Anxiety can mean alot of different things to people as there are many forms of anxiety. These include panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress syndrome, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. It seems to me, to truly resolve the symptoms of anxiety, holistic changes must be made, which means the mental, physical, [...]

If a person suffers from apprehension, anxiety, or panic, it’s usually preceded by stress, insomnia, and poor diet. An apprehensive attitude also points to a stressed nervous system, and one way you can calm your nervous system is to eat nutritious foods and use herbal teas and flower essences that have calming, relaxing, and sedative properties.

Anxiety is a unpleasant feeling with no clear or realistic cause and is associated with apprehension, concern, worry, and trepidation. On occasion everyone experiences anxiety, and it is both a psychological and physiological state. Its symptoms often include heart palpitations, depression, claustrophobia, shortness of breath, tense muscles, mood swings, fatigue, and concentration problems, and when the body stays on [...]

Certain foods stress the body, and, if you have anxiety or panic attacks, that’s the last thing you need. In fact, diet plays a large part in relieving symptoms related to anxiety and panic attacks, and sufferers need to follow a strict diet so they can restore their nervous system to good health. To do so, there are a [...]

Happiness is a key ingredient to total health. In fact, if you suffer from chronic unhappiness, it can weaken your immune system, reduce your coping skills, and limit your success in life. It can also cut your life short and undermine social relationships. So, if you’ve been getting up on the wrong side of the bed, here’s seven tips [...]

PLoS One, an interactive open-access journal, published a study conducted by Jeffery A. Dusek and colleagues from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. The study found the relaxation response (RR) achieved through mind-body practices—such as yoga, meditation, repetitive prayer, yoga, tai chi, breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and Qi [...]

Although not all stress is harmful to the body, chronic stress can cause physical, emotional and psychological strain on the body. It can affect the body in a negative way because when you are chronically stressed, the adrenal glands are in high gear making cortisol, and cortisol can damage the body.

What causes depression is often unclear. It can be caused by a variety of biological, environmental, or psychological reasons. Some individuals may have a genetic proclivity for depression; they may experience debilitating illnesses; or they may find their body doesn’t work as well as it once did. Sometimes family members, spouses, or friends die or move [...]

Treatment for depression in the elderly is generally focused on a single approach rather than a comprehensive one. Physical or mental treatment options abound in the literature, and the old adage “seeing is believing,” may be changing to “believing is seeing,” which leads us to consider the spiritual and emotional aspects of depression.

Mindfulness is not a religion or a spiritual practice, although it can be associated with both. Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention and be in the moment, and it has become popular because of the health benefits associated with it. It alleviates stress, reduces tension, and encourages calmness. Most importantly, when regularly practiced, it improves [...]