Stress Relief, Health and Wellness Blog

7 ways to get the best sleep ever (Health.com) — You’ve done all the obvious stuff — cut out late-night caffeine, made sure your bedroom is dark and cozy, avoided scary movies or struggling with your to-do list right before bed. So why are you still tossing and turning? “Certain habits you’re unaware of could [...]

What Causes Emotional Eating? Emotional eating has many causes. The following are some of the main reasons – besides hunger – that stressed people eat: Cortisol Cravings: Stress can bring on increased levels of cortisol, known as “the stress hormone.” Cortisol has a beneficial function in the body, but excessive levels of cortisol brought on [...]

How can I break my sugar addiction? There is no doubt that this kind of eating arises from an emotional component. In addition to stimulating brain reward centers, sweet food markedly affects stress hormones in ways likely to provide a sense of temporary reprieve from anxiety. Of course, in addition to all the health problems [...]

Helpful ways to boost your memory Can’t find your keys … again? Whether your momentary memory loss is linked to doing too many things at once or just a bad case of menopausal brain fog, you don’t have to put up with it. In fact, experts say you can instantly boost your chances of remembering [...]

Effects Of Stress Last For Life In Birds This study shows for the first time that direct post-natal exposure to raised stress hormone levels can have long term consequences for birds’ physiological stress responses.  In the wild, conditions that cause stress during early life include inclement weather conditions, lack of food and exposure to parasites.  [...]