First we’ll take a look at what stress is and how it affects the body Before we get specific about work-related stress, let’s first explore what stress actually is. Stress is your body’s way of responding to a demand or threat. When you sense danger—whether it’s real or imagined – it is a natural and automatic response known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction. In primitive times this response enabled humans to either escape danger by running […]
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Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present in a moment; being aware of where we are and what we’re doing while noticing things in a non-judgemental and non-critical way. In psychological terms, Mindfulness can be thought of as ‘exercise for the brain’ – like a workout at the gym, the more you do the better and stronger you become. Without doubt, mindfulness benefits our wellbeing and is very effective in the treatment of stress […]
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Whether you’re an early riser or a night bird can affect your well-being and chances of developing depression and anxiety, according to new study, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, by researchers at University of Colorado Boulder and the Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The large study of the health of a large group of nurses around the age of 55 identified a link between chronotype (a […]
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Mental health is an increasing issue for us all. One in four of the UK population will be diagnosed with a mental illness – that’s diagnosed!…what about the further estimated 18% of us that suffer in silence or find the stigma associated with a mental struggle too hard to address? So there are 28 million of us in the UK that are directly affected by mental illness of some sort. But if we’re not sufferers […]
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Scientists have delved deep into aroma and discovered that feelings of happiness can be transferred between individuals through sense of smell. Just as chemosignals can communicate negative emotions, they found that positive emotions can also be communicated, in their tests, people were exposed to body odor that was collected from people in a happy state of mind and these smells induced happy facial expressions. In a separate research programme, scientists at The International Flavors & […]