Tag Archives: anxiety
Feeling Anxious? How Meditation Calms Your Brain
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on June 04, 2013
Meditation provides many health benefits, but the exact brain functions involved have been elusive – until now. “Although we’ve known that meditation can reduce anxiety, we hadn’t identified the specific brain mechanisms involved in relieving anxiety in healthy [...]
Stress Release: The Power Of Bad (and Good) Habits
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 27, 2013
We’re just as likely to default to positive habits, such as eating a healthy breakfast or going to the gym, as we are to self-sabotage. Stress and exhaustion may make us feel like we are walking zombies, but [...]
Chronic Pain: Forget What They Say…You CAN Break Free!
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 15, 2013
Step One: Forget everything you know about chronic pain. Welcome to 5/15/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, I discuss the mind-body relationship between our emotions and physical pain. You’ll learn how our brain uses physical pain as a [...]
Handling Stress: How Your Emotional Style May Be Creating Anxiety
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 13, 2013
Individuals who used the emotional strategy of reappraisal experienced less anxiety than those who suppressed their feelings. How do you handle stress? Do you tend to see the glass as half-empty or half-full?Do you tend to express your emotions or [...]
Beating Fear: Lessons From A Diving Board
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 08, 2013
Is fear and doubt holding you back? Welcome to 5/8/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Z dives in to the topic of fear. Using a story about a life lesson learned from a diving board, he takes [...]
How Stress Affect Brain Cells…and Your Mood
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 07, 2013
Researchers identify a “stress” protein that reduces new brain cell production and is linked to depression. Research from King’s College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells – a [...]
DO IT!! Being Forced To Exercise Still Reduces Stress and Anxiety
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 27, 2013
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does. We all know that exercise does our mind and body good. In addition to protection against stress-related disorders, previous research has shown [...]
Why Some Stress Is Good For You
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 19, 2013
Acute, short-lived stress works to prime the brain for improved performance. Overworked and feeling stressed out? Look on the bright side. Some of that stress may actually be good for your brain. “You always think about stress [...]
The “Noise” Of Depression
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 18, 2013
Is depression getting in the way of your happiness? Welcome to 4/17/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Z explains the way that he has come to best understand depression and anxiety – “Noise”. Be prepared to be [...]
Reducing Existential Anxiety… with Tylenol???
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 16, 2013
The findings in this study advances our understanding of how the human brain processes different kinds of pain. University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to [...]
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