Hands down, keeping your stress in check is one of the best ways to stay healthy and keep the good vibes flowing. The better we are at managing our worries, the more effective our bodies are at resting… Continue Reading
Emotional Health & Wellness
Women, Heart Attacks and Emotionality
A few years back, we lost two Hollywood legends—Debbie Reynolds and her beloved daughter, Carrie Fisher – within one day of each other. Carrie had experienced a massive heart attack while traveling and died a few days later…. Continue Reading
Depression: Facts, Myths and Remedies
No one likes when the days get shorter, including me. It’s easy to get a little down when darkness creeps in on your normal day-lit routine like a heavy set of bookends. It’s during colder, darker times of… Continue Reading
How to Handle Tension, or Stress, Headaches
At one point or another, we’ve all had a tension headache, also known as a stress headache. Sometimes you can feel them building, and other times they hit you out of nowhere. The fall season, in particular, can… Continue Reading
The Importance of Family & Friends This Holiday Season
After making your gift list and checking it twice, don’t forget to put the best gift you can give at the top of that list: being present with your family and loved ones. The true value of the… Continue Reading
Intimacy and Heart Disease – an Overlooked Risk Factor
The list of conventional risk factors for cardiovascular disease does not include loss or lack of intimacy. You’ll see the usual risk factors that research has repeatedly examined and the media reports on: older age, unfavorable family history,… Continue Reading
A Hug: Powerful Medicine?
Nobody knows when the first human hug took place, but we pretty much know when the first hug occurs in life: a newborn laying and nursing in the arms of its mother. What a Hug Really Means! To… Continue Reading
Sex and Intimacy May Help Keep Your Mind Sharp
Through a 2015 Dutch study, researchers found that older men and women performed better on mental function tests if they were satisfied with their sexual relationships and continued sexuality and intimacy. The study involved 1,747 seniors with an… Continue Reading
Subliminal Messages Affect Health
by Brenda Stockdale, HMDI Contributing Editor How the Little Things in Your Environment Can Make or Break Your Healing Process Images of mouthwatering treats and snacks popped up on movie screens back in 1957, and guess what happened?… Continue Reading
Mental Illness and Poor Dental Health – Often Overlooked
Psychiatric patients experience a much greater incidence of poor dental health than the general population, a 2015 review of the medical literature has revealed. According to the analysis, individuals with severe mental illness were nearly three times as likely… Continue Reading