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Roland Gesthuizen

Constant, Chronic Stress Can Make You Sick - 0 views

  • people who live in constantly stressful situations where they don't get much opportunity to escape, relax, and recharge, are also more likely to have more severe reactions to illnesses—even the common cold
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    "It shouldn't be news by now that stress, especially chronic, prolonged stress, can have negative effects on your health and well-being. .. new research shows that chronic, constant stress from things like a busy job and tense home can lead to more than just the occassional headache."
Roland Gesthuizen

Build your stress fitness - Health & Wellbeing - 0 views

  • But just as physical fitness gives you greater endurance when you're running around, "stress fitness" makes you more resistant to the negative effects of excessive pressures and demands, says Sydney psychologist Sarah Edelman. And it's something we can all develop if we work at it.
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    You can't avoid stress, but there is much you can do to help build resilience to the toxic pressures of everyday life.
Roland Gesthuizen

The Power of Play | Psychology Today - 1 views

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    Most of us think of adult play as respite or indulgence, but having fun is no trivial pursuit. In fact, it's crucial to put mental creativity, health and happiness.
Russell Ogden

Brain National Geographic - 1 views

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    National Geographic has part of their website devoted to the human body, this page covers brain anatomy and disease.
Roland Gesthuizen

The Power of Image - 0 views

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    "Image is powerful. A universal language of sorts, images evoke emotion, can mobilise the masses and even change the course of history. But, images are representations, not reality. And representations of what our culture deems as beautiful or not can have a profound impact on our lives."
Roland Gesthuizen

55 gentle ways to take care of yourself when you're busy busy busy | The Freedom Experi... - 0 views

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    "We all have times in our lives when we just have too much stuff going on. There are always deadlines, exams, due dates and just too many priorities to juggle. And when everything is going wrong, the world is screaming for your attention and you just don't have time - the last thing you need to hear is to "just take a day off". So here are 55 gentle ways you can take care of yourself when you're pressed for time and attention. Enjoy!  "
Russell Ogden

Is Your Brain Sleeping While You're Awake? - 0 views

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    Sleep deprivation study in rats
Roland Gesthuizen

How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • So, for most of us, eight hours of sleep is excellent and six hours is no good
  • cognitive deficits: “You don’t see it the first day. But you do in five to seven days. Unless you’re doing work that doesn’t require much thought, you are trading time awake at the expense of performance.”
  • the sleep-deprived among us are lousy judges of our own sleep needs. We are not nearly as sharp as we think we are.
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    In what was the longest sleep-restriction study of its kind, Dinges and his lead author, Hans Van Dongen, assigned dozens of subjects to three different groups for their 2003 study: some slept four hours, others six hours and others, for the lucky control group, eight hours - for two weeks in the lab.
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