“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close 1 in 4 people have some kind of mental illness. While there are over 200 classified forms of mental illness, the five (5) major categories of mental illness are: Anxiety Disorders. Mood Disorders. Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders. Dementias. Eating Disorders. Of the 51 States […]
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How I Found The Secret To A Stress-less Life!
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 […]
Get The Gut You Want
Okay, the title may not mean what you think it means. This is a blog about smoking and the health of your gut or, how smoking messes with your digestion and metabolism and why some people gain weight after stopping the tobacco habit. Researchers found that when a person stops smoking, the diversity of bacterial […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Important Tips To Managing Your Stress
At one point or another, we all have to deal with some type of stress. The important thing is to prevent it from taking over our daily life, and this can often be done by observing a few simple ways to keep emotions high and the blues at bay. Pet your pet. For years, experts […]
A Simple Tip For When You’re Stressed
This is a fantastic tip from Touch For Health to help you when you’re stressed, angry, anxious or upset. Try holding your frontal eminences. These are bumps on your forehead that many people hold instinctively when they’re upset. For those of you who don’t do this naturally, let me help you locate them. Feel up […]
Avoid the Avoiding Habit and Find More Time and Less Stress
Procrastination can creep in and easily become a habit. Once it does, it erodes your capacity to function effectively. But it can be a hard habit to break. However, with some honest self-assessment and an organized and attainable plan of attack, it can be overcome successfully. Be gentle with yourself when you decide to try […]
Would You Like To Know What Causes Holiday Stress?
The holidays are supposed to be a time of celebration when friends and families get together to share food, fun, gifts, and love. They are supposed to be a time of giving, caring and connection when we celebrate important and meaningful events. Why, then, are they often so stressful and what can we do to […]