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October 4th, 2007

Panic and Anxiety Can Harm Your Heart

Whether you suffer from chronic or only occasional anxiety, panic attacks can have a direct negative impact on your heart. Kendra at A Hearty Life reports on recent findings regarding mental health and heart health.
Here are some great resources to help you calm down and soothe your soul when you feel that panic coming on. […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

September 26th, 2007

Women’s Health Newsflash: Stress & Breast Cancer Recurrence, Colon Cancer Screening, Caffeine & Painkillers, and a New Diet Drug

Who has time to stay on top of all the latest health news? Here are four recent headlines you need to know about:
Got Stress? It Could Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence
Excerpt: Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

June 5th, 2007

Are You Giving Yourself Enough Downtime?

I loved this past Saturday’s article by Nancy LaFever, LISW, LICDC, on the importance of downtime at the Emotional Well-Being Blog:
As a therapist, I know the importance of building quiet, reflective time into our insanely hectic schedules. It’s a key component of my own mental and physical well-being. So I should know better, right? I […]

By Kristen King -- 3 comments

June 5th, 2007

It’s Hard to Feel Lively When You’re Stressed About Your Finances

You never have it when you need it, when you have it you can’t hold onto it, and when it comes along you don’t know what to do with it. Do you know what I’m talking about? Yup, money. If you’re like most women, money’s probably the biggest stressor in your life. In fact, a […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

January 25th, 2007

Lose Weight Laughing

Laughing releases endorphins, reduces stress, improves your mood, and makes you looks and feel more attractive.
But did you also know that laughing can help you burn fat?
And that it’s catching?
Tags: burn-fat, endorphins, Health, laughter, lose-weight, mood, Stress, woman, women, Womens-HealthShare This

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

January 7th, 2007

Naps Are So Underrated!

It’s been a quiet Sunday here at LivelyWomen.com. On this quiet Sunday, I got up early for breakfast (serving my physical needs), headed out to my congregation meeting (serving my spiritual need), came home for some time with hubby and a visit to the property we’re trying to purchase for our dream home (emotional […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

November 4th, 2006

If you feel like you’re on the verge of snapping … read this.

Do you feel like you’re on the verge of losing hope? Marion Bond West has been there, and in her new spiritual memoir, she’ll show you how she survived with a little known prayer in the book of Habakkuk.
Now a grandmother and contributing editor for Guideposts magazine, Bond West has had to overcome early […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

October 20th, 2006

Back on Track with South Beach Diet

I’ve gotten WAY, WAY off track this week with my work deadlines and other things going on in my personal life. Can you say stressed out? That’s me.
I had totally forgotten how addictive sugar is. I have no control. Once I get started eating my old way, I want more and more. Yesterday, I […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

October 18th, 2006

Is Your Job Stressing You Out?

I had a deadline yesterday that completely stressed me out. It was an editing job, something I’ve not been formally trained to do, yet my mind kept telling me, “Use your common sense. You can do this.”
While I worked, I craved junk food, and I gave in to it, unfortunately. I was not a […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

October 12th, 2006

Stress and the Effects on Women’s Weight Gain

I read a few articles over the weekend about our killer enemy, cortisol. Our bodies release this hormone when we’re stressed. Research has shown the effects of cortisol result in weight gain around our mid-sections.
Yale scientists discovered:

If women under stress did nothing to alleviate the tension, the cortisol levels remained high, leading to even more […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

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