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Archive | Stress and Insomnia
B Vitamins & Kava for Anxiety
Why We Feel Anxious Anxiety is a natural process experienced by almost every animal on earth. When something threatens our well-being, the stress response takes action and gives us the needed boost to get us out of harm’s way—we call this the “fight or flight” system. Unfortunately, our stress response can become dysfunctional over time […]
Teenage Anxiety: The Invisible Disease
National Crisis or a Sign of the Times? According to national statistics, anxiety affects nearly 1 in 5 adults annually and affects a staggering 1 in 3 adolescents. The National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) which looked at any anxiety disorder among U.S. adolescents aged 13-18 found the following: An estimated 31.9% of adolescents had […]
Why Napping is Good for Your Health
Note: This post in an excerpt from an article written by Julien Adler originally published on medium.com. Julien is an executive business coach and leadership trainer. In the last decade, scientific research has been proving all of us celebrated nappers correct—that sleep deprivation costs American businesses $63 billion a year in lost productivity and that a short […]
Acupuncture can put you in a better mood
How can alternative medicines, like acupuncture, effect my mood? When we talk about alternative medicine, we are talking about a very broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to, homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, herbs, and ayurvedic medicine. Each of these medicines has within its constructs the ability to diagnose and treat disharmonies. To address your […]