How is it that we can face the stress of phones ringing nonstop, car horns blaring, rude clerks, fussy children, irritating neighbours, loud noise pollution and so on without going totally over the edge? In truth these stresses should send us over the edge but they don’t because at the end of the day our [...]

Unless you are at your peak of health, you need to try and relax.  At the very least, you should take steps to avoid getting stressed out further.  Why?  Well because stress harms your health in more ways than one.   You probably know that chronic stress by itself is known to contribute to many [...]

Is Stress Breaking Your Heart? Whenever we experience stress, it affects us in more ways than one.  In particular, stress takes its toll on our heart, which may lead to heart disease.  Our body is an amazing machine – and especially our heart.  After all, it is built to last through 75 or so years [...]

When it comes to exercise and stress, most of us think back to past conversations we have had during visits to the doctor or physician.  You know the sort of thing.  They take our blood pressure and, noting it’s on the high side, comment that we need to take it easy and let go of [...]

Did you know that your hair and scalp can be a barometer of the stress levels in your life?  People who are happy and handle stress in their lives with ease usually have healthy, shiny hair.  And dry, lifeless and damaged hair could be a sign that you are ill or suffering from too much [...]

Stress, no matter where it comes from, is an ever-present reality.  There is no getting away from most of it, so just how can you learn to cope with stress?  Here are a few quick tips to get you started: First, determine if this stress is something you can let go of.  Are you doing [...]

What do you do with workplace stress?  Your boss is on your back to finish a project.  A co-worker has it in for you for no particular reason.  And to top it off you can’t change jobs because the bills are coming in faster than ever.  Besides, this miserable cycle repeats itself no matter where [...]

It’s been said that money is the root of all evil.  And it is certainly true that financial woes can seriously increase your every day stress levels.  In fact, in today’s economic downturn, more and more people are reporting sleep related problems, due to increasing stress levels.  And more and more people are actively seeking [...]

You go to the doctor and he or she can tell you what your cholesterol is, how your blood pressure reads and what you need to do to keep your body in tip top shape.  But there’s no doctor most people visit on a regular basis to examine your overall stress health and recommend a [...]

Your inner voice is listened to by your powerful subconscious mind. That means that whatever your inner chat is, becomes self-fulfilling. Negative self talk heaps stress upon you. And the wrong sort of stress is very unhealthy.

Most people suffer from stress at some time in their life.  I know I do.  I get it particularly in my shoulders and neck and that can lead to tension headaches and worse.  Building an online business tends to increase the level of stress, at least during the early years when you’re trying to get [...]