Stress Can Speed Aging, but Recovery Can Slow It Again: Study

April 25, 2023 – Measuring biological aging has become so precise with DNA-based technology that researchers showed that trauma or stressful life events can rapidly speed up the pace of aging. But they also found that recovery from the experience can return aging to its baseline. This is one of the first studies to show …

‘The stress levels to keep quiet are HIGH’: Airbnb guests find out they booked the upstairs bedroom in someone’s house

You never really know what your Airbnb rental is going to be like until you actually get inside. A couple specializing in travel TikTok content found out the hard way they’d booked the upstairs bedroom in someone’s house—to the delight of many viewers. The video comes courtesy of Meg and Rhys, who post content on …

10 things worth trying during times of stress, trauma, or crisis.

This article originally appeared on 12.22.15 Regardless of what you’re going through, self-care is important. I once read something that said, “It’s not the hard times that define you, it’s how you respond.” One important tool when it comes to dealing with personal challenges is self-care. What is self-care? The University of Kentucky’s Student Affairs …

Student Mental Health Week Focuses on Rates of Stress, Anxiety

Feb. 8, 2023 — As mental health issues rise among teens and college students, this week’s first-ever global Student Mental Health Week couldn’t be better timed. The urgency is quite apparent. A recent study showed that nearly one-third of students worldwide said their mental health has worsened since returning to campus following the COVID-19 lockdowns.  With suicide rates …

Stress is an epidemic among our kids. 7 experts give 8 tips on how to help.

This article originally appeared on 07.28.17 School can be a ton of fun, but for many kids, it can also be a pretty big source of stress and anxiety as well. A little stress now and then is an unfortunate fact of life, but it seems like kids are more stressed than ever these days. …

Anthony Davis Is Out Indefinitely With A Stress Injury In His Foot But There’s Hope He Won’t Need A Procedure

Getty Image The Los Angeles Lakers will not have Anthony Davis for the foreseeable future. Reports from earlier this week indicated that the team wasn’t expecting to have the All-Star big man for an indefinite period of time due to a foot injury that he suffered against the Denver Nuggets, and on Friday afternoon, the …

‘No money is worth the stress from that job’: In-N-Out Burger worker finds out employees are getting $2 raise after quitting

An In-N-Out Burger worker went viral on TikTok after sharing her discovery that employees will be receiving a $2 hourly raise—after she had already quit. In the clip, user @celvil711 as she films herself laughing in her In-N-Out uniform, over a popular audio of creator Brittany Broski laughing. The text overlay reads, “me deciding to …

Report: Cade Cunningham May Have Suffered A Stress Fracture In His Shin

Getty Image The Detroit Pistons have been without the services of Cade Cunningham for the last five games due to a shin injury. According to a new report, it looks like Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, is going to be out for much longer after the severity of the …

Schools Teaching Mindfulness, Meditation to Help Lower Stress

Nov. 18, 2022 – On a recent Thursday afternoon, Connie Clotworthy greets a roomful of energetic fourth graders at Valor Academy Elementary School in Arleta, CA, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.  She starts by leading them in a mindfulness exercise, reminding the 19 students they have to give their brain a break …

Here’s a Great Way to Alleviate Stress: Baking

Baking is super therapeutic: to be able to punch and knead something that will eventually turn out the better for it. It’s great! It turns out that I’m not alone; baking is a great way for anyone to get a little free stress relief at home. Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, a clinical psychologist with a background …

Doctor’s Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evaluating a person’s psychological stress can be a good way to gauge their risk of heart and blood vessel disease, new research suggests. And a brief questionnaire could help with the assessment, the study findings showed. “Our study is part of the accumulating …