Emotional & Stress Management Articles

There’s nothing like cup of hot steaming coffee to rejuvenate you after a long tiring day at work. Scientists have always known about the property of caffeine to stimulate the central nervous system.

Many people start getting depressed in the fall and feel dowright miserable by the first day of winter--all because they don't get enough bright light. Here are causes and cures of the wintertime blues, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Here's one of the saddest things we've heard in a long while - more than half of all American women are unhappy with the way they look. We think that sucks, quite frankly, so we want to help you learn to love the skin you're in!

Mental decline associated with aging is not inevitable. Modern research shows that intellectually active individuals have significantly lower chances of developing dementia.

Wouldn't it be great if you could treat your chronic insomnia with natural remedies? Perhaps you can! Let’s take a look at supplements and techniques that you can benefit from without the addictive risks of some of the pharmaceuticals

To avoid taking drugs for sleep problems many people turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments such as melatonin, L-tryptophan, kava, acupuncture and Tai Chi. Is there any evidence that any of these work and are they worth trying?

Bright screens of computer devices emit short wave blue light that affects sleep via disrupting melatonin secretion. Changes of lifestyle could help to avoid this negative effect.

The natural hormone melatonin is best known as a sleep aid, but fighting insomnia so you can get more shut-eye is only part of what melatonin can do for you.

If you’re having a hard time at work, getting grief in your home life and just generally feeling stressed out and tired, while you may want to skip the gym, performing more cardio may actually be the best thing for you.

Do you handle stress in a similar way to your parents? If you do, is that because you inherited that behavior or because you copied what they did? Current research indicates that heredity may be part, but not all, of the story.