Stress is something we all deal with in some form or fashion. Yet not being able to effectively cope with stress can have adverse effects on our health, including causing headaches, muscle tension, and pain. Often times, we hear that people carry stress in their neck and upper shoulders, but stress can affect all areas of our muscles, and other body systems like digestion, heart rate, hormones and sleep. We all experience stress from jobs, bills, family, finances, deadlines, etc, but there are other stressors that can adversely affect our health. Read more

It has been documented that thoughts and emotions have a powerful influence over our physical health. There was an interesting study conducted at UCLA in the early 1990s where 14 professional actors were recruited to study the effects of emotion on the immune system. During the study, the actors were told which mood state they would be experiencing. Read more

Stress is something we all deal with in some form or fashion.  Yet not being able to effectively cope with stress can have adverse effects on our health, including causing Read more