actually increases the production of a hormone called corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH). The […]
Does hypnosis really work?
Hypnosis has been used for centuries. That’s a pretty bold statement, right? Throughout history we see evidence to support this statement. Many ancient civilizations and cultures used hypnosis as a therapeutic device. The Ancient Egyptians, in perhaps the first written record on hypnosis, the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1500 BC), wrote of hypnosis formulas and techniques. […]