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Eating Wisely and Weight Loss
Please bear in mind that I am not a dietician, or a physician, and my opinions are those of a Yoga teacher and life-long student of Ayurveda. Always consult your family physician before changing your diet.It may be generally agreed that eating wisely and ...
Target Heart Rate and the Mature Exerciser
Anyone who has ever become involved in exercise, especially aerobic exercise, has probably heard the term "target heart rate" or "target heart range" or THR. This is a very important concept for anyone who is involved in an exercise program or someone who ...
Test your health & fitness knowledge!
Question 1 - If you reach out to catch a ball thrown at you, which muscle should activate fractionally before any of the others? a. Deltoid (shoulder muscle) b. Transverse Abdominus (deep core muscle) c. Latissimus Dorsi (back muscle) d. Rectus abdominus ...
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Learning to manage stress isn't just good for your body. It keeps your mind and spirit more youthful, too. With fewer worries to tax your brain, don't be surprised if your noggin becomes more nimble. Under highly stressful conditions, it's simply harder to remember things and to concentrate. When stress hits high gear, you may be unable to retain a sentence that you have just read or remember someone you met minutes before.
Some evidence even shows that high levels of stress may shrink the part of the brain that governs learning and memory. Scientists who studied the brains of people with severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder found that one part of the brain, called the "hippocampus", actually became smaller when high-level stress kicked in. Some researchers speculate that the shrinkage could result from raised levels of stress hormones called "glucocorticords".
When stress declines, you are more likely to stretch your physical and mental boundaries, suggests Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D., president of Mind Resources Technologies in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
About the Author
Susan Rutter: Author, Publisher, Nutritionist, Instructor. Assists patients and the public make healthy choices and changes in their lives.
http://stressfree_living.resourcez.com
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