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Allergies and Stress

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

If you want to reduce the effects of allergies, you need to breathe because, according to a study conducted by the Ohio State University College of Medicine, stress increases inflammatory proteins, which makes the situation worse. The study involved people who spoked in public and were pricked with an allergen prior to the event. Those people [...]

Geriatric Depression

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

In her book, The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, Marianne Williams suggests that midlife is a time of transition “for one part of ourselves to die and for something new to be born.”  This seems to be particularly true for Americans over the age of sixty-five and is a reality that leads to geriatric [...]

Multiple MS Insights

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Multiple sclerosis, also called MS, can be dealt with in a variety of psychological fashions. For instance, attitude management is a critical factor when it comes to MS. So is situational management where you manage MS by taking responsibility and being accountable for your situation. Another way to deal with MS can be achieved through insight management, which is based [...]

MS Management

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Being a victim of anything is disempowering and discouraging. This is particularly true for people who suffer from multiple sclerosis, better known as MS. Taking action and looking at what can be done beats doing nothing every time. A feeling of control offers hope and a better sense of the issues at hand. Moreover, one way [...]

Anxiety Natural Remedies

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Anxiety and panic attacks can turn your world upside down; however, you have a great chance of getting your world back under control with several anxiety remedies. These anxiety natural remedies include audiobooks, books, CDs, and workbooks and they use such methods as guided imagery, self-hypnosis, and cognitive-behavioral techniques, as well as a new revolutionary technique called acceptance and commitment [...]

Flight Anxiety

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Over the holidays, I flew from Seattle, Washington, to San Jose, California. You might recall bad weather created air traffic nightmares: Airports were jammed, baggage was lost, and flights were cancelled. While waiting for my flight, I thought about all the things that could go wrong, which, until I stopped myself, created gigantic fear in my [...]

Anxiety: Essential Aromatherapy

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Anxiety can happen to everyone, but when it reduces your quality of life, it ultimately results in immune system problems, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Things people can do to help with anxiety symptoms include avoiding and eating certain foods, exercising, and dealing with psychological symptoms. Another thing that may help anxiety is essential oil aromatherapy.

The Worry of Anxiety

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

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, [...]

Reducing Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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 Reducing Nutritional Aids

Friday, December 26th, 2008

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 [...]