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The Importance of Genealogy and Family Health History

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Denise Ronna R.N.A., author of Legacy for Donna, a book about a real woman's experience with death and how to prevent untimely death by studying family health history


Health genealogies are an empowerment tool that can help prevent and delay the onset of cancers and...

Categories: Family, Illness and Wellness

Video: Meditation for Chronic Pain Relief

Friday, June 10, 2011

Tom Von Deck, corporate meditation trainer, speaker, Ultimate Stress Blog owner and author of Oceanic Mind - The Deeper Meditation Training Course.


Science shows that meditation helps with chronic pain relief. Meditation is a long term solution that can heal chronic pain at its root...

Categories: Column: Tom Von Deck - Meditation, Complementary Therapies, Illness and Wellness

Does Stress Make Us Overweight?

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Treena Wynes, wellness consultant, weight loss coach, author of Eating Ourselves Crazy and owner of Food4Thought Wellness Services in Saskatoon, Canada


Stress can be a good thing. It can save our lives, help us finish projects and force us to make decisions. Stress is induced...

Categories: Health and Beauty, Illness and Wellness, Nutrition and Fitness

Stress and the Heart: Some Cardiac Health Advice

Friday, April 01, 2011

Dr. Steven Shayani, cardiologist and Medical Director of Long Island Heart Associates


Board meetings. Dental exams. Mortgage payments. Visits from your mother-in-law. Most days it seems like stress triggers are lurking around every corner, just waiting to pop up and shake your false sense of...

Categories: Illness and Wellness, Nutrition and Fitness, Studies and Current Events

Getting Through Depression by Accepting It

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Eric Olsen, blogger and depression veteran who successfully got through depression


It is common wisdom among members of recovery groups that the first step in recovery is admitting that there is a problem. People are unlikely to seek treatment and eventually get better...

Categories: Illness and Wellness

Serotonin and Sleep: Improving Sleep Quality Naturally

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dr. Chad Woolner, Boise area chiropractor


There aren’t many who would disagree these days about the negative impact that stress has on our health. When we undergo chronic states of stress, our bodies suffer tremendous deficits.



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Categories: Complementary Therapies, Illness and Wellness

Could Keeping a Daily Journal Make Your Aches and Pains Go Away?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

David Schechter MD, Family Practice Physician, Sports Medicine Specialist and author of The Mind Body Workbook


My experience as a doctor during the twenty five years since I graduated from medical school is that a surprising number of patients present physical symptoms whose...

Categories: Complementary Therapies, Illness and Wellness, Studies and Current Events

Kidney Failure Comeback Stories: My Recovery from Illness

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Charles Wachtel shares his kidney failure comeback story and his "10 Commandments for Healing" to recover from illness


This is a story of an incredible comeback from end stage kidney failure and defying the odds to becoming a whole person for the first time in...

Categories: Illness and Wellness, Life Changes, Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques

How Stress Affects Your Eyesight

Monday, January 03, 2011

Sara Roberts, freelance writer


While many of us experience stress on a day-to-day basis, many people don’t realize that stress can cause serious eye problems. When you are feeling stressed due to the emotional or physical demands of your life, your body produces adrenaline in order to...

Categories: Health and Beauty, Illness and Wellness

Tension Myositis Syndrome | How to “Unlearn Your Pain”

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Howard Schubiner MD, expert on Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) and author of Unlearn Your Pain


There are literally millions of people currently suffering with chronic pain. My work with people with chronic pain has shown me what a devastating impact pain can have on one’s...

Categories: Complementary Therapies, Illness and Wellness

Breaking the Trauma = Anxiety = Anger PTSD Loop

Friday, October 29, 2010

William Silver, EFT Practitioner


You have read all about it in the tabloids, newspapers and on-line news and entertainment sources… Celebrity relationship melt-downs due to their inability to respond to repeated trauma-related anxiety that suddenly looms up from the past. While we “look up” to...

Categories: Complementary Therapies, Illness and Wellness, Personal Empowerment and Growth

Deflect to Destress: Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Friday, October 01, 2010

Michele Rosenthal


This is how it was: In 1981, I survived such a rare, life-threatening illness of which none of my doctors had ever seen a case. By 2007, I was a real mess, lost in the darkness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), having one...

Categories: Complementary Therapies, Healthy Hobbies and Tools, Illness and Wellness

5 Stretches for Back Pain and Relaxation | Wendy Bailey

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Wendy Bailey


Back pain is one of the most frustrating types of pain to endure. It may seem that no matter what position you try, you are always uncomfortable. Pain medication can help, but it’s not a sustainable solution over a long period of...

Categories: Illness and Wellness, Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques

Is It Shyness or Social Anxiety Disorder? | Try Social Fitness

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Dr. Frank Wood, Clinical Psychologist, Ultimate Stress Blog Columnist and Director of The Institute on Mindfulness


Struggling with anxiety … and I am just plain frustrated. My friends tell me that I am not alone … that they are there for me. But, regardless of...

Categories: Column: Dr. Frank Wood - Institute on Mindfulness, Illness and Wellness, Relationships Personal

Stress, Addiction, Compulsion and Honesty

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cate Stevens, addiction coach

For years I suffered in silence from multiple life threatening addictions including drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, food and unhealthy relationships. I was completely unaware of the connection between my compulsive behaviors and my overwhelming emotions. Not knowing a healthy way to address...

Categories: Illness and Wellness, Living in Balance

Computer Stress Syndrome - Stress Management for the Computer User

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Adetutu Ijose, IT and accounting professional and author of Lessons I Learned the Hard Way: How to Identify, Minimize, Treat and Manage Computer Related Health Conditions


Why Computer use is stressful


Computer use, because it is unnatural...

Categories: Christian, Environmental Stress, Illness and Wellness, Nutrition and Fitness, Workplace Stress Management

One Magic Word

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Nicole and Michael Sebastian, "The Dream Team"


Got a problem? Stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, anger, fear, grief, headache, addiction? We have all experienced these problems at one time or another. Yet, there is an Ancient Technique with one magic word that transforms an individual in an instant....

Categories: Illness and Wellness, Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques, Personal Empowerment and Growth

Adrenal Fatigue and Stress

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Jennifer Busch, author of All In My Mind, shares her story about stress-induced Adrenal Fatigue

You may not realize it, but there is a debilitating stress-induced illness that will affect 80% of us sometime in...

Categories: Illness and Wellness

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