Stress Reduction Articles & Stories

Oregano Can Reduce Inflammation

Oil of oregano has been touted as a cure-all, capable of treating conditions ranging from diarrhea to rheumatism. Various sources have lauded its supposed capability to relieve intestinal gas, sore throat, sinusitis, breathing problems, dandruff, diaper rash, bee stings, and venomous bites. Ex... Read More

Caloric Restriction May Not Be Answer to Longer Life

Numerous studies on flies, mice, and recently monkeys have suggested that limiting one's diet may be the key to a longer life. But a new study by US researchers suggests that fasting may impair the ability to cope with infection. Read More

Yoga Alleviates Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

By relieving stress, the practice of yoga aids in recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder, two recent studies showed.In one experiment, conducted by Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatry professor at Boston University School of Medicine, and published in the annals of the New York Academy of S... Read More

Biofeedback Allows Patients to Control Their Symptoms

Having cold hands or feet are an annoyance that many of us deal with when we're exposed to cold temperatures or stress. But for individuals with Raynaud's Disease, the constriction of blood vessels is more severe, leading to coldness, numbness, color change, throbbing and swelling of extremiti... Read More

Seven Anxiety-Fighting Foods

Step aside, Prozac and Valium, and make way for some natural alternatives that, while they might not do as dramatic a job at relieving anxiety, certainly have the anxiety-relieving benefit that they have no nasty side effects whatever. Berries. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries... Read More

The Impact of the Superstress Condition

The Superstress Solution really is a handbook describing a new condition. A condition of extreme toxic stress, which I call Superstress. Now many people don't really know what Superstress is, and there are four characteristics that are hallmarks of this condition. Read More

Celebrating 10 Years of Integrative Patient Care

Approaching its 10 year anniversary, the Continuum Center for Health and Healing, an initiative of Beth Israel Medical Center, is celebrating the progress they've achieved in providing fully integrative care by practitioners of modern Western medicine, traditional indigenous medicine and progr... Read More

Going to Work Sick Linked to Long-Term Leave

Habitually working while sick, an increasingly common practice, can land a person in a situation in which his risk of having to take long-term sick leave is markedly increased, according to a recent study. The researchers, who published their work in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community H... Read More

Nine Physical Symptoms of Depression to Watch For

Depression isn’t all “in the head.” There are a number of disturbing and quite physical symptoms – very depressing in their own right – that can be markers for the condition, especially if several of them occur together. They include: Digestive problems. A per... Read More

Balancing Work and Home Life is Getting More Difficult

Work is stressful. Perhaps more than ever. A new study out of the University of Toronto documents that 50 per cent of people bring their work home with them on a regular basis. And as the office seeps into our home lives, the stress associated with balancing work and our private home lives is... Read More

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