In a recent study reported in Diabetic medicine it was shown that men who suffer from psychological distress are 2.2 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Significantly this was not the case for women and further research is needed to find out why.
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TrackbackAffirmations are an important technique that help you change the way you perceive yourself. If you have a poor self image or you suffer with too much stress because of the way you think about yourself then affirmations can help you. Affirmations are probably the most widely used and accepted form of self improvement. Here I show you what to do in a simple but effective way.
Comments rss TrackbackParents who care for children with developmental problems are likely to suffer from a reduced immune system. This reduction leaves them open to illness.
In a recent report produced by reasearchers at Birmingham University – reported in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity – found that carers of children with developmental problems had a poorer immune response to a vaccine against pneumonia.
The reason for this? Increased stress.
You can read more about this story at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7513661.stm
Stress can have a deteremental effect on the immune system which has big implications for any sufferer.
The reduced immune system will leave you open to all kinds of problems and is likely to result in more absence from work. Coughs and colds as well as more serious problems are all made more likely and worse by stress.
The answer is to manage that stress effectively.
Comments rss TrackbackThis post is pretty long but it covers a lot of ground. Stress in the workplace (wokplace stress, work related stress etc) is on the increase. It is arguably the most serious problem that businesses must face in the modern world. Anyone who employs someone should be aware of the demands placed on their workers and the effects this is having.
This presents an opportunity to improve productivity and hence profit. When stress is managed productivity increases. Happy workers work harder.
Comments rss TrackbackStress does not cause illness – or at least as far as we know. But stress can trigger illness and certainly stress makes illness worse. In studies undertaken with cancer patients it has been shown that quality and length of life is increased among those who undertake some kind of relaxation therapy.
So what illness have been linked to too much stress?
Comments rss TrackbackThere are as many different answers to the question of “what is stress?” as there are people in the world. What is stressful for one person is not for another. For instance many people find it hard to stand up in front of a group and speak yet others find this kind of thing very easy to do.
Psychologists talk about the ABC of stress.
Comments rss TrackbackStress is a fairly new phenomenon. I don’t mean that is has just been invented but it is only recently that it has been given a name. Where does the name come from and what the heck is stress anyway?
Comments rss TrackbackBeauty can help you reduce stress and find more happiness. Perhaps its seems strange but one of the things that people who burnout are often lacking in their lives is some beauty.
Comments rss TrackbackShort term goals are excellent but to have real control you need a long term plan. Lack of control is a main component in high levels of stress. Gain more control with a little planning.
Comments rss TrackbackSome people manage stress better than others. There is nothing remarkable about their brains or their dna they have learned how to manage life and its stresses well. We can learn their secrets to be more resilient ourselves.
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