Putting A Stop To Food Cravings! Most of us are "regular" people We don't eat the perfect diet all the time and have our struggles with food, same as everyone else But having an awareness of this fact and knowing a little bit about our health and food nutrition can help when it comes to making wise decisions Many people struggle with food "cravings" Studies tell us that it's fairly common for food cravings to happen at certain times, quite often at around bedtime Your guard may ...

Children And Pessimism by Carol Tuttle Carol Tuttle is a Master Energy Therapist and the author of the best-selling book, Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century Children need emotional validationIf their negative feelings about what is happening in their lives are not validated, they may continue focusing on the negative until they are validated Children can become pessimistic if they do not feel they are being emotionally heard and validated As the parent of four children, I have learned to not skip the important step ...

6 Simple Communication Stress Busters For A Healthy Heart If heart problems run in your family, or if your doctor has indicated that you need to take steps to protect your heart from progressive disease, one of the things you will want to do is reduce the amount of stress in your life This can be done in many ways, and results will vary from one person to another Overall, though, you may want to consider some of the strategies listed below to ease tension and ...

Dealing With Regular And Non-regular Depression Dealing with depression is something that many people will experience at least once in their lifetime And for other people depression is a common occurrence for which they always need to take medication prescribed by a doctor There are several ways that you can tell if you're suffering from depression One of the strongest symptoms of depression is when you start to retreat from life and feel as though there is nothing to live for If you find that nothing in ...

How Stress Happens And How To Reduce It Each of us experiences some level of stress in our life We feel stressed when dealing with situations we perceive as problems within our family or with people in the workplace We often feel stress when experiencing financial challenges Or, sometimes being stuck in traffic is enough to create a pile of worry in our mind These situations cause us to experience challenges in our life that we perceive as a threat to our overall well-being Whether you live ...

Assertiveness Skills - The Art Of Saying No What exactly is The Art of Saying No? A lot of people just don't like the idea of having to tell people they can't do something Or they feel obligated when a colleague asks a favour; or feel pressurised when someone senior to them needs something done There are even some work places where saying no is definitely frowned upon; and in, say, the police force, could be a sackable or disciplinary offence After having worked for some time with ...

Stress Test: Getting To The Root Cause Of Your Stress Here's what you need to do Schedule some time and lock yourself away for at least one hour Somewhere quiet Switch off the mobile phone, the television and devote this time to you You don't need to sit cross-legged on the floor for this, but I want you to do some contemplation Think about your everyday life Run the video in your mind Take yourself through a regular week But pay attention to your feelings Where ...

How Your Journal Writing Can Reduce Stress In Your Family Journaling can help reduce the stress in your family in several ways For one, by lowering your own stress levels, you will get along better with your family You will be a happier person which will, in turn, make everyone else happier to be around you You will also learn to deal with family situations better and can teach the rest of the family ways of better managing their stress Through journaling, you can also learn a ...

Lifestyle Changes For Those With Crohn's Disease Life can be made considerably more complicated with the onset of Crohn's Disease; however, with certain lifestyle changes, it can be managed to decrease day to day stress due to the disorder Although diet does not cause or cure the disease, it has been proven that certain foods may increase symptoms of Crohn's, while others will decrease negative effects There are several diets on the market; however, an individual approach will be more beneficial Utilizing an elimination diet, in which ...

What Are The Symptoms Of Depression? A good number of people who get depressed for the first time have a difficult time realizing what it is Actually, it is frequently someone close to you who asks what is wrong, what is going on Here are some distinctive symptoms of depression Things depressed people say: * Talking about feelings of sadness or emptiness * Saying they are hopeless that things will get better * Saying that they are no good and worthless * Saying that they have no interest in ...