- How chronic pain impacts our mental healthWe all experience pain in the form of physical or emotional discomfort at some point in ourlives caused by injury, a stressful event or injury. Perhaps we have sprained our foot whilerunning, dislocated a shoulder while moving furniture and feel distressed. Pain is actually our brain’s way of telling us to protect our body or seek …
- Why do we sleep?When we are busy or stressed, we may think sleep as that time when nothing getsaccomplished, however our bodies and brain see it in a different way. Sleep isn’t a luxury –it is needed for our survival just like we need food and water. In the earlier days it wasbelieved that sleep is passive process …
- Look on the bright sideDid you know that individuals with a family history of heart disease were less likely by 33%to have a heart attack if they had a positive outlook? This piece of interesting research wasconducted at John Hopkins by Lisa Yanek and her colleagues using a survey tool to assessjoy, energy, anxiety and satisfaction in a person. While …