You know a massage helps you relax, but have you ever wondered why?
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that receiving a massage helps reduce your stress hormones and increase hormones that help your body relax. Those effect occur after just one massage.
Cortisol, a hormone that triggers our fight or flight response, was [...]
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Archive for the ‘Stress Relief’ Category
May 11th, 2011
Study Shows Massage Reduces Stress
May 29th, 2010
Find your composure
I read this in today’s Ask Amy column (yes it’s true, I spend a portion of my day reading advice columns online) and thought it was worth sharing:
Dear Amy: It has been interesting to read how different people handle toddler meltdowns. My father’s method seemed to be effective.
Whenever my brother or I would have a [...]
December 24th, 2009
Tips for relieving stress and physical pain for parents
As parents, of course, our challenge is remembering to tap into that natural, rhythmic breath when your child is crying or throwing a tantrum, the phone is ringing, and the water for macaroni and cheese is boiling.
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