Stress and anxiety affect everyone from time to time. According to Medline Plus, a stress response is triggered when you encounter a situation or thought that makes you feel anger, frustration or tension. Similarly, anxiety is a common emotion...
When faced with a stressful situation, the human body responds with the fight-or-flight response. The sympathetic nervous system reacts, resulting in symptoms such as a racing heart beat and increased sweating. After the stress goes away, the...
Almost everyone experiences stress and anxiety. When your problems mount or you're in an uncomfortable or taxing situation, you might feel your heart pound, your stomach cramp, your jaws clench or your teeth grind. You can combat many of life's...
Schizophrenia research indicates there is no specific cause to developing the disorder, but there are numerous factors that may contribute. The National Institute of Mental Health recognizes that at least 10 percent of the people who develop...
Material engineering and physics often rely on the concepts of stress and strain. Engineers are keenly interested in how much external force, or stress, they can apply to a part or product. Strain is the effect force has on a material. Apply...
Millions of people have trouble sleeping due to depression and anxiety disorders. In many cases, insomnia creates a feedback circle because not getting enough sleep at night spurs on daytime restlessness, irritability and worsening anxiety....
Experiencing stress is normal. Stress is something that affects you physically, mentally and emotionally. Making sure that the stress does not overcome you and that you are able to find your balance again is important. If you experience stress...
Stress diminishes your quality of life. When you are stressed you are unable to enjoy the positivity in your life. Stress can cause physical illness if left untreated. MentalHealth.com reports that probably 70% of visits to family doctors a year...
Exhaustion can almost seem commonplace with all the demands of modern society. If you are experiencing exhaustion, anxiety or stress, you may need to make some lifestyle changes. Laura Stack writes in her book "The Exhaustion Cure: Up Your Energy...
In our fast-paced society, stress is practically inevitable. It's normal, and it can be beneficial by forcing you to be organized and motivated, according to the National Institutes of Health. But when stress begins to mount, it can take a toll...
Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical treatment. Despite its pervasiveness, there is no known cause for this uncomfortable gastrointestinal syndrome that is characterized by routine intestinal bloating,...
Millions of American children are involved in youth sports leagues throughout the year. The value of sports is sometimes debated, particularly when professional athletes serve as poor role models by engaging in illegal or immoral activity. Despite...
If you've been battling the bulge for a while now, then you know how hard it can be to bust belly fat. Even if you've lost weight in other areas of your body, stubborn belly fat often sticks around long after. This has to do with a number of...
The American Federation for Aging Research organizes common causes of stress into classifications that include change, fears, attitudes, perceptions and uncertainty. Physical and psychological fears create stress, and in some cases, the stress is...
While the life of a child often seems simple and unfettered by responsibility, pressure from friends and peers, constant worry about academic performance and an overall busy lifestyle creates a pressure cooker environment for kids. No matter their...
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, symptoms often seem worse upon waking, at least to patients affected by the disorder. According to gastroenterologist Chung Owyang, chief of gastroenterology for the University of Michigan Health System, in the...
Although most of us would say that living in a state of calm is our goal, few of us make this a reality in our lives. However, the daily physical and emotional challenges that we face must be handled somehow. Unfortunately overeating, smoking or...
Stress is not a new phenomenon. In 1967, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe studied the medical records of more than 5,000 patients struggling with illness, looking for a link between stress and sickness. After developing their...
There are two main kinds of stress. Mayo Clinic describes these as acute, an immediate and intense reaction to a perceived threat, and chronic, which is the result of long-term acute stress and is often related to day-to-day problems. Stress can...
Stress is useful. Healthy stress is the body's way of preparing to protect itself. Unfortunately, most people experience too much stress. They are stressed for extended periods, and the physical mechanisms meant for protection start to cause more...
Anxiety disorders include general anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias. Characterized by constant fearfulness and worry, anxiety disorders can be long-term problems requiring psychiatric medication or therapy. Though the...
Lamictal, or lamotrigine, is an anti-seizure medication. It can be used to treat seizure disorders, for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder and to treat mood lability, anger and self injurious behavior associated with personality disorders....
Conflict can erupt seemingly out of nowhere, taking you by surprise and causing havoc in your relationships and in your life. Conflict does not have to be a mysterious, destructive force, however. You can learn how to better recognize conflict...
As a woman ages she experiences physiological changes, particularly impacted by hormone fluctuations, which is prominent after having children or menopause. Age and hormone changes do not necessarily cause weight gain but can contribute to how you...
Gout, a type of arthritis, develops when uric acid levels rise in the bloodstream (hyperuricemia). This happens because the body makes extra uric acid, if too many foods containing purines are consumed or due to life stress. Gout occurs in the...
A common symptom of Gilbert's disease, or Gilbert syndrome, is developing jaundice. Gilbert's disease is a largely harmless condition in which your liver can't process bilirubin correctly. If your bilirubin levels rise to higher-than-normal...
Nux vomica goes by several names, such as poison nut, quaker buttons and strychnine. Herbs 2000 says the poison nut tree was brought to Europe from southeast Asia in the 15th century, and the strychnine derived from it was once famous as a poison....
When people think of stress, they tend to think about situations that bring us out of their comfort zone and cause feelings of discomfort. Extreme stress can result in anxiety or health deterioration but not all stress is about the extreme...
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that needs to be managed proactively. The main symptoms of asthma, including wheezing, coughing and chest congestion, can be treated as they arise with medications like bronchodilators and corticosteroids....
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