Emotional stress

A cardiologist warns: This is what needs to be done these days to prevent a heart event

A cardiologist explains how prolonged stress affects the cardiovascular system and what can be done to maintain health even during periods of security-related tension.

Stress itself also has a direct effect on the cardiovascular system
A cup of coffee

Should you drink another cup of coffee during the stressful hours between the sirens?

High cortisol levels are associated with a tendency to accumulate belly fat

Gain weight and feel more stressed? Here is how to solve it

Sweet potatoes

Want to reduce stress? Here’s the sweet potato tip


How can those 65+ avoid wild emotional fluctuations in trying times?

While a positive outlook from the government may make us feel hopeful, a negative report from a medical expert can bring us down.

Moods can move from optimistic and hopeful to feelings of sadness or depression.

A key to physical and emotional immunity

Emotional and mental centeredness can keep us alert against the panic or anger.

A screen capture of Gina Ross’s relaxation video

Coronavirus: Unexpected emotional benefits in a difficult time

Below I describe some of the positives that I have seen firsthand in both my private practice and personal life.

Embrace the simple pleasure

Haifa U. mice memory manipulation could work on humans

"We were able, for the first time, to cause mice to assign a negative value to an event that never took place."

Mice [Illustrative]

Do men have more trouble crying than women?

While it may be true that men cry less than women do, they certainly can enjoy the same health and psychological benefits if they get the help to cry when the need arises

Men often refrain from showing their soft side in public and leave their feelings private

That place that makes you happy? New algorithm can pinpoint it

The researchers have succeeded in linking emotion to places by means of a syntactic analysis of messages containing location tags.

Happy man jumping in air

Super stress strategies

What causes overwhelming stress in one person may be seen as irrelevant for someone else, and what’s stressful today may be a nonissue tomorrow.

Stress (Illustrative)

Israeli and US psychology research shows that not all smiles are sunny

Smiles with different social functions have different effects on HPA-axis activity when they are perceived as feedback in stressful social situations.

Smile

Breaking the emotional trigger cycle in marriage

How to avoid pressing emotional triggers in a relationship.

Illustrative

Emotional first aid org. requests more funds for life-saving service

Generally speaking, said Koren, anyone with suicidal tendencies who calls ERAN is unlikely to commit suicide that day.

A woman walks alone in a park