If a friend or co-worker seems stressed, there’s one thing you should never do.
Don’t tell them to “relax.”
Not only is it annoying, but it’s likely to backfire. They will feel even more anxious, say experts.
Research shows that when you instruct someone to suppress or hide their emotions, they exhibit the emotions more strongly.1
… Read MoreHigh blood sugar can damage your nerves, blood vessels, and organs. It can give you a heart attack, type 2 diabetes, stroke, kidney failure, or even make you blind.1,2
One of the worst things for blood sugar is to sit for hours on end. But the problem is that many of us have jobs that require us to sit at a desk for at least eight hours every weekday.… Read More
By Dr. Isaac Eliaz, M.D.
Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body. But it also rejuvenates your brain.
Exercise fights stress. Stress is inflammatory. It elevates levels of hormones like cortisol that can lead to chronic inflammation in both brain and body. In addition, chronic stress can cause glucose imbalances, destroy brain cells, increase fatigue, and fuel depression.… Read More
If you catch a virus in the morning, you will likely get far sicker than if you are exposed later in the day.
Those are the findings of a fascinating new Cambridge University study that examined the effect of body clock rhythm on viral immunity.
Researchers found that viruses multiply 10 times faster when they are injected into mice early in the day versus later.… Read More