Archive for the 'Healthy Living' Category

Depression Treatment, Depression Hypnotherapy And Depression Counselling

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Depression Treatments abound but combining depression counselling with hypnotherapy for depression could help take stress out of the myriad of therapies around. In fact to begin with even a self-hypnosis recording for depression can go a long way.
Depression is one of the most common psychological problems observed and treated by mental health practitioners. The intensity [...]

Cooking Therapy

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Cooking meals can sometimes be stressful, especially after a long day at work.
Not so for Mike and Anita in Sydney.  Mike is a solicitor and his partner Anita is a human resources consultant.
Mike and Anita prepare the evening meal together and use this time to catch up and share news about the day.
They are both [...]

Stress and Depression

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Broadly speaking depressive illness falls into three major categories:
1. Endogenous depression which arises from biological causes,
2. Reactive depression which is triggered by a life event such as divorce, job loss etc.,
3. A combination of both internal and external factors.
Many depressions are of short duration and do not require medication or treatment.
Stress is often a significant [...]

Why People Who Eat Chocolate Live Longer.

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Very few people on their deathbed wish they had eaten more celery but perhaps a few go to their graves wishing they had tucked into more chocolate.
Chocolate in excess can be stressful.
It can generate guilt, mucus, unwanted kilos and a mighty craving for more.
However taken in moderation it may be quite helpful.
One of the major [...]

The Joy of Exercise

Friday, June 12th, 2009

At 61 years of age Australian potato farmer, Cliff Young, won the Sydney to Melbourne Marathon against an impressive field of competitors.
He looked as fresh as a daisy after steadily jogging a distance that normally takes a jet 1 hour 20 minutes to cover.
It’s never too late to get fit.
The secret of maintaining an exercise [...]