Archive for July, 2008
Mind/Body Health: Heart Disease
You might think heart disease is linked only with physical activities – a lack of exercise, poor diet, smoking, and excessive drinking. While these habits do heighten the risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems, your thoughts, attitudes, and emotions are just as important. They can not only accelerate the [...]
Body Health: Did You Know?
Many Americans are learning more about the connection between good mental health and good physical health. The following are just a few statistics that prove when it comes to your body, your mind really matters. Mind/Body Health Psychological studies show that your mind and your body are strongly linked. As your mental health declines, your [...]
Middle School Malaise
The switch from elementary to junior high school coincides with several major changes for young adolescents. Most are in the throes of puberty; they’re becoming more self-aware and self-conscious, and their thinking is growing more critical and more complex. At the same time, adolescents are often “in a slump” when it comes to academic motivation [...]