Stress

The New Year is in motion and how are you doing with your New Year’s resolution weight loss goals? Did you do well for a few weeks and now you are feeling depressed because you haven’t ... Read More

I love this quote: “I have to work so hard to play.” For many of us, play does not come easily. Do you find yourself with smart phone in hand at the dinner table, at your son’s ... Read More

Flowers are a fitting metaphor for how different children respond to the environments they’re raised in, according to new research from the University of Arizona. “Dandelion children” ... Read More

What do you do when you’re feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed out? How do you treat yourself? Are you able to be compassionate toward your own emotional pain, or do you engage in ... Read More

Workplace stress influences performance at work and behavior at home as well as both mental and physical health. Awareness has been on the rise in recent months. Researchers have looked ... Read More

Our brains are complicated, amazing machines. While neuroscience alone can’t resolve the psychological conflict and emotional pain that are addressed by trained therapists and counselors, ... Read More

My local newspaper has been running a series of articles about the obesity epidemic. There have been pieces on the physiological factors that contribute to a preference for calorically ... Read More

As I write, the long days of high summer are but a memory, and the temperatures have dipped below zero. These are the days, at least in the northern hemisphere, when we hunker down and ... Read More

Stress and the holidays seem to go hand-in-hand. Whether it’s the financial pressures of the season, encounters with family, loneliness at this time of year, or reminders of the past, ... Read More

Some problems manifest themselves differently for women than for men. Alcoholism is one of them. While both genders can suffer equally from the ravages of this disorder, women often abuse ... Read More

A recent Viennese study of quail behavior adds weight to both sides of the nature versus nurture debate. Previous studies have proven that stress while pregnant impacts the offspring’s ... Read More

It is now 3:00pm on New Year’s Eve, the day before this month’s article on creative blocks is due. I console myself with the fact that in the city to which the article must be transmitted, ... Read More