The coffee bean

A slide-show. A resilience metaphoric story

Headache Possible Causes

Your Boss Tension headache or migraines can be precipitated by anything or anyone that increases your stress level. The exact mechanism behind this is not known. A lot of things can contribute to it, including some nerves in your brain involved in sensory pathways. It could involve too changes inside the brain itself. Weather Temperature … Continue reading Headache Possible Causes

Diet Mistakes

If your clothes won't fit, the scale appears stuck, or your weight is bouncing back up, there's a probability that you are making one of these ten weight loss errors. 1. Crash Diet You determined to lose some kilograms quite fast so you resort to a crash diet. You cut down your calories intake to … Continue reading Diet Mistakes

Ease Out Your Day

Start Low If you happen to be a night owl and you find it difficult to get out of bed when the sun comes out, you can learn to do so, or rather, you can unlearn your established habit. start with small changes to your routine. The key is to get well-rested during the night … Continue reading Ease Out Your Day

Could it be burn-out?

Burn-out is a well know condition emerging in work environment. Although it is not recognized as a specific mental disorder in the current medical system, it has a lot of accumulating evidence. Burn-out cannot be diagnosed in isolation of work stress exposure; in addition to that, it has certain symptoms and signs, which we will … Continue reading Could it be burn-out?

Healthy Morning Tips

Prime up for a Great Morning Make a little prep work the night before in order to get a great calm morning. Things like choose tomorrow’s clothes, packing up work/school suplies, lunch preparing. And maybe easy breakfast preparation. Write Down Reminders Note down to-do list of tasks the night before and put the note somewhere … Continue reading Healthy Morning Tips

Burnout Surprising Signs

Buying Sprees Compulsive buying -- in stores or online -- can be a distraction from stress-out state or it can serve as an esteem booster. The effect on mood is temporary but could be addictive-like. Always seek help for the underlying cause. Alcohol People can abuse alcohol to cope with depression and anxiety and to … Continue reading Burnout Surprising Signs

Everyday germy things

Cellphone It is with you everywhere -- even into the toilet. As a consequence, it is 10 times dirtier than a bathroom seat. It could have E. coli on it. That’s a bacteria that can cause diarrhea and GIT cramps. It can remain alive for hours on your phone. Solution: Wash your hands with soap after you go. … Continue reading Everyday germy things

Loneliness Effects on Health

Research has shown how important social connections are to our happiness. Very happy people have rich relationships and spend little time alone, talking with friends is one of the happiest activities, and socializing give us a lot of positive emotion. On the other side, loneliness is correlated with health problems like inflammations, decreased immune response, … Continue reading Loneliness Effects on Health

Stopping a Panic Attack

Recognize the signs A panic attack can occur in any situation, not necessarily in a scary one. one can be on a hike, at a restaurant, or asleep in bed. A strong surge of fear happens suddenly. Then ensue physical symptoms like a pounding heart, sweating, shortness of breath, nausea, chest pain, or trembling. It … Continue reading Stopping a Panic Attack