There are a number of practical ways to manage mental health and stay emotionally well during stressful, challenging times. We face daily challenges in life that can be stressful, troublesome, and overwhelming. Despite these stressful situations, it’s important to remain strong, conscious, and resilient. Ultimately, you should learn to cope with and manage stress in the most … [Read more...]
How to Beat Stress: International Stress Awareness Week
International Stress Awareness Week runs from the 7th to the 11th of November. This year the focus is on emotional management. The increase in mental health issues as a result of the pandemic, particularly loneliness and grief, and the lack of investment in mental health services, call for immediate attention. The American Medical Association says that stress is now the … [Read more...]
Wellness Coach Amanda Webster’s Tips to Happiness Boost During Holidays
By Charlene Bazarian It’s the most wonderful time of the year… unless it’s not. If you are already feeling overwhelmed, the notion that you should be jolly, or what can best be described as a sense of “forced merriment,” can result in intensifying feelings of anxiety or melancholy. Taking steps to protect your mental well-being, particularly in this post-COVID … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Its Impact on Your Health and Wellness
Over the past few years, mindfulness has become a popular practice that many people around the world have adopted as part of their daily routine. While mindfulness has been a practice that has been embraced in many cultures for thousands of years, Western societies have only just begun to take notice of its numerous positive effects. This article will explore some of the ways … [Read more...]
Dr. Stacy Chimento Answers Psoriasis Questions
By Dr. Stacy Chimento, Dermatologist So you've been diagnosed with Psoriasis. As a sufferer of an autoimmune condition myself called ankylosing spondylitis (autoimmune condition that attacks the sacroiliac joints), Dr. Stacy Chimento adds "I can understand the frustration and complexity of these conditions. Many of us are in the same boat, working moms, professionals, … [Read more...]
Spiritual Healing to Overcome Stress and Trauma
By Tamara Jefferies, MA In my mid-twenties, going through a time of feeling deeply unhappy, stuck, and frustrated, I opened the book Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy by Don Miguel Ruiz where he teaches an exercise to recover lost memories and release poisonous emotions, because I had an inescapable feeling I was holding onto something that was holding me back, … [Read more...]
Practicing Viparita Karani
Viparita Karani (viparita meaning "inverted," and karani "in action.") or legs up the Wall is an excellent yoga posture to stretch the hamstrings, relieves lower back tension and reduce swelling or cramps that may have built up from sitting or standing for extended periods. Steps to Perform Viparita Karani Sit with one hip next to a wall. Swing your legs up parallel to … [Read more...]
6 Exercises to Take Negative Stress off Your Feet
Standing on a hard floor for a long stretch of time — whether it’s to cook for family or clean a never-ending parade of plates or do your work from a standing desk — can hurt the joints in your feet, knees, and back. Now is the time to make an extra effort to take good care of your feet and minimize the chance of developing heel pain and plantar fasciitis. Muscular … [Read more...]
Treating Panic Attack
At some point in our lives, most of us will experience a panic attack in response to an actual danger or acute stress. But when panic attacks occur or recur for no reason and in the absence of danger or extreme stress, or when the fear of experiencing another attack is so strong that you change your behavior by avoiding certain places or people, you may have panic … [Read more...]
Simple Ways to Relieve Stress Other Than Fitness
While working up a sweat might be one of the best ways out there to deal with the stress we experience from everyday life, sometimes it just might not be enough. Even though a lot of people love the feeling they get when they finish a good set at the gym, many people only workout because of the health benefits it brings or simply to get in shape, not because they particularly … [Read more...]
How to Reduce Hair Loss Through Organisation?
Fighting hair loss can be difficult, particularly if you are experiencing a large amount of stress or lack of sleep. However, it is possible to get your life organised and begin to prioritize your health, regardless of how busy your schedule is. In this article, we will be looking into some of the ways that you can reduce your hair loss by getting yourself organised. … [Read more...]
What Women Should Do to Prevent Weight Gain After 40
Finding it hard to lose weight as you inch closer to 40 years? Most women face the same issue because they tend to focus more on work and less on workouts. You almost feel as if no matter what you do, you always end up gaining weight. The midlife weight struggle is a widespread problem, but you can put an end to it by sleeping. It may sound funny that sleep helps to lose … [Read more...]
Two Big Motivation Killers Preventing You From Getting Healthy
Why in the world is it so hard to develop healthy habits and stick to them? Why is it so challenging to get to the gym at least three times a week or to eat 3 nutritious meals a day? You may start the process of getting in shape or fueling your body properly, but after a few weeks (or days for some people) you revert right back to your old ways. You realize something has got to … [Read more...]
How To Relieve Stress With Fitness
I work out a lot. A lot! After losing one hundred pounds, fitness has just become a regular part of my life. Yet, despite all of my workouts, I can remember asking a personal trainer why the hardest muscle on my body seemed to be the one sitting right on top of my shoulders, at the base of my neck, instead of my glutes? I’ll never forget her response. She laughed … [Read more...]
What I Learned From Practicing Mindfulness
As it is International Yoga Day, I thought I would share my own experience in trying (and at some points failing) to practice mindfulness. With results including enhancing focus and clarity, increasing productivity, improving sleep and boosting the immune system, I had high expectations. Here’s what I learned, both about the art of mindfulness, and also myself. Firstly, what … [Read more...]
Yoga & Stress
Stress has been described over or lack of stimuli. Too little can lead to depression, lethargy, feelings of being devalued and lack of focus. Conversely, too much stress can lead to exhaustion "burn out" or even "nervous breakdown". Yoga, on the other hand minimizes impact of stress on the individual. Yogic science believes that the regular practice of asanas and pranayama … [Read more...]
