Acupressure is useful in alleviating many of the physical symptoms of depression

The following exercise is very effective in managing your depression:

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A Tipple a Day Keeps Obesity at Bay: Study

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.

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Having Prediabetes May Not Kick-Start Prevention Efforts

Knowing you’re on the cusp of developing diabetes apparently isn’t enough to make most people take steps to prevent it.  Most people still didn’t lose weight or exercise, because the habitual pattern may take discipline to form, and time to build it into their daily life style. The fast life we all live contributes to [...]

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Soothing Songs Please the Heart

WEDNESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) — If you have heart problems, you might want to plug in that iPod or pop in a CD of mellow songs. Hospital patients with coronary heart disease reduced their heart rates, breathing rate and blood pressure just by listening to music, a Temple University review of 23 previous studies [...]

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Study: Chimps Calm Each Other with Hugs, Kisses

WASHINGTON – For most folks, a nice hug and some sympathy can help a bit after we get pushed around. Turns out, chimpanzees use hugs and kisses the same way. And it works. Researchers studying people’s closest genetic relatives found that stress was reduced in chimps that were victims of aggression if a third chimp [...]

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Sunlight, Vitamin D May Cut Kids’ Diabetes Risk

Adequate sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play an important role in helping to prevent type 1 diabetes in children, a new study suggests. According to Dr. Lani Simpson, a Teleosis Institute member (teleosis.org) 10 minutes a day, around noon time of sun exposure may be all you need.

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Flusing Daily Makes the Heart Go Longer

What is the connection to boost your longevity? Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease of the gums, affecting up to 40 per cent of the world’s adult population. There is already established scientific evidence linking inflammation, the body’s natural response to infection or injury, with the arterial changes that underlie stroke and heart attack. However, [...]

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How to Reduce Job Related Stress

Our surroundings directly affect our health and wellness: consider that we spend 40 or more hours on the job weekly. Creating an inspiring environment for wellbeing in our working space is crucial to living a long and meaningful life.

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Relaxation Skills Help Some Skip Hypertension Meds

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Learning stress management techniques could help people with a type of high blood pressure common among the elderly to eliminate their need for antihypertensive drugs, a new study shows.

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Happiness May Be Good for Your Health

In a study of nearly 3,000 healthy British adults, lead by Dr. Andrew Steptoe of University College London, found that those who reported upbeat moods had lower levels of cortisol — a “stress” hormone that, when chronically elevated, may contribute to high blood pressure, abdominal obesity and dampened immune function, among other problems.

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