Mind-Body-Spirit News: Stressed-out men are more likely to suffer heart disease or stroke, regardless of other factors such as family history, body weight, high blood pressure and smoking. [Click here to read full article]
Stress Increases Risk of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest
January 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
News stories are filled with incidents of cardiac arrest after earthquakes, fires and other traumatic events. What has puzzled researchers is that sometimes the victims do not have underlying heart disease. A recent study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine (2005; [67], 359–65), suggests that emotional stress may trigger unexplained, or what is referred to as “idiopathic,”… [Continue Reading]
Cardio Training for Stress Relief
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If you or your clients want to improve your resilience against stress, cardio workouts may be the way to go. Regular aerobic training reduces the heart rate response to psychological stress more than either resistance training or no training, according to a study published in the journal Psychophysiology (2004; 41 [4], 552–62. Forty-five sedentary, nonsmoking… [Continue Reading]
Exercise Relieves Depression
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Doctors may soon be able to recommend exercise as a viable alternative to drug therapy for patients with depression. According to a study published in Psychosomatic Medicine (2007; 69, 587-96), patients who exercised in a group program achieved reductions in depression comparable to those seen in patients taking a standard antidepressant medication. For patients who… [Continue Reading]
Stress in the Workplace
January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the United States during the 5-year period from 1998 to 2003, more workplace disability benefits were paid for mental health disorders than for any other complaints besides musculoskeletal disorders, according to a report released in June 2005 by the Social Security Administration (SSA Pub. No. 11–11543). [Click here to read full article]
Stress Accelerates Aging
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Chronic Pain Associated With Higher Suicide Risk
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: Mindful forms of exercise—such as gentle yoga, tai chi and qigong—can be helpful to individuals suffering from chronic pain. If you teach one of these disciplines, you may want to reach out to people in pain, especially as a recent study found that they are more prone to commit suicide than those without… [Continue Reading]
Transcendental Meditation Lowers Stress and Anxiety
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: Transcendental meditation may improve mental health by reducing anxiety and somatisation (development of physical symptoms stemming from mental or emotional stress). That was the finding of a study published in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health (2008; 4 [25]; doi:10.1186/1745–0179–4–25). [Click here to read full article]
Access to Nature Associated With Less Stress and Lower Weight
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Tough Financial Times Ratchet Up Stress Levels
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: Economic woes have been unrelenting over the past months. For 8 in 10 Americans, money is a top source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s [APA] 2008 Stress in America Survey, and negative financial news continues to fuel people’s fears. [Click here to read full article]
