Relationship anxiety can actually break your heart, according to new findings from Acadia University. Those who feel insecure in their relationships and people who avoid getting close to others appear to have a higher risk of developing chronic diseases including heart disease.
Leave a Comment July 21, 2010
Next time that health nut of a coworker sniffs disdainfully at the iced capp you’ve treated yourself to, tell them research has proved that it helps you play nice — by being less argumentative and less aggressive — so to back off. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, found that a sweetened drink may provide the brain with energy to keep impulses under control, which prevents you from sniping back when under stress.
(now this doesn’t mean you have an excuse to have one every day!)
Leave a Comment July 7, 2010
Working up a sweat may help prevent and reduce your feelings of boiling up with anger (say, the next time that colleague takes credit for all your hard work again) says a study presented at the American College of Sport Medicine’s annual meeting.
(and if exercise isn’t enough, we’re kinda obsessed with these slightly creepy but kinda cute Makiko Yoshida-designed Cao Maru stress balls.)
Leave a Comment June 9, 2010