Recently, scientists have found why we close our eyes when kissing. Kissing is already known to be beneficial to one’s health, but it’s difficult to say how kisses actually influence our health state. Medical professionals argue that kissing in not only pleasure but also an effective remedy against many diseases. Continue reading »

Do you often experience a job-related stress? You come back home exhausted and you wished it were Sunday again? Do you think nothing could be harder than your job? American Physiological Association decided to make a list of the most stressful jobs. Top jobs on the list are those many people just dream of getting. Continue reading »

Management of a British company came up with idea to research how much time people on their vacation can afford to spend purely for rest. The results of the survey, which involved three thousand of British tourists, shocked the researchers since it turned out that the planning and examination of the potential routes for the trip take much more time than the pleasure they receive from the vacation itself. So, maybe vacations are not worth the effort? Continue reading »

One of the easiest ways to cope with stress is to eat chocolates, sweets and ice cream all day long. However, such diet will by all means leave some traces on your belly and hips. As for me, I often have the idea to eat some chocolate, when I’m stressed or sad, although I know how unhealthy it is. But there’s a way to manage stress, lighten your mood and reduce weight at the same time – eating certain foods do a lot for it. Continue reading »

It is not a secret that regular and adequate sex is one of the best ways to strengthen immunity. The benefits from sex are so multi-sided that scientists have systematized the data and developed a wide list of good reasons to have sex. You can extend the list with your own comments. Continue reading »

A group of international experts from the universities Haifa (Israel), Leeds (Great Britain) and Harvard (USA) believe that the traditional Indian technique of relaxation, yoga, has its own genetic and biological benefits. Muscle relaxation, breathing exercises, and practice of meditation help mental and physical development, lower signs of stress and anxiety, strengthen the immunity, and prevent the effect of the stress hormones. The physiologists noted that such observations were made in people who practice yoga for years as well as in beginners. Continue reading »

Scientists made a very flat conclusion, which says, that marriage should be a happy one, otherwise it is not needed at all. When a woman experiences hardship in her relationship with the spouse for a long time, the medics say, her health leaves much to be desired. Continue reading »

The baby’s intellect depends by around 20% on the mother’s environment during the carriage and on the child’s surroundings during the first couple of months after birth. Scientists have recently carried out a number of experiments on the development of intellect during infancy. One particular well-spread belief, that infants get smarter when they listen to classical music, was not confirmed. The scientists did, however, establish that a child’s IQ is affected by the following factors. Continue reading »

Eating ice-cream is a good way to manage stress, claim scientists from University of California. According to the researchers, milk and cream contain a large amount of amino acid tryptophan, which has a sedative effect on the brain. Tryptophan calms and improves your mood and sleep. In order not to get more cholesterol than your body needs and at the same time to provide yourself with the necessary amount of tryptophan, it’s enough to eat just one portion of ice-cream.

According to Australian dermatologists, there’re no non-surgical remedies for alopecia, or hair loss. Experts from The Cochrane Collaboration analyzed 17 trials on various baldness treatments. They ranked highly the effectiveness of phototherapy, immunosuppressant therapy, local vasodilating and hormonal medicines. The researchers claim, that neither of the listed hair loss treatment methods could restore more than the half of the lost hairs. Continue reading »

You don’t wear a nice blouse you like, because you are afraid to sweat through it. Sounds familiar? About 2-3 percent of the population suffers from excessive sweating. It is a medical condition and is called hyperhidrosis. It happens because of the overactive thyroid. This problem is usually localized in the underarms, palms and soles. Most sufferers have it in their underarms. It can start at any age, even in infancy, and is difficult to control. The more you think about it, the more you sweat. It can have a debilitating impact on your social life. But this problem can be solved. Continue reading »

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 stress hormones level as well as nervous tension after sleep in daytime. The assumption of the scientists is proved by the results of the large-scale study – the most significant risk reduction is found in working men, who suffer from chronic stress more often than others. Anyway siesta is also highly recommended for women to rest from daily stress. Besides, sleep has been a proved and a very effective stress management technique for lots of women.

Fitness, jogging and swimming in the swimming-pool not only strengthen health, correct figure and increase self-confidence. The scientists have proved that sports help to cope with everyday problems and manage stress. In this article I’ll tell you, what kind of sport activities can help to relax in this or that stress situation. Continue reading »

How long have you been sitting by your computer today? And yesterday? And the day before? How often do you work by your pc? Every day? Answer these questions and you will see, how often and for how long you strain your eyes and risk your eye health. The more you are sitting there, the more stressed your eyes become. Sometimes you experience headaches, eyestrain or even blurred vision, right? We all are humans and we all have to earn money, even if we have to sit by the monitor all day long. And yes, we all need some rest after work. Doesn’t matter, if this rest is also spent by the screen. But, please, don’t worry. I’m not here to say, you do something wrong. I would like to help you. How? I want to share with you some eye exercises, which will let your eyes have a little rest. Continue reading »

A study of mobile phones and their impact on human health was recently conducted by researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The results of the study surprise. Mobile phone use before bedtime can lead to headaches, insomnia, tiredness in the morning and in general may reduce the amount of deep sleep, which means a stress for the whole body. Continue reading »

Different people use different ways to manage stress: some sleep, some eat, some shop, and some bite nails. Nail-biting (onychophagia) is the most typical nervous habit. This behavior can be performed because of nervousness, hunger or just boredom. Some can even bite nails while sleeping. Apart from the fact that after it the deformed nails look awful and it interferes with normal nail growth, nail biting can be dangerous. As it is hard to remove bacteria under the surface Continue reading »

People drink coffee and tea all over the world. In some countries, like Italia, coffee is drunk up to five times a day. England is often associated with tea traditions. In business world it is common to offer a cup of tea or coffee for the office guest. But sometimes these stimulants can cause serious damage to health. Let us see, how it happens. If one is tired and has not eaten for some time or has just overeaten, so that their blood sugar first suddenly increases, then dramatically decreases, they feel depressed, lethargic and needs something to cheer up (like coffee). This effect is given by hormone adrenalin Continue reading »

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. Continue reading »

Everybody loses their hair. In some cases, alopecia or baldness occurs in a rather slow way; people get old yet still have some hair to be done by a hairdresser on a regular basis. Others start going bald or having thinning hair in their early twenties. What are the causes of alopecia? Scientists came up with at least eight reasons which prompt hair to fall out. Continue reading »