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If all this talk about feelings and self-esteem is too spongy for you, never fear, because not all the stress-reducing effects of exercise are psychological in nature. Some stress-reducing mechanisms related to exercise are actually physiological. One such mechanism is the release of beta-endorphins during exercise. Beta-endorphins are opioid-like (like the effects of heroin) substances that are released during the body’s fight-or-flight response to stress. They reduce your perception of physical pain and enhance your mood. More »

When they return to school this week, students will have access not only to books but to drugs.

Half of high school students and nearly a quarter of middle school students in the United States know who to go to in their schools to buy drugs, an exhaustive new survey says. And when there are drugs, the kids are likely to try them, says Columbia University researcher Sue Foster, author of the report on the widespread availability of drugs.

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If you have read any of my previous articles, you know that I’m somewhat of an exercise freak. That is to say that I am very straightforward when it comes to the scientifically proven benefits of exercise. As such, I don’t sugarcoat the facts. Exercise and live; don’t exercise and die! More »

Weddings and stress go together like hot fudge and ice cream; if you have one, you’ve got to have the other. At least it seems that way, doesn’t it?

Why is that? Your wedding is perhaps the highlight of your life, probably up to that point anyway. Also, you really only get one shot to do it right, (well for half of you you’ll get two tries, but that’s another story). More »

This is the first, and possibly the most important, of the four steps. Learning the muscles of the body is imperative as you must understand what you’ll be training in the first place. Knowledge of the human muscular system is essential in allowing you to properly channel your weight training energies. More »

You may find yourself asking what does all this mean? I know I sure did when I first began to study this spiritual system of psychological mind-body healing. If you have one or multiple unbalanced Chakras within your system, the energy will not flow throughout your system, as it properly should. Subsequently, the Chakras that are properly balanced will not receive the energy flow necessary for them to flourish. If a system is divided against itself in competition for survival, how could it function, as it properly should? It can’t! A Chakra can be unbalanced in two ways, it can either be too open or it can be blocked. Remember earlier how I said Chakras function like spinning wheels that filter energy throughout your body. Chakras that are too open spin too quickly, taking more than their share of energy. A blocked Chakra will spin sluggishly, or possibly not at all, thus not receiving enough energy. More »