When you are doing too much, your stress can cause your body to change in harmful ways. My post Recognize Your Stress Levels lists several ways your body changes. But did you know that stress affects your sense of smell? And did you know that certain scents can allow you to reduce your stress with a sniff?… Continue reading How to Reduce Your Stress with a Sniff
Category: Health
Informational or personal experience posts on health and illness topics such as COPD, self-care, and others areas of interest to the author, Lynette M. Burrows or her readers.
Random Acts of Love from the Animal Kingdom
This month I’ve blogged about random acts of love and kindness. Too often it feels as if the world has become colder, harder, less kind. As February draws to a close, let’s look at how the animal kingdom performs random acts of love and kindness. Empathy All month I’ve been asking you to perform random… Continue reading Random Acts of Love from the Animal Kingdom
Amnesia: Beyond the Tropes
You’ve read it a million times. The heroine (or hero) has no memory of who she is. No name. No remembered family. No past. Amnesia, says the doctor. And the story takes off. She (or he) attempts to recover her name. Her family. Her past. A little frightened and a lot intrigued, you are hooked.… Continue reading Amnesia: Beyond the Tropes
Ways Music is Good For You and Your Stress
In this post, I share some science behind the ways music is good for you. And I share links to stress-relief acoustics both music and natural sounds.
Does Stress Make You Reach For Chocolate?
Does stress make you reach for Chocolate? It does me. Oops. That’s bad. Or is it? One way to decrease the effects of stress is to make a plan.