Stress, emotional disturbance contribute to breast cancer Stress is part of life...especially in the 21st century. A little stress is good for us, but when it becomes chronic, it creates [...]
You're the voice Humans use a variety of cues to ascertain all kinds of things about other members of our species – body language, dress, appearance, smell; and most of [...]
Can't buy me love! There are many different kinds of love: love of your partner (romantic), love of your home or environment, love of your job or career, love for [...]
The fear of being Alone Fear...an instinct that can be useful to protect us from danger, but can also hold us back from experiencing new and exciting challenges. Fear is [...]
First impressions really do last “First impressions last”. How often have we heard that saying? Well, it’s not just something your parents say before your first job interview - it’s [...]
Life is full of choices and it takes a degree of self-control to make good ones, but according to psychologists, self-control is a limited resource. As it gets used [...]
Time for an emotional detox? Detox – that word instantly conjures up images of green, gluggy looking juices doesn’t it? In the physical sense, this is correct. A detox is [...]
Ecopsychology & inner nature Nature can be your healer, teacher and guide. It is possible to experience nature, and the environment you live and work in, as nurturing and enlivening [...]
Healing: the miracle machine. Healing is a process we are all interested in to a different extent. Some see healing as a priority but for others it becomes a [...]
Meditation positively influences gene expression It’s a well known fact that meditation has a wealth of positive effects on the body and mind, particularly its ability to aid stress reduction. [...]
Show some gratitude! We all know that gratitude is a good thing. Expressing gratitude or having someone expressing it to us always creates that warm, fuzzy feeling! Sometimes, it can [...]
Proof that chronic stress causes ill health. Chronic stress and inflammation have long been linked. Now, a new study has found that chronic stress changes gene activity of immune cells, [...]
The link between mood and food. Did you know that food impacts your state of mind? Food cravings are often the result of changes to mood, rather than a symptom [...]
Risk of depression increased by use of prescription pain killers According to the latest research, the use of opioid analgesics has quintupled in recent years. The use of these drugs [...]
Sleep and mood affected by TV and computer screens Recent studies have shown that light at night significantly affects melatonin production, and thus our ability to sleep well. Melatonin is [...]
Is yoga better for you than regular exercise? It’s a well known fact that yoga is good for you, but is it more effective than regular exercise? A study assessed [...]
True happiness comes from within What makes us happy is sometimes hard to define. You may have material wealth, power or fame, yet still be unhappy. Or you may have [...]
The drugging of our children Many Australian children are taking mind altering drugs, even before they start going to school, and they’re not what you might think. In fact, these [...]
The SAD Diet - Creating a Sad Society Research has been conducted in Australia to study the association between poor diet and the development of depression and anxiety in women. [...]
Listen Up! Music Can Be Good For Your Health! If you’re a music lover, you already know that turning on the tunes can help calm your nerves, make stress [...]
