Calm

The caffeine in coffee and tea can cause bleeding in the most unexpected of places.  

I was Internet surfing and discovered that that occasional bright red blood I had noticed when wiping up after I moved my bowels was probably due to an anal fissure.  That anal…

Having a stressful day? Pull out these applications to calm yourself and bring some Zen and meditation into your busy life.

iZen Garden is your very own virtual rock garden.  Place stones,…

I am tired of feeling like I’m not getting anything right in my life.

My life is just as complicated as everyone else’s.  I am a woman approaching middle age.  I’ve been married to the same guy for 16 years and I have two kids on…

I do a lot of reading, and one of the few downsides to that habit is that I often lose track of the source of an idea or phrase. I’ve spent hours trying to track down an anecdote or a fact that didn’t strike me as important when I read it, but that later on, I wanted to look at more closely.… Read More »

Meet Mark: When something stressful happens, he feels energized. His heart races, his senses heighten—he even feels as though his thoughts speed up. Mark prides himself on his ability to face problems head-on, but he admits that it's becoming difficult to turn this intensity off.…

"I feel depressed, but my boyfriend/husband doesn't seem to care, and won't help me with it. Is it possible that my depression is being caused by my relationship?" Symptoms of Emotional Abuse Many women assume that if they're not being physically abused by their partner, then… Read More »