What happens to your body when you’re heartbroken ?

This is what happens to your body when you’re heartbroken https://t.co/nSt3eTZDRh pic.twitter.com/TzWOAxRzzc — HuffPost Living (@HealthyLiving) February 24, 2016 2. Once the shock subsides, major emotional stress sets in (What did I do wrong? Am I going to be alone forever? Is it time to start adopting cats?). That stress can ramp up your sympathetic…

Secret to ageing well

Keep calm – it’s the secret to ageing well https://t.co/iFCzI2qmDS pic.twitter.com/ZlSlw4Rcir – The Conversation (@ConversationUK) December 13, 2015 Work from our lab and from others has found that many of the negative aspects of cognitive ageing seen in older people appear to be linked to the amount of stress they have experienced in their life….

Teenagers and Stress

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-teens.aspx Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. A 2013 survey by the APA found that stress is extremely common among teenagers. Teenagers who responded to the survey report they’re experiencing what they think are unhealthy levels of stress, especially during the school year. If you’re struggling with your work load take a look at this custom…

20 Things You Never Knew About Being Left-Handed

20 Things You Never Knew About Being Left-Handed https://t.co/PHmSkfjNVS via @HPLifestyle — MSSAT Better Blokes (@BetterBlokesNZ) November 8, 2015 It’s not just genetics Scientists aren’t exactly sure why some people are left-handed, but they know that genes are responsible about 25 percent of the time, says Yeo. Left-handedness does tend to run in families, he…

PTSD Does Not Increase Risk of Cancer

http://psychcentral.com/news/2015/08/17/ptsd-does-not-increase-risk-of-cancer/90973.html The association between stress and cancer has been discussed in scientific literature for more than 70 years. Despite plausible theories that would support this association, findings from clinical research have been mixed. Researchers compared the rate of various cancer diagnoses among people with PTSD with the standardized cancer rate from the general population in…