6 tips on how to relieve stress
Understanding your symptoms You may have physical symptoms like stiff, tense muscles or problems with sleeping. Your behaviour may change – losing your temper more often or drinking to blot out your...
View Article7 kinds of stress-related illness
Fight or flight and stress-related illness The “fight-or-flight response”, or simply the “stress response” is a physiological reaction to situations that we feel we can’t control – from taking an exam...
View ArticleWhat is stress? What’s the definition of stress?
What is stress? There’s no agreed medical definition of stress, and argument about the word’s meaning stems at least partly from the fact that it can refer both to stressful events or circumstances and...
View ArticleCaffeine and anxiety: 8 things you need to know
1. How caffeine works Caffeine is a stimulant that acts on the central nervous system. It counteracts the effects of adenosine, a brain chemical that dampens down neural activity, and so helps us feel...
View Article9 ways to cope with wedding stress
Financial worry A recent poll of 2,000 people who had got married in the last five years found that two-thirds said that planning a wedding completely took over their lives. The wedding industry is...
View ArticleStress during pregnancy: is it dangerous?
Harmful effects of stress during pregnancy Many studies claim that stress during pregnancy is linked to developmental problems like autism, aggression, or learning difficulties. Because the baby’s...
View Article11 ways to deal with the boss from hell
What makes someone the boss from hell? The boss from hell is someone who abuses his or her position to make you feel powerless. Some of the most commonly reported complaints from employees are that...
View Article8 things to bear in mind about supplements for stress
1. The evidence for supplements for stress Researchers have tested numerous supplements for stress, including herbal remedies, vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients, but have found little...
View Article13 ways to take the stress out of commuting
When commuting goes wrong Making the same journey from A to B every day at the same time sounds easy, but the daily commute is full of potential “stressors” – events that trigger the stress hormones...
View Article6 ways to stop working too hard
When working too hard becomes counterproductive In 1908 two psychologists did an experiment on mice that helped illustrate how working too hard is counterproductive. To illustrate their findings, the...
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