Archive for the ‘Positive Thinking’ Category

Women’s sensitivity hormone makes them more prone to stress

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Recent studies have found that women carry a sensitivity hormone which can play havoc with their emotions, reports the Daily Mail. New research focussed on a hormone which handles stress response in mammals has found that females were far more response to it than males, with the men being relatively unresponsive to large amounts. Experts read more »

Wellness coaching from your mobile

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Indie game developer Happy Blue Fish has created a fun and inventive new game which has the potential of increasing people’s awareness of wellness coaching by making it accessible to the masses. The Okinawa Game, which is being called the pocketsize wellness coach is an easy to use APP which will soon be available to read more »

Stress slows down healing time

Friday, June 11th, 2010

According to a recent study worrying whilst you are ill can prevent you from getting well. According to researcher and psychologist Professor John Weinman, the more anxious the patients were the longer their wounds would take to heal. The patients who experienced little to no stress healed at twice the speed. The researchers measured levels read more »

Student’s exam tension effects their families

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Relationship counselling body Relate has found that exam tension in students is having a knock on effect on their families, especially parents and siblings, reports the Guardian. Relate is now offering advice to parents on how to cope during exam time after finding that they are also suffering with stress caused by irritable teenagers and read more »

How to avoid relationship stress when moving home

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Relationships are difficult at the best of times, let alone when we are buying or moving home. Miscommunication, money issues, onward chains and packing boxes is enough to give anyone a headache and we can often find ourselves taking out our stress on our other halves. So how can we avoid driving our partner mad read more »

Confidence boosting tips

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

A lack of confidence can effect us all once in while and if you are feeling a little deflated and would like some helpful tips on how to improve your self esteem then keep reading… Identify your goals Make sure you have your personal goals in mind every time you try to work towards one. read more »

Italian divorce fair offers help to struggling couples

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Italy is holding its first divorce fair, to help couples of the verge of marriage break ups. The fair which is being held in Milan features a number of services including life coaching, beauty tips and advice on how to get rid of ex-spouses who turn into stalkers. There will also be a speed dating read more »

The School of Life

Monday, May 10th, 2010

The School of Life, which is part of the American Express Enriched List is a place which enables people to take a step back and think deeply about everyday life. The School of Life is a small shop in central London which offers a variety of programmes and services concerned with how to live wisely read more »

Why caring for your plants equals caring for yourself

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

At the end of the 19th century a philanthropic movement dealt out plants to the poor in hope of boosting spirits of the community. Though this is something unlikely to ever be included in government policies or funding nobody can deny the happiness we can get from an in bloom rose bush or a good read more »

Dealing with forgetfulness

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Three experts gave advice to The Times on how to best keep the mind active and deal with forgetfulness. The neuropsychologist Dr Eli Jaldow is a memory clinic consultant at St Thomas’ Hospital and advises that we ‘Repeat and rehearse’ . As we age we find it more and more difficult to remember things. Walking read more »

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