I am not a great one for resorting to pills at the drop of a hat – but nor do I shirk it.  With the very highest respect to those women who do “natural childbirth” (whatever that is in this day and age), when I went in to deliver my twins, I wanted the very [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday I treated myself to a massage.  It was wonderful!  Fifty five minutes of bliss – Well pain and discomfort actually – but the bliss came later.  Massages are tremendous as a form of stress relief and I really do respond well to them. I really don’t get enough massages and I’m not sure why [...]

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 [...]

Stress is everywhere these days.  It can be all-consuming and it takes a pretty big arsenal of stress relief tools to combat it effectively enough to survive and thrive the way you want to.  One excellent way of doing this is by following Tai Chi. Tai Chi is based on an ancient martial arts form [...]

Stress relief comes in many different forms. Not every person will appreciate every method of relaxation. It’s healthy to discover new ways to alleviate stress to help prevent you from turning to unhealthy methods such as smoking, drinking, or lashing out at others who don’t deserve your wrath. Here are 4 top tips for stress [...]

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 [...]