With the way things have been going in the economy, more and more folks are starting to let the stress of the news get to their health and mental health facilities are getting more calls than ever.
Don't let it be you. Instead of getting consumed with the media reports, make sure to create a balance between watching the economy and watching your health.
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Feeling stressed? It could be a sign of the times or it could also be a sign of where you live. Some cities are more stressful than others, and Forbes has outlined the top 10 most stressful cities in the US.
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Often times massages can seem like the ultimate splurge, but in the end it's just as good for you as it feels.
Newsweek recently outlined a few things about massage that you may not have known, and here are five highlights:
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When life gives you stress, take a walk. Walking is not only an easy way to burn a few extra calories, but you can also burn off some steam in just a few minutes. Next time stress makes its way into your life, throw on a pair of sneakers and walk.
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A daily dose of aerobic exercise is good for your mind just as much as it is for your heart and waistline.
One of the many downfalls of aging is that our brains become not as sharp as they used to be resulting in forgetting things easily along with the reduced ability to pay attention. Recent research out of the Netherlands has found that aerobics can boost cognitive processing speed, motor function, and visual and auditory attention in older adults.
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It is Friday and we are all happy about that, for sure. Here's a simple suggestion to clear your mind for the weekend and leave work behind: tidy up your desk before you head home. Nothing puts a period at the end of a run-on sentence of a week like cleaning up your desk.
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If you're dreading Spring cleaning, here's something to lift your spirits.
Not only does Spring cleaning boost how many calories you burn, as little as 20 minutes of any kind of physical activity (including cleaning and gardening) a week helped mental health significantly, say researchers. So no, this is not to suggest that you should replace your endorphin boosting exercise routine with scrubbing toilets and floors, but to remind you that every little bit of physical activity counts — cleaning or otherwise.
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Often when I need to get some good thinking done, it really helps to take a walk. Something about getting out in the world helps clear my mind, and I get some exercise too. So I love this recent post from the New York Times City Room blog about a therapist who takes her patients on walks.
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I am always fascinated by the national surveys that rank cities and states, like the recent rankings of healthy and unhealthy cities for women done recently by Self Magazine and the safest place to raise a child by Safe Kids USA. Well, now it looks like Uncle Sam has released the new report ranking states by the sordid issue of drug use, and its occasional counterpart mental health. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a report of substance abuse and mental health based on a survey of 136,110 people completed in 2005 and 2006.
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I know that when I'm feeling down and out, the idea of taking a two to three minute cold shower sounds like the worst idea in the world, but new research disagrees. Researchers recommend taking a cold shower — around 68 degrees — for two to three minutes once or twice daily as a treatment for depression, preceded by a five-minute gradual adaptation to the temperature.
Sounds wacky but the cold-shower idea is linked to the phenomenon of homeopathy, where small doses of something harmful may actually promote healing by stimulating the body's repair and recovery systems. 
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