Recent Health Blog | Stress PostsStress and Sicknessby Aimee Amodio29 Oct 2009 12:30 PMA recent article in PARADE Magazine asked if stress can make a person sick. The answer? Yes. More importantly, stress can mess with your normal defenses. In the short term, a little stress can actually be beneficial. Worrying About Losing Your Job is Bad For Your Healthby Aimee Amodio29 Aug 2009 01:16 PMAre you worried about losing your job? You're certainly not alone. But a new study says that worrying about losing your job can be worse for your health than being unemployed. Bodyworks: Physically Calming Yourselfby Aimee Amodio01 Aug 2009 12:17 PMYesterday, we took a look at how anger works in the body -- what it does to your hormones, your body language, your heart rate, and more. Anger isn't just a mental state; it has an impact on the whole body. Calming down can be a whole body process, too. Bodyworks: the Physical Side of Angerby Aimee Amodio31 Jul 2009 12:17 PMSome people have a shorter fuse than others. Some people seem to spend most of the time ticked off about something. Anger is a normal, healthy emotional state -- but it also has a physical impact on the body. Fight Feelings of Hopelessness with Activityby Aimee Amodio24 Jul 2009 04:47 AMFeeling hopeless? Maybe you've got the economy on your mind. Maybe it's the crummy job market in your area, or worries about losing your job. Stress and Teensby Aimee Amodio06 Jul 2009 06:38 PMTeenagers are under a lot of stress. I'm more than a decade out of my teens and can still remember worrying about grades, going off to college, choosing a major, keeping in touch with my friends, leaving home, and a hundred other things. Moms-to-Be: Work Stress Can Be Harmful to Your Babyby Aimee Amodio18 Jun 2009 01:58 PMA Dutch study published in the American Journal of Public Health took a look at work stress in the first trimester of pregnancy -- and the impact it can have on an unborn child. Easing Fearby Aimee Amodio20 Mar 2009 05:09 PMFear can be stressful -- whether you're afraid of losing your job or afraid of spiders. Fear and anxiety can be even more stressful for children, who don't necessarily know how to deal with these big emotions. When I was little, I developed an irrational fear of AIDS. Stress and Anxiety Dreamsby Aimee Amodio11 Feb 2009 07:00 PMThe brain is a wonderful, funny organ. It does so much for our bodies without any conscious effort! But sometimes, I wish it would find a different way to handle stress. When I'm really stressed, my dreams can get really weird. Beat Stress with Playtime!by Aimee Amodio22 Jan 2009 06:35 PMAre you allowed to have playtime every day? I am. I play with my dogs... but I also take work breaks to play computer games. It sounds counter-productive, right? But a quick game break actually helps me refocus on my work. Studies from East Carolina University back me up on the computer games. Recent Blog Comments Aimee Amodio says... "Hahaha it's like DefCon Five (the military alert level)..." |
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