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Marina McLennan, personal fitness trainer and founder of Exercise Rhymes®.
Stress seems to be an unavoidable part of our modern culture. While we find ways to reduce our stress, we also need to increase our ability to recover from our body’s physiological stress...
Categories: Living in Balance, Nutrition and Fitness
Susan Schenck, raw food coach, speaker and author of the award winning book, The Live Food Factor
Ten days of no dinner, no reading or writing, no talking, no radio TV or internet, no caffeine, no meat, no contact with the opposite sex,...
Categories: Living in Balance, Nutrition and Fitness
Treena Wynes, wellness consultant, weight loss coach, author of Eating Ourselves Crazy and owner of Food4Thought Wellness Services in Saskatoon, Canada
Serotonin is a hormone that is found in the brain, digestive tract and platelets. It is commonly described as the happy hormone as it...
Categories: Health and Beauty, Living in Balance, Nutrition and Fitness
Elizabeth Manuel, Canada's leading happiness expert, shares 7 "good mood foods", otherwise known as happiness boosting superfoods
Many of us are too rushed to enjoy life, too much in the future to be living fully, too anxious to really relax, too worried to be healthy,...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
Treena Wynes, wellness consultant, weight loss coach, author of Eating Ourselves Crazy and owner of Food4Thought Wellness Services in Saskatoon, Canada
We as westerners are eating the most stressed out diet on the planet. The foods we choose to soothe our fears, comfort our anxieties...
Categories: Health and Beauty, Nutrition and Fitness
Dr. Paul Scheatzle, Rehabilitation Physician and author of The Journey: Take the Path to Health and Fitness.
Balance your life to achieve stress reduction. Look inward to see what physical, psychological or spiritual components of your being have gone astray. In a broad sense,...
Categories: Living in Balance, Nutrition and Fitness
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
Anna Moore, runner and editor of RunReviews.com
In this era of haste we’re living in, there’s an emergency of just letting go once in a while. It sounds like a really hard thing to do when your business plans don’t seem to go as you...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
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
Chad Woolner, Boise chiropractor, shares vital info about stress and the brain
It is no longer much of a mystery these days as to how harmful stress is on our health. What might be less well known is just how harmful stress can be for...
Categories: Complementary Therapies, Nutrition and Fitness
Dr. Edward F. Group, creator of the Oxy-Powder colon cleansing program and author of the books, The Green Body Cleanse and Complete Colon Cleanse
We all deal with stress on a daily basis. There is stress from work, family, dealing with finances and relationships. Understandably,...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
Doug Hanvey, mindfulness meditation teacher at Indiana University and author of The Mindfulness Diet
Are you looking for something deeper than the latest quick-fix fad diet? In this article...
Categories: Health and Beauty, Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques, Nutrition and Fitness
Randy Gilchrist Psy.D., creator of the Weight Loss Mindset program, reveals the relationship between food and stress and how to stop stress eating.
If you think about it, the original purpose of food was simply to nourish, revitalize and replenish. It’s just supposed to...
Categories: Health and Beauty, Healthy Hobbies and Tools, Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques, Nutrition and Fitness
Maria Rainier, freelance writer and blog junkie
There are myriads of benefits to the healthy practice of juicing fruits and vegetables. However, of all the improvements fresh juice can make on your body, the most noticeable ones might be changes in your mood. Who could...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
Karl W. Gruber, author of Running for Their Lives
At some point in your life, due to the daily stresses in life – bosses, traffic, relationship problems, financial lack – you need to blow off some steam. Releasing any black moods, unkind thoughts and rage...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness, Personal Empowerment and Growth
Susan Schenck, author of The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit and Planet
Eating a diet high in cooked food can greatly increase your stress. It adds toxins that your body has to deal with.
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
John
Those wanting to start another type of body exercise but not wanting the vigorous exercise route have the option of trying yoga asanas. Yoga asanas have been around for centuries. They are a great way to relieve tension and to purify your mind and spirit.
...Categories: Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques, Nutrition and Fitness
Robert Boyd, Managing Director of sportsequip.co.uk
We’ve all heard the expression before: Healthy body, healthy mind. Yet what is it about having a healthy body that helps put our minds at ease and overcomes the stress that pretty much all of us have to deal...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
Randal Hawkins, a diet and exercise junkie
Unfortunately, because we cannot curl up into a ball and live in a bubble, we must inevitably face both pain and stress during the courses of our lives. Change, challenges, fear and other factors...
Categories: Nutrition and Fitness
John Mitchell, author of "Find Yourself"
When asked to define stress, many say that there is no acceptable definition that everyone accepts. Most researchers agree that there is a mental, physical or emotional reason involved that causes the body or brain to become tense.
...Categories: Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation Techniques, Nutrition and Fitness, Personal Empowerment and Growth
