Happiness: Is There A Key?

"So, how exactly, do you decide to be happy?" My friend looked bemusedly at me as she replied to my statement that I thought happiness was a decision we made.

"LOOK at that tree!" I exclaimed loudly and with vehemence, knowing that my reply to her question required more than a little explanation.

Cortisol Resistance: What Is It? How Is It Treated?

We've all heard stories about ordinary people exhibiting superhuman strength during an emergency. From lifting cars off of injured loved ones to wrestling polar bears (it happened), the body's stress response can transform each of us into less angry (and less green) versions of the Incredible Hulk. One of the steroid hormones that makes such startling transformations possible is called cortisol. Released in enormous quantities when acute stress strikes, cortisol is also secreted in response to daily events and circumstances, such as waking up in the morning or working out at the gym. In other words, it is normal for cortisol levels to fluctuate widely throughout the day. What is not normal or healthy, however, is to have consistently elevated levels of the steroid hormone in your system.

Do You Suffer From Anxiety? 2 Steps To Alleviate

Anxiety is very common in today's society. What is anxiety anyway? Anxiety is simply a fear of something that has happened in the past that we project into the future as happening again. There are several different types of anxiety, social anxiety, interpersonal anxiety, test anxiety, even sexual anxiety. It seems many people these days are plagued with some form of anxiety.