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There is no doubt that the economic downturn has affected more than retirement funds, investments and house prices. People are pulling in their belts and worrying.

Emotional stress caused by a values conflict can be debilitating. This article describes the values conflict situation and offers a solution to reduce stress.

Chocoholics have long believed that eating chocolate - especially dark chocolate - can relieve stress. Now a small study from Switzerland confirms that belief.

Interviews with experts from several areas of elder care, providing insight and advice for caregivers of Alzheimers/Dementia patients

Massage therapy promotes some surprising health and wellness benefits which most people would never otherwise associate with this form of therapy.

Dealing with infertility creates stress in all aspects of life - emotional, financial and professional. Studying all options will lead to the best decision.

What is a tension headache? How does it differ from a migraine? Learn the symptoms, causes, and risk factors for tension headaches.

What parents and students might expect when students go away to college and the warning signs that might indicate that a student is in trouble.

It is hard to find a more descriptive term than "irritable bowel syndrome". With holistic treatment, the bowels can be happy again.

Research is revealing more about the roles stress and anxiety play in CFS. Could anxiety be both a cause and a symptom? Understanding how it works can help relieve it.

Exercise is usually the first thing busy people cut out of their schedules, but daily activity, even on a small scale, can make life healthier and happier.

Stress is a public health issue that affects every person physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Only by understanding it can a person fight it effectively.

This painful and stiff condition can be difficult to treat but usually resolves spontaneously after some months.

Doctors are more readily prescribing SSRIs and tranquilizers to help anxiety, but where do patients turn when they desire a more natural way to calm the nervous system?

The average career length for a massage therapist is less than 4 years. Here are tips that bodyworkers can use to avoid burning out.

Neurodermatitis or lichen simplex chronicus is the result of repeated rubbing and scratching of the skin which triggers a habitual itch scratch cycle in the body.

Psychosocial stress is a precursor to hypertension and pre-hypertension. Relaxation techniques like meditation can reduce chronic stress levels and lower blood pressure

Digestive disorders, from stomachaches to heartburn, are something we all face from time to time. How can we deal with these symptoms naturally?

Most everyone has resolved at different times in their lives to live healthier through improved diet and exercise. Improving one's overall fitness is a wise resolution.

Many people want to quit smoking, but don't like the idea of breaking a smoking habit by using alternative sources of nicotine. Instead, they seek natural ways to quit.

Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of how the mental and emotional health affect physical health. A person's state of mind can significantly impact their physical health.

Asthma study has found that while boys are more likely to wheeze in early childhood, they were also more likely to shed these symptoms when they become adolescents.

Those that encounter stress, anxiety and depression often benefit from relaxation techniques that help them shift their focus from self-punishing to self-nurturing.

Dollar Tree has recalled nearly 300,000 plush insect toys for choking hazard.

The liver works tirelessly to cleanse the body, but an overload of toxins can leave it overworked. Certain foods contain nutrients which cleanse and protect the liver.

A type of Interstitial Cystitis, Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) is more common in women than men. A variety of explanations and treatments offer hope.

The liver performs over 500 functions including cleaning the body of poisons, toxins, bacteria and viruses; more than enough reasons why liver health is very important.

Indigestion is one of the most common health complaints. Learn some simple, natural ways to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms.

Here are some easy tips to keep your home's clutter under control.

The cosmetic disfigurement caused by psoriasis can impact a person's quality of life, but the less familiar arthritis associated with this condition can be crippling.

This Obstetrician's method can help you have a fit pregnancy and a gentle birth using dietary guidelines, reflexology and prenatal yoga.

Causes vary, and drugs used to treat migraine headaches are not recommended during pregnancy. Some dietary and treatment guidelines may avoid and alleviate pain.

Can stress mimic a heart attack and become heart disease? Get to know stress cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome.

Craniosacral therapy or cranial sacral massage is a system of gentle touches that realign the spine, the movement of the cerebrospinal fluid, and the body's many systems.

Our environmental sensitivities to environmentally-related illnesses have increased due to increased chemicals and stresses. Women comprise over 80% of the cases.

Ever been certain you were right only to be proven wrong? This movie not only challenges your senses, it challenges your sense: What if it were you on trial for murder?

Though acne is the most commonly encountered skin problem, its cause and treatment are still shrouded in mystery and misinformation.

Although urticaria can be serious, minor episodes of allergy hives can be treated naturally with essential oils that soothe itchy skin, cleanse the liver & relieve stress

While stress is considered an accepted part of life, using esssential oils may greatly reduce the symptoms of stress.

Using essential oils in a palliative care environment can be soothing, relaxing and make the difficult task of caring for a dying person easier.

Carol Ritberger introduces the reader to four personality colors and each color's features in her book - What Color is Your Personality? - Red, Orange, Yellow and Green.

Films based on comic book characters have a history of success at the box office and the summer of 2008 will see the release of several films hoping to cash in.

Simple, inexpensive, and effective, breathing is a tool that most everyone can use to maintain and create health in life.

Though indigestion is a common term for a range of symptoms and pain, it can indicate other ailments and disorders that may require changes in diet and other treatment.

Psoriasis develops in genetically predisposed individuals following some triggering events. This, in turn, triggers certain immunologically mediated events in the skin.

Changes in the growing and processing of wheat, including hybridization, are responsible for the increased incidence of celiac disease in the United States.

The new year is often a time of stress as well as renewal - don't bypass your own health by thinking it is your job, or vice versa.

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, 25% of children are obese or overweight. Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic with lifelong consequences.

Fibroid growths in the uterus can cause infertility, pain, urinary incontinence and heavy bleeding. Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine reduces fibroids in many cases.

Memorial Day, May, 1995, was the last day Christopher Reeve was ever to walk again. He became paralyzed from his neck down from a severe, spinal cord injury.