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Oat milk – a natural sedative and stress-reliever

Oats are nutritious and have natural sedative properties; with added herbs they can be turned into the perfect nighttime drink for when you need to unwind and get a restful night’s sleep

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Reduce stress to keep blood sugar under control

Practicing a method of meditation known as Mind Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) can help overweight or obese women control blood glucose

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How stress affects your skin

Stress can make our skin look and feel worse worse; here’s the ‘science bit’ on why – and what you can do about it

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Online mindfulness courses can help reduce work stress

Mindfulness can be taught through online courses, with many positive effects on health and well being, say UK researchers

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Stressed? Depressed? Stay away from high fat meals!

Eating a high fat meal when you are stressed – even if it contains ‘healthy’ fats – can significantly slow your metabolism down, say scientists

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Stress makes the health effects of bad food even worse

A high stress lifestyle and a junk food diet are a dangerous combination that substantially raises your risk of metabolic syndrome

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Want seasonal allergy relief? Don’t stress!

Allergy season is gearing up – and being stressed could mean you are more likely to suffer flare-ups

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Migraine attacks can increase following stress “let-down”

New evidence shows that in the calm that follows a period of stress can leave us more vulnerable to migraine attacks and more

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Curb hypertension with mindfulness-based stress reduction

Meditation and yoga can “prevent or delay” the need for antihypertensive medications in cases of borderline high blood pressure

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Meditation’s stress-busting effect could slow Alzheimer’s progression

Brain changes associated with meditation could help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

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