Headaches are a common response to stress. The 3 most common types of headaches seen in an outpatient care setting are muscular tension headaches, migraines, and temporomandibular joint pain. These headaches have different causes, but the underlying initiator is often stress. Stress can cause muscular tension headaches because the stress reaction (or fight-or-flight response) naturally causes your spine to tighten. Your spine muscles are connected to the muscles and connectiv

These days you can’t turn on the television or the radio, or pick up a newspaper or a magazine without someone going on about Stress. And if they are not directly talking about Stress, maybe they are giving you some information that is likely to get you stressed – the failing global economy, wars and terrorism, climate challenges, murder, your sports team’s poor results..... We live in a stressful era, possibly the most stressful period humans have ever experienced. Stress is

Cut back on sugar – you’re sweet enough Try swapping sugary drinks for water. Sugar sweetened beverages are the largest source of sugars in the one’s diet and they can lead to weight gain and tooth decay – a person who has one 600ml sugary drink each day will consume 23kg of sugar by the end of a year. Get moving If heading to the gym isn’t your thing then there’s still plenty of ways to get active. If you’ve got a furry friend head to the dog park, go for a stroll along the

Non-Stop Learning Learning new information and skills across your entire lifespan helps to keep your brain strong even in the later years of life. Activities that have the highest value for brain health are those that are novel and complex to each particular person. What is easy for one person may be challenging for another, so the things that challenge you the most have the most value for your brain. Mental Stimulation Exercise This activity is designed to help you understan