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April: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

April: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by .

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April is the fourth month of the year and may have been named after the goddess Aphrodite. Celebrated this month are World Creativity Week, World Health Day and International Dance Day. This month I will consider how everybody can be creative and how using your creativity skills can be a great mood booster. In recognition [...]

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11 Ideas to Help You Quit Smoking

11 Ideas to Help You Quit Smoking

Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 by .

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If you want to make a change in your life, it’s worth carrying out a bit of preparation work to enhance your chances of success. This is especially so if you want to quit smoking as it is an addictive habit that is embedded into your daily routine. Many people each year successfully give up [...]

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Exercise cuts depression risk

Exercise cuts depression risk

Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by .

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There is a lot of support for the link between exercise and reduced levels of depression. Some studies have suggested it can even prevent the onset of depression. UK and Norwegian researchers have recently published a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry which supports the link between exercise and reduced depression. However, they discovered [...]

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Food and Mental Health

Food and Mental Health

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by .

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Most people know that what a person eats has an impact on their physical health. What sometimes gets forgotten is the impact food has on a person’s mental health and overall wellbeing. Choosing the right foods and taking care to avoid less then healthy foods can have a huge impact on how you feel. Eating [...]

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Volunteer for health and happiness

Volunteer for health and happiness

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by .

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New research supports previous research which highlights the benefits of volunteering. A poll of 4,500 volunteers was conducted by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match, in the US. Their findings were impressive. 84% of volunteers said such work improved their physical health and 95% felt it benefited them emotionally. Overall, volunteers experienced less stress and anxiety [...]

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Make Time for a Music Bath

Make Time for a Music Bath

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by .

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‘Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body.’ Oliver Wendell Holmes I love finding easy, simple things that people can do to boost their health, happiness and overall wellbeing. And listening to [...]

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Surviving Unemployment

Surviving Unemployment

Posted on 18. May, 2009 by .

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If you’ve ever found yourself unemployed than you know how it feels. It can be a terrifying time, wrought with anxiety and fear. You are unable to see past the present moment. Suddenly you are faced with a whole host of  and initially you may feel paralysed, unable to act. However, if you can keep [...]

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Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Posted on 15. Mar, 2009 by .

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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) emerged in the 1950s when psychologists became interested in whether thought processes were learned in the same way as behaviour is. It stemmed from behaviour therapy which focused only on behaviour. The common precept behind CBT is that the way we think has a major influence on our subsequent emotions and [...]

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Anxiety disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and phobias

Anxiety disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and phobias

Posted on 22. Aug, 2008 by .

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Anxiety disorders are disorders where anxiety is a primary characteristic. Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional state where the person feels dread, uneasiness and apprehension. Anxiety also affects the body and a person may feel dizzy, tense, have a dry mouth and sweat more than normal. We all experience anxiety, but if it becomes too severe, [...]

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Dreams and Mood

Dreams and Mood

Posted on 13. Aug, 2008 by .

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 play a major role in our life and it is therefore not surprising that dreams can affect mood. Also, the mood you are in can affect the dreams you have. Dreams affect mood You have many dreams during the night but generally it is the last dream that you remember when you wake up. Some [...]

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