The storm is brewing! In part one I discussed how cancer just doesn’t show up on your doorstop one day. The day a person gets a diagnosis of cancer is not the day it knocked on their door. It was brewing for a long time, sometimes decades; after all cancer is the perfect storm and […]
Tag: Stress
Stress & Health
In today’s society stress seems hard to avoid. More and more people every day go on medications to manage their stresses. There are stresses due to the uncertainty of employment, growing demands at work, mortgages, family, relationships, health and the list goes on. These stresses are most likely not going to go away, but the […]
Salt Therapy, Halo Therapy or Speleotherapy
Salt therapy, halo therapy or speleotherapy is the therapeutic use of salt mines, caves or other forms of exposure to salt air to treat medical conditions. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, prescribed saltwater inhalation therapy for bronchial and lung disorders. Salt therapy consists of sitting in a room coated with salt crystals and pumped […]
Tips for a Blissful Holiday Season
The Holidays can be extremely stressful for even the most ‘together’ people. There are demands of family, work, friends and finances. People often feel that they get caught up in the perceived obligations often losing sight of the true meaning of the season. Stress and depression are very common at this time of year with […]
When Crisis Strikes-part two
What you eat is very important in keeping your immune system strong but there are a lot of other factors that can affect your immune system. Let’s start with the big immune system buster-stress. Stress is the most dominant factor affecting your immune system. When your body is stressed the digestive system is inhibited, blood […]