Grief

What do you know about grief? Most people will experience loss at some point in their lives. Grief is a response to any form of loss. Grief is universal. At some point in everyone’s life, there will be at least one encounter with grief. It may be from the death of a loved one, the … Continue reading Grief

Clutter and Health

Clutter is the word used to refer to the scattered and disordered unnecessary things which can impede your movement and yet you keep them. But not all clutter are trash. Sometimes it is something sentimental from the past or aspirational to the future. At other times it could be something useful which you have no … Continue reading Clutter and Health

Improve your sleep

Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which you have difficulties falling and/or remaining asleep. The condition can be short-term and self-limiting or can last a long time . It may also come and go intermittently. Here are some tips to get the best sleep you can - they are an add-on to our topics on … Continue reading Improve your sleep

Do you drink enough water

Dehydration is the state when you lose more water than you take in. The body becomes unable to perform basic physiological tasks like maintaining body temperature, and excreting waste products. Water is lost from your body in sweat, tears, urine, and feces. Even with every breath some water is exhaled out. Effects of Lack of … Continue reading Do you drink enough water

Parenting in the time of COVID-19

Article written by : M. Zaman Rajabi Before COVID-19, parenting was different, wasn’t it? Many parents would send their children to school or day care and would head to work or stay home. Anytime two parents would speak about “parenting” they would talk about how they were failing their children by not spending enough time … Continue reading Parenting in the time of COVID-19

Dizziness

Dizziness is a common complaint but a vague term. People use the word dizziness to describe many symptoms. Some people call clouding of vision on standing dizziness, some call feeling the surroundings rotate around them dizziness. Others call feeling unsteady or weak. Anyway, dizziness is one of the common causes of doctor visits and it … Continue reading Dizziness

Mental Tiredness

Mental Exhaustion happens when you feel overwhelmed particularly with long-term stress. You may feel emotionally drained, detached and apathic. Mental exhaustion to your brain is like bodily tiredness to your muscles. many things can lead to this state : job stress, family problems, care of kids or of aging parents, and many other stressors. Irritable … Continue reading Mental Tiredness

Exercise to Ward off Depression

Depression has significant potential morbidity and mortality, contributing to suicide, incidence and adverse outcomes of medical illness, disruption in interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, and lost work time. Depression is a treatable condition, and it can be managed by medications, psychotherapy or both. Following are some exercise related behavioral actions to counteract depression. Make The First … Continue reading Exercise to Ward off Depression

Curb Procrastination

Procrastination is the act of delaying or putting off something until the last moment, or until it is past deadline. It is considered by some researchers as a "form of self-regulation failure characterized by the irrational delay of tasks despite potentially negative consequences." Following are some tips to overcome this regulation failure : Set Up … Continue reading Curb Procrastination

Phobia vs Fear

The difference Fear is a natural mechanism designed to protect you from danger, but phobia not. Phobia has little to do with protection or danger. Phobia is very common and in USA about 20 million people have some form of phobia. Phobia is an extreme, strong and irrational fear some people experience when they face … Continue reading Phobia vs Fear