stress and Depression

Stay energized: How to boost your alertness

Your mind and body are closely interconnected – when one is revved to go, the other is usually as pumped. However, when your body tires, your brain typically follows, and vice-versa. Here are five tips to ensure your physical and mental energy stays [ … ]

7 Expert tips to quit smoking for the New Year

With the time for New Year’s resolutions quickly approaching, is the goal to quit smoking on the top of your list? Whether it’s your first try to kick the habit or a repeated attempt, studies show that up to 50 percent of people who vow to quit smoking [ … ]

Five ways to reduce anxiety

A study released in mid-March says that higher anxiety levels may lead women to live longer. But it is never good to be consumed with concerns, particularly if they cause severe anxiety. Here are some steps you can take to reduce your anxiety and stress [ … ]

Reduce your stress and improve your health through journaling

The inclination to record one's emotions, experiences, dreams, journeys and events has been documented throughout the centuries. It is apparent that journaling serves an important place in history – even yours. Read on to learn why recording certain [ … ]

Simplify and de-stress with these websites

You’re just going to check your email. Then you follow a link from a friend and suddenly two hours have gone by and you’ve got nothing to show for it but an overflowing history file. Sound familiar? Before you swear off websites completely, remember [ … ]

Sleep better and live longer?

Shakespeare once called sleep the "balm of hurt minds." Bodies, too, apparently.

People with the severe form of apnoea, which interferes with sleep, are several times more likely to die from any cause than are folks without the disorder, researchers [ … ]

Less sleep, bigger belly

If an improved diet and extra trips to the gym fail to help shed those excess pounds, a growing body of research is shining light on a new way to get to a new you: Do nothing.

Do nothing, that is, but sleep.

As millions of people move through life [ … ]

Too much/little sleep makes you fat

People who sleep less than 7 hours or more than 9 hours a night gain more weight over time than individuals who log 8 hours every night, and are also more likely to become obese, research confirms.

People who want to lose weight or prevent weight gain [ … ]