Turn Bad Stress into Good Stress

Playfulness

5 Keys To Hacking Your Stress by Scott Grossberg @sgrossberg The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. Sydney J. Harris You’ve been pushing and prodding and making your way in the world. Now . . . I just want you to take some time to relax. That’s right. Right here [...]

The Biological Benefits of Drumming

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Try Drumming for Better Health by Linda Buch Q: I recently saw a wonderful movie, “The Visitor,” where the main character is changed emotionally by getting into drumming. I have heard about “drum circles” and how healing they can be. Any information on this would be appreciated. — J.G., Denver, Colo. A: The simple act [...]

The Many Definitions of Stress

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Positive Stress Management and Gratitude by Chris G’Froerer There are many definitions of stress and many causes of it. The word stress has become the buzz word for our modern times, and though we all use the word stress, we are often referring to many different things such as a feeling, emotion, behaviour or our [...]

Exercise Smart and Reduce Stress

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Your Health and Quality of Life Depend on It! No matter how well you eat or how much water you drink, no matter how many supplements you take, none of these things will take the place of exercise. You must do some type of exercise every day. For the greatest overall health benefits including stress [...]

Proactive and Preventative Care

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Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors Affect Ability to Heal Do you have a high stress or physically challenging job? Do you have a sleepless baby, an asthmatic child, a troubled teenager, an anxious spouse, a troubled relationship, a demanding boss, or elderly parents? At a certain stage in our lives we all begin to question how destructive [...]

Revolutionary Running

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5 Finger Shoes and the Mid-Foot Strike by John Wall @johnjwall Recently I’ve been talking with a number of people about my “crazy shoes” and about technique with a number of runners. Ever since I ran the Boston Marathon in 2002 I’ve had trouble with my left knee, a common runners injury called IBS. As [...]

Insults and Injuries

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The Effects of Memories on the Body Everything that has ever occurred since the beginning of time is NOW is a recorded memory. There’s no doubt that every insult and injury — and memories of such — uniquely and collectively affect us. And, since most of us don’t suffer from amnesia, we need to strive [...]

Whole Body Stretching

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Reawakening the Instinct to Stretch You would think that as we grow older and wiser we would automatically be better at doing what comes naturally ― stretching. Wrong. We need to relearn how to stretch as we once did as babies and young children. If you observe animals, you’ll notice, when they awaken they stretch. [...]