Tag: stress
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How to Overcome Stress With CBD, Meditation, and Yoga
You may have experienced some form of unease, and you get confused with everything that comes your way; that is stress. Stress is a phenomenon where the brain tries to respond to different kinds of demands that can make you feel comfortable. Work, exercise, school, and relationships are some of the major events that cause…
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What Happens When You Experience Stress?
Everyone experiences stress in their daily lives. It’s part of what makes you alive. And while your body’s response to stressors can help you in times of danger, it can also quickly snowball out of control. What Happens When You Experience Stress? When faced with a stressful situation, the body releases chemicals and hormones like…
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Why Stress Causes Sugar Cravings and How to Fight It
Welcome to the holiday season – a source of ‘seasonal stress.’ Sugar plums and chocolate Santas, Christmas cookies and parties galore the hustle and bustle of expectations, additional obligations, and hectic schedules can mean disaster on your health. Why? Because the extra stress can induce a craving for sugar which in turn reduces your body’s…
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Pharmaceuticals Kill More Teens Than Illegal Substances
Combine the number of overdose deaths caused by heroin and cocaine, and you still haven’t matched the number of deaths caused by pharmaceutical prescription medications each year in the United States. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, pharmaceutical abuse was responsible for about 23,000 deaths in 2013 —…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) A Naturopathic Treatment Approach
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler, and the leaves are starting to paint our city in beautiful yellows, oranges, and reds. Along with this pleasant turn of the season comes a higher prevalence of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). For those that experience SAD, the coming…
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The Myth of Adrenal Fatigue?
Adrenal Fatigue is indeed “fatigue”. People that suffer from Adrenal Fatigue tend to feel tired and sleepy throughout the whole day. And this doesn’t go away after a good night’s sleep! Adrenal Fatigue is caused by lower levels of stress hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline and neurotransmitters. These declines in hormones and neurotransmitters together…
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Grow a Detoxing 100-Year-Old Food Forest in Your Backyard in Just 10 Years
Now surrounded by cities and agriculture, humans are no longer living in their “natural” habitat. Industrial engineer turned forest perma-agriculturalist Shubhendu Sharma. His methods enable him to grow a 300-tree forest in the space of 6 parked cars. Amazingly, the cost of growing a forest is roughly the same as an iPhone. Not only do…
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5 Successful Tips To Reduce Stress
From the elderly to even kids, it appears that everybody is dealing with stress these days. Stress is our body’s method for disclosing to us that something has upset our normal equilibrium. Sometimes stress can be useful as it might persuade us to succeed however mostly stress can influence us in a negative way. Sometimes…