Stress, if not handled properly, can cause many health problems. The most well-known are high blood pressure, bad digestion, and fatigue. But some other effects of stress are the constant worry, the constant feeling of tension, and the inability to focus. And these affect your relationships, if you do not have a comprehensive stress management system.

The result of failing to handle stress in a way that destroys the stress is interference with your...

An important part of having a healthy work/life balance is being able to take a vacation from time to time without being stressed about work. But these days it’s more common than ever to see people bringing work along on a family vacation that should be spent relaxing and recharging.

Vacations are meant to be a time where employees can catch up with family and friends, in order to return to work with a full set of recharged batteries. Taking a truly relaxing vacation...

Do you have the tendency to ask, "Why me?" Is your pity pot overflowing these days? So often we focus on lamenting why "so and so" did "such and such" or why we're in such a quandary. It is easy to forget that the only person you can control is yourself.

I'm just as guilty of this as you. I can remember spending countless amounts of time during a particularly difficult job search complaining about how I couldn't land the job I wanted. I had all...

The effects of stress on the body is tremendous and should not be taken lightly. Most people who suffered from stress tends to be oblivion themselves. These people usually suffered silently and this will lead to them being easily irritated with the people around them - relationship with colleagues, friends, love partner and family will slowly deteriorate. They lose their purpose of life and often find life meaningless and a chore. In fact, seventy-five to 90% of all doctor's office...

The Principle of Occam's Razor states "the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in observable predictions of explanatory hypothesis or theory.  The principle is most often expressed as Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem, or entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity." Okay, what does that mean?

Leonardo Da Vinci stated it this way, "Simplicity is the ultimate...

Human mind is given the credit for being a thinking mind. But our behaviour is not determined by our thinking. Our behaviour is determined by our emotional and instinctual drives. That makes us as good as animals. And that is what we all are. We are all ‘thinking animals'. If you disagree with this statement, then you simply need to look at the history of humankind and without going far, read daily newspapers.

When people cheat others, kill others, maim others, they are not...

Like the rest of the global village, Indians also experience anger, that raw, powerful emotion that seems to take over our lives, consuming our thoughts.

Indian people use an art therapy technique, drawing "mandalas", to help calm and express their rage in a careful and controlled way.

Mandala, is the Sanskrit word for "circle". Within this circle the Indians say there are no rules, a space in which you alone exist. A place where you can let your...

Decking the halls and spreading good cheer can be stressful. Here are some tips to make sure you enjoy every last fa la la.

1. Stay Centered. An energized and peaceful holiday season is possible only when you can keep your priorities straight. Take a pen and paper and ask yourself: What do you value, above all else? What comes second? Third? How important is your spirituality, your family, your profession, your time for yourself? After some thought and reflection, rank your top...

Health is defined as a condition of physical, mental and social well- being and the absence of disease or other abnormal condition. According to some forms of traditional medicine practices, an ill condition develops because the individual has violated a course that Nature wants them to follow. Whenever, the body's natural rhythm is disturbed in some form, the body responds to undo the disturbance. The response of the body is in the form of symptoms that causes an illness.

One...

Though this article contains valuable and useful information on curing stress, it's also meant to be humorous. This article is written in cockney. So let's have some fun!

Stress is the feelin' yer cop wen yer begin ter worry, breathe rapidly, right, and tense yor scalp, Nanny Goat Race, or neck muscles. The bleedin' stress response were critical for the survival of us ancestors 'oo were constantly exposed ter the dangers of predators such as the bloomin' saber-tooffed...