We all know the easiest ways to self-destruct, and yet some of us blindly race to the finish line at the earliest time we could.
A lack of some things can kill. Obesity, diabetes, and cancer are only some of the serious problems caused by inadequate sleep or sleep that is less than 7 or 8 [...]

Normally, stress can make us grab some ice cream or a bar of chocolate, not knowing that such foods can eventually lead to more stress. They only relieve the malady for the moment. Comfort food, after all, is to make us feel better and give us some sense of well-being.
Unfortunately, what have been known as [...]

A person’s temperament can have impact on his or her physical health. According to Stephen Boyle of Duke University Medical Center, “The idea that behavior or personality traits can influence health is one that’s been around for a long time. We’re just now getting a handle on to what extent they do.” Fact is mental [...]

When life’s irritations and frustrations build up, one can feel stressed or even experience some amount of anger. These can manifest immediately through one’s mood. The quality of mood is the ‘prevailing emotional tone or general attitude’ that can almost always dictate one’s day, and how he or she will relate to the activities of [...]

According to Brooks (2000), workplace incivility translates to operational expenses for a business organization. The phenomenon goes through an entire downturn process that can be ugly for the company. There are victims of workplace incivility who suffer from stress, paranoia, anxiety, embarrassment, and fatigue. These may cause sleeplessness that, in turn, translates to tardiness, absenteeism, [...]

There’s an irony to the current raging recession. While millions have lost their jobs, livelihood, and their healthcare plans in all probability, getting promoted at work may also be hazardous to one’s health. Upward mobility at the workplace may not augur too well with one’s physical and mental health.
The logic is simple if we are [...]

When life and work become too cumbersome, we experience the manifestations of stress. The effects of work stress on individuals affect different people in different ways. The experience of work stress, for instance, can cause inferior performance at work, deteriorate physical health, contribute to poor mental functioning, and produce dysfunctional behavior in personal and professional [...]

For some people who think they are sick, the worst situation is for the diagnostic results to stay pending. Awaiting the verdict of an examination causes anxiety levels comparable to those of an unfavorable response. The anticipated outcome of a diagnostic examination causes considerable stress. The anxiety of the medical response after a biopsy, for [...]

The Programme of Occupational Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) published a series of occupational health documents entitled: Protecting Workers’ Health. These contain the implementation approaches of the Global Strategy on Occupational Health for All, a result of the Fourth Network Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health. The WHO, along with [...]

Indeed, music is a good stress buster. It often soothes our minds and many of us do rely on music when we feel low. Well, to add to the power of music, the modern and unprecedented ‘music therapy’ seems to be working wonders to soothe the broken souls and the stressful minds.
Music therapy could be [...]