Stress management
Make a search on the internet for the term “stress” and you will see how many people are talking about it. With the global economic recession in our midst, the study of stress has become even more important. With stress affecting all major systems in the body, the lack of stress management skills has a huge impact on health and well being.
According to many medical experts, the key to...
What natural therapy can lower your blood pressure, relieve a headache, strengthen your immune system, reduce stress and help you sleep – and all in a one-hour session? If you guessed massage, you’re right on target. Massage can do all of these things and provide many more physical as well as mental benefits. A typical massage session lasts between half an hour to an hour and has been...
“Do I have to get naked to get a massage?” This is the most common question regarding massage therapy and we have the answer for you.
We all get busy with life and forget about taking time out for ourselves. Massage therapy is one way to take better care of yourself. It’s very beneficial to your health and peace of mind, takes very little time and is not expensive. However, many...
Science studies have learned there are two forms of stress. Chronic Stress and acute Stress.
Acute Stress generally involves a situation and does not last long. Acute stress can be caused by the tension of giving a presentation or completing a work related project on time. Acute stress is frequent in our lives and sometimes cannot be anticipated or prevented. We can only deal with it as happens....
Link between stress and blood pressure. Scientific tests have not proven any concrete link between chronic high blood pressure and stress. However, it is proven that in a stressful situation our bodies secrete hormones that momentarily raise blood pressure. If those 'spikes' are continued for a long period of time damage can be done to the blood vessels.
Dealing with day-to-day stresses. So how...
Are you one of those people who always thought that getting a massage was an extravagance, or that it was just too self-indulgent and a waste of money? You might be surprised to find that a massage has many physical, mental and emotional benefits, and really isn’t all that expensive. However, perhaps you’ve just always been too busy or shy to try a professional massage, but would like...
What is job stress? According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (a division of the CDC), job stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Job stress can lead to poor health and even injury.
The concept of job stress is often confused...
Massage is a "hands-on" therapy in which muscles and other soft tissues of the body are manipulated to improve health and well-being, physical as well as psychological. In French, the word massage means “friction of kneading." In Arabic massa means "to touch, feel or handle." Massage has typically been used in alternative medicine, but in recent years has been...
Take some time off! If you take a day regularly to just do nothing, or two weeks for a relaxing vacation, would you consider that being lazy? Some people think so. Some experts, however, have come to the conclusion that most people don’t do these things nearly enough and therefore have stress and health related problems because of it. In other words, people don’t know how to be...
Stress relief for everyone. All of us experience stress from time to time, however, when our stress load accumulates to a point where we cannot manage it the normal way, we need to employ special methods.
It is important to learn to effectively cope with stress and restore internal physiological and psychological balance and so improve our well-being. Below is a list of effective ways to relieve...