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7 relationship destroyers

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/ May 8, 2012 / Leave a comment

So, how is your relationship going? Coasting along, or are you skirting in between the landmines? These are seven things that will sabotage any relationship. Jealousy. Possessiveness and jealousy on your part will only make your partner feel trapped. This could lead to them wanting to get away from you, because...
E-mail breaks decrease stress, increase concentration

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/ May 7, 2012 / Leave a comment

Being cut off from work e-mail significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and US Army researchers. Heart rate monitors were attached to computer users in a suburban office setting, while software sensors detected how often they switched windows. People who...
Why stress makes you sick

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/ April 5, 2012 / 1 Comment

A new study involving the common cold may help explain why stress, which dampens the immune system, seems to trigger inflammation in many people. That would appear contradictory, because the immune system creates inflammation (for example, the redness around a wound) to help the body heal. But the research suggests that...
Fatigue

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/ April 3, 2012 / 1 Comment

Summary Fatigue is a common condition that involves feeling unusually tired. This may be a sign of illness and should never be ignored. Fatigue may be caused by many different physical and emotional factors. A healthy lifestyle, including eating a balanced diet and exercising, can help relieve and prevent fatigue....
How to stop biting your nails

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/ March 29, 2012 / Leave a comment

I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I bite my nails. I’ve chewed my fingernails for as long as I can remember. And even though I don’t bite them down to painful nubs like I occasionally did as a kid, I am particularly nibbly when I’m stressed or super-busy at work. I’d...
5 ways to think stress away

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/ March 19, 2012 / Leave a comment

Whether it’s money troubles, a difficult boss, a house that constantly needs fixing, or something else, we all encounter situations that cause us stress and can trigger stress-related symptoms, like headaches and heartburn. While you can’t always do a lot to change what’s happening, how you think about stressful events can make them...
Massage is promising for muscle recovery

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/ March 8, 2012 / Leave a comment

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a brief 10-minute massage helps reduce inflammation in muscle. As a non-drug therapy, massage holds the potential to help not just bone-weary athletes but those with inflammation-related chronic conditions, such as arthritis or muscular dystrophy, says Justin Crane, a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster. While massage...
Stress changes how people make decisions

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/ March 1, 2012 / Leave a comment

Feeling stressed changes how people weigh risk and reward. A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews how, under stress, people pay more attention to the upside of a possible outcome. It’s a bit surprising that stress makes people focus...
Second-chance romance might not work

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/ February 27, 2012 / Leave a comment

Contrary to fairy tale-like depictions in movies and books, re-uniting with a former romantic partner is unlikely to make you happy, a new study shows. Couples who break up and get back together – so-called cyclical relationships – are quite common, said study author Amber Vennum, an assistant professor of...
Medication can cause weight gain

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/ February 21, 2012 / Leave a comment

Medication can potentially cause weight gain via two routes, namely either through stimulation of the appetite so that the patient tends to eat more food,or due to changes in blood glucose levels. In this article we will first consider those food-drug interactions that may stimulate the appetite thus leading to an increase...

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