Entries from InsWeb’s Insurance Blog | Auto, Home, Life, Health, and more tagged with 'stress'
Laughing Your Way to Better Health?
Knock knock. Did you know laughing could be good for your health? According to a WebMD.com feature, we change physiologically when we laugh. We stretch muscles throughout our face and body, our pulse and blood pressure go up, and we breathe faster, sending more oxygen to our tissues....
New Year, New Resolutions
It's the time of year when millions of people make their New Year's resolution. We here at InsWeb aren't any different. According to USA.gov, the top 5 most popular New Year's resolutions are: 1) Lose weight 2) Manage debt 3) Save money 4) Get a better job 5) Get fit....
New Study - Mental Health Deteriorates During Recession
In a previous post, I discussed how physical health improves during a recession. But when economic conditions are poor, what's good for the body isn't necessarily good for the mind. New research in the United States and Europe has found that economic conditions directly affect the quality of mental health. Due to the global financial crisis, mental health is...
Can a Recession Be Good for You?
These days, the headlines are all the same: unemployment rates are up, consumer confidence is down, and the global economy is on the verge of total meltdown. CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and the rest of the 24-hour news networks agree: Armageddon is near. But are things really that bad? In truth, a recession can actually be good for you--in more...
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