At the end of a long, stressful day, we feel it in our bodies. Our necks ache, maybe our lower back hurts. This could be a direct result of holding our muscles tense for a long period of time and usually goes away once we are able to relax or [...]
Stress is a complex, natural response to a perceived dangerous threat. When we feel stress, our bodies release extra adrenaline and cortisol, giving us the temporary ability to move faster, to think more quickly, and to react instinctively. When the threat goes away, our bodies return to a neutral state. [...]
Mental health is more than just being happy. In the past, many in healthcare have defined “health” as the absence of disease or illness, but in 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) broadened that definition, saying that health is "a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not [...]
