Most of us know by now that stress and anger have a negative impact on our overall health and wellbeing. Not only do these emotions affect our emotional health and sense of peace, but they also affect our bodies on a very physical level. When we get angry a host of physiological responses take place in our bodies and these changes have longer lasting effects. Getting angry first leads to a raise in the heart rate. We've all felt it. Our heart starts pounding as we start to get ever more enraged. This faster heart rate then leads to arterial tension and an increase in testosterone production. Cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, actually decreases temporarily at this time, while the brain's left hemisphere becomes increasingly engaged. According to researchers at the University of Valencia, however, these physiological changes produce radical changes in the body's autonomous nervous system. The nervous system controls the cardiovascular and the e
Do you feel that you have hit a plateau in your weight loss efforts? Are you finding that what was previously working for you before is no longer achieving the same results? There are several ways in which we could be slowing down, or even stopping, our weight loss progress. Here are some of the ways and some tips to combat sluggish weight loss results: One of the common symptoms of doing a set exercise routine is that we may stop paying attention to what we are doing. By reading, or watching TV you are mentally disengaging from the activity you are performing. This will actually cause a decrease in the effort we are exerting and as a result, reduce the amount of calories burned. To keep yourself engaged, try listening to music or an audio book instead. Don't leave out the strength training . Strength training is one of the easily forgotten or disregarded components of exercise. It is actually one of the most important things you can do to kick start a weight-loss r