An estimated thirty to forty billion dollars are spent annually on complementary and alternative medicine. Progressive healthcare systems are recognizing that patient care must include educational programs and techniques to support a patient's capacity to enhance mental and emotional attitudes. An example of this is HeartMath®'s scientifically validated programs and technologies. (PRWeb May 12, 2008)
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National Statistics in Britain have reported that approximately one in six adults (excluding those in institutions) has some form of mental health problem, the most common being anxiety with depression caused by stress.
National Statistics in Britain have reported that approximately one in six adults (excluding those in institutions) has some form of mental health problem, the most common being anxiety with depression caused by stress.
Inherited variations in the amount of an innate anxiety-reducing
molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better
than others, according to a new study led by researchers at the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
A brain circuit that underlies feelings of stress and anxiety shows promise as a new therapeutic target for alcoholism, according to new studies by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Adults who lost weight in a six-month program were able to keep
at least some of the weight off for 2.5 years with the help of
brief monthly personal counseling, according to a new study from
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National
Institutes of Health.
Stress, frustration and daily tears are unfortunately many working women's lot in life. And shockingly today for the first time in history, working women surpass working men in their frequency and severity of the diseases of toxic stress - heart attack, stroke and some cancers. But there is help out of the quagmire of stress and frustration related survival - the secrets revealed in Maryam Webster's new book "Everyday Bliss For Busy Women" which arrives in stores from New Harbinger Publishers on May 1st. The keys to peaceful living and the comprehensive self-coaching program the book contain are rich nourishment for women who want to step off the hamster wheel and into a happier life. (PRWeb May 1, 2008)
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Certain variations in a gene that helps regulate response to stress
tend to protect adults who were abused in childhood from developing
depression, according to new research funded by the National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Diabetes is known to impair the cognitive health of people, but
now scientists have identified one potential mechanism underlying
these learning and memory problems. A new National Institutes
of Health (NIH) study in diabetic rodents finds that increased
levels of a stress hormone produced by the adrenal gland disrupt
the healthy functioning of the hippocampus, the region of the brain
responsible for learning and short-term memory.
Diabetes is known to impair the cognitive health of people, but
now scientists have identified one potential mechanism underlying
these learning and memory problems. A new National Institutes
of Health (NIH) study in diabetic rodents finds that increased
levels of a stress hormone produced by the adrenal gland disrupt
the healthy functioning of the hippocampus, the region of the brain
responsible for learning and short-term memory.
