Chronic, raging stress may harm the immune system, increasing your chance of developing various diseases. Occasional stress, however, can boost anti-tumor activity, according to the authors of study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Full story

In everyday reality we have to communicate with a variety of people. And sometimes that communication is not about feeling good vibes. Occasionally, due to several reasons we have to discuss things that are unpleasant to talk about or to put up with negative remarks. Negative information embodies a great amount of destructive energy that might have a bad effect on our overall health, feelings and self-evaluation. Receiving negative information daily could eventually turn a successful and self-confident person into an insecure loser. Full story

Greek scientists have proved, that siesta protects from cardiovascular diseases. They have found, that 30 minutes of sleep during the daytime at least three times a week reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by 37%. The positive effect of siesta is associated with the reduction of the ... Full story

Every day you can meet many sources of stress: work, children, traffic jams, conflicts, lack of time. Stress (it can be physical and mental) is the reaction to our social environment, which is permanently changing. Some of these changes are not welcome by your mind and body. When stress is too much and it affects one deeply and/or negatively, we are talking about distress. If we deal with something positive, like physical or mental functions enhancement (for example, strength training), there is eustress. This story is about the first type of stress, distress, and how to manage stress. Full story