Mother Nature
When it comes to beating stress the tree huggers of the 1960′s may have been onto something. According to Mind, England and Wales’ leading mental health charity, a new study by the University of Essex compared the benefits of a 30-minute walk in a country park with a walk in an indoor shopping center on [...]
Salut!
Red wine contains a powerful heart-healthy, anti-cancer, anti-aging antioxidant called resveratrol. It also appears that resveratrol helps protect the skin against the sun’s UV radiation. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes have the highest concentration of antioxidants. Just be sure to keep it to one glass, and have your wine with a meal to mitigate the inflammatory effects [...]
Laughter – still the best medicine!
Chronic high levels of stress are no laughing matter – but laughter is an excellent antidote to stress. We have all heard the old saying “Laughter is the best medicine.” As is often the case, these time-honored aphorisms hold more than a kernel of truth. There is very strong evidence that laughter can actually improve [...]
