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Reducing cortisol levels

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Reducing cortisol levels

Q: What are some effective techniques or supplements I can take to reduce my cortisol levels? Answered By: ... when I started searching for cortisol I found that there is an abundance of vendors that are willing to sell you supplements to lower cortisol levels and many of them are somewhat linked to weight loss programs. So I decided to leave those and concentrate on the most medically credible sites to find advice on this matter. ... (more)

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tags: cortisol, Stress

Post workout sleeping disorder - sleep insomnia training

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Post workout sleeping disorder - sleep insomnia training

nothing really worked, only getting the exercise earlier in the day. The only thing that helped a little was that I realized that I tended to overdo the re-hydration afterwards, so much that I woke up needing to go to the toilet in the night. So maybe don't drink quite so much water before bed. Also, if you don't have time to exercise during the day, can you squeeze in a power nap instead? 20 or 30 minutes shuteye in your afternoon low can work wonders. (more)

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tags: sleep tips, work out tips

What Sex Does to a Man's Brain

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What Sex Does to a Man's Brain

The male brain on sex reacts similar to the way a cocaine addict's does. We investigate the science behind your most powerful natural drugs — sex and (more)

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tags: brain, research, sex

Yoga Journal - Yoga Asana Columns - Free from Worry

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Yoga Journal - Yoga Asana Columns - Free from Worry

Melt away anxiety's grip on your body and mind with a tension-taming practice. Kiri Gurd's troubles started with a particularly rough childhood, one that instilled a deep fear of abandonment. From that ongoing fear grew a lifelong battle with anxiety. Everyday activities like hanging out with friends or going to bed at night would send the Boston University doctoral student's mind racing, leaving her worried and afraid. At times, these episodes would balloon into full-fledged panic attacks. The attacks... (more)

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Processed food could have role in depression, says study

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Processed food could have role in depression, says study

People reporting a high consumption of processed foods could be more likely to experience depression in middle age, says a new study that suggests food should play a greater role in preventing depressive disorders. (more)

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tags: depression

Sleep: 5 Things You Didn't know

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Sleep: 5 Things You Didn't know

Each and every night we close our eyes and drift off into a state of mild unconsciousness. It is a process so common that it consumes nearly one-third of our lives. This translates to an estimated 26 years spent in slumber if we assume the average American lifespan of 78. Now that’s a heck of a lot of time. But for a process so common to the human experience, sleep is still associated with an incredible number of unknowns. Here are 5 things you didn’t know about sleep. (more)

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tags: brain, sleep

Thanatotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thanatotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Little halloween story :) Thanatotherapy is an advanced trend of body oriented psychotherapy which restores the upset balance of biological processes in the human body. It is a method of total relaxation similar to the process of sleep. The body oriented techniques, simple and effective, restore the lost contact of a human being with different aspects of death and dying, which represent the other part of our life: * total relaxation * sleep * a stop * an orgasm * madness ( the loss ... (more)

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tags: clinical death, out-of-body, tanathotherapy

I Just Turned 30

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I Just Turned 30

Question: I just turned 30 and seem to be having fewer morning erections. Are my T-levels falling? Answer: Don't be so quick to pin the blame on your age. Your lifestyle is the more likely culprit, says Steven Lamm, M.D., author of The Hardness Factor: How to Achieve Your Best Health and Sexual Fitness at Any Age. "Anxiety, alcohol, and lack of exercise affect sleep quality, and poor sleep leads to fewer morning erections," (more)

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tags: libido, testosteron

Path to Happiness Philosophy - Path to Happiness

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Path to Happiness Philosophy - Path to Happiness

Chances are, you ponder who you are and where you are in life, accept the current realities as best you can, and yet still plan a path toward your ideal. Your yoga practice undoubtedly helps you on this journey. And the yoga tradition suggests more than just postures to aid your transformation. Centuries ago, the great sage Patanjali laid out a kind of map—one that suggests not just asana and meditation but also attitudes and behaviors—to help you chart your own course to contentment. (more)

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Do you start eating when you’re bored?

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Do you start eating when you’re bored?

You know the feeling. You’re feeling bored. Again. So you go to the fridge or your “store” cupboard and look for something to eat. Ideally, something “nice” to eat – cookies, chocolate, candy, that kind of thing. It tastes good, even though you weren’t hungry before you ate your snack. And it relieves a few minutes where otherwise you’d just be sat around, doing nothing in particular. (more)

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tags: hypnosis, weight-loss

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