When people hear that chicken is for dinner, it typically brings a smile to their faces. This is because there are so many ways to prepare chicken that it can…

Stress. No one is immune to it. Stress is a natural part of life. It can be brought on by all sorts of triggers such as family problems, problems at…

What Stress Does To The Body Stress is a problem that impacts most people at some point in there lives. Overly busy work schedules, relationship or family problems, congested traffic…

The general belief about recovery is that the first step is admitting you have a problem. In essence, a person must accept that he has to make serious changes to…

Current research shows that between 6 and 15 million Americans are considered hoarders. While many people tend to keep a few extra things around, hoarding is a recognized mental disorder…

Years ago, people with addictions were seen as weak or morally corrupt. Today, we know that addiction has a biological and psychological basis. When certain areas of the brain are…

It’s never easy coping with a disability. Once you get past the initial shock and pain of having a disability in the first place, you have to learn how to…

Holistic rehab is becoming more mainstream as a natural alternative to traditional 12-step drug and alcohol rehab programs. Combining exercise and nutritional supplementation with physical therapy, meditation and other natural…

Although the holidays are marketed as “the most wonderful time of the year”, it certainly does not feel that way to everyone. Time with family can be stressful, the temptation…

Stress affects everyone differently. And while some people may be able to face down anxiety and thrive despite it, others find that the nuisances and responsibilities in their lives have…

  Having a stressful life is something that most of us experience, and sometimes there is little one can do to avoid that. However, there are ways where you can…

Photo credit: epSos.de Ask anyone who has been involved in overcoming an addiction to alcohol or drugs, and he or she will likely tell you how success requires an all-encompassing approach….

There are times when you have to be afraid if you are not behaving properly. If you do something about an illness at an early stage then it can reduce…

The brain is an almost incomprehensibly complex organ. Humanity is only beginning to scratch the surface of understanding how it is able to send and receive information, as well as…

by Anna Kaminsky Anxiety is the normal reaction of one’s body to stressful experiences, however, sometimes the reaction becomes exaggerated, leading to expectations of negative outcomes during unknown situations. Often,…

Many researchers, professors and psychologists have spent enormous time and resources in the evaluation and study of the aspects of grieving that seem to be concurrent across most, if not…

No two people are alike, but why do breath tests assume that all drivers being tested for blood alcohol content have the same physiological attributes? BAC or blood alcohol content…

Researchers estimate that about 26.2 percent of Americans 18 years old and older — that’s one of every four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. What’s more, 45 percent…

It was just a minor car accident, another car hitting your vehicle’s bumper, but you find yourself refusing to drive your vehicle again. Just the thought of getting behind the…

Many refer to grieving as part of a cycle; and it is. Grieving is the process of accepting, internalizing, and hopefully eventually accepting a significant death or loss in one’s…