Best Android Apps: Best acupressure apps

Best acupressure apps:

1. Acupressure on Hangovers FREE This app offers a step-by-step illustrated guide for treatment of all conditions and its simple instructions indicate specific points, direction of force and length of massage.
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   Acupressure: Treat Yourself This app categorized health issues to easily guide you to section and the how to of performing acupressure for your needs. German, Spanish, Russian and Norwegian languages are options.
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   Acupressure Guide(Mobi Health) This app accesses a fully illustrated guide of simple acupressure exercises one can perform for a wide range of medical conditions.

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Is enough being done to help people with Insomnia?

One in ten people suffers from Insomnia and more than 10 million prescriptions for sleeping tablets are written in England each year, but is popping pills the right answer?

Non-drug treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - or CBT - are often not offered to patients because they're too expensive.

Some experts think the government should be doing more.

Read More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16542145

Young adults 'routinely experience severe stress'

More people are finding it hard to relax because of their high levels of stress.
With more than one in ten Australians said to be dealing with stress in the severe range, it is important for us to focus on ways to relax both at work and in our personal life.
A survey recently carried out by the Australian Psychological Society found that young adults in particular experience high levels of stress and significantly lower levels of wellbeing compared with the population in general.
This could be affecting their overall physical and mental health, with a third of Aussies experiencing signs of depression because of the amount of pressure they are under.
Relaxation methods for the majority of respondents included spending time socialising with friends (60 per cent), listening to their favourite music (55 per cent) and catching up with TV programmes (55 per cent), the research found.
"These sobering figures suggest how important it is for all of us to regularly engage in activities which help us to relax and unwind, manage our stress levels, and improve our health and wellbeing," said Dr Paul Grant of Gladstone Psychology Services.
He told the Gladstone Observer that finding ways to relax do not necessarily have to involve visions of peaceful oases, but could be as simple as doing something that takes your mind off your worries.
"Doing these activities causes measurable reductions in our levels of stress hormones, blood pressure and heart rate, so the benefits are not just 'all in our heads'. What people find relaxing or soothing obviously varies a lot from person to person, so the important thing is to know ourselves and what works for us."
Dr Grant added that relaxation is just a way to produce a peaceful body and a calm mind.
Stressed individuals might find that their concerns slip away when they lie on the Yantra Mat, which features raised 'flowers' that correspond with the pressure points on our body.
Relaxing on the mat with a cool beverage is one way to overcome a racing mind.
How do you like to relax? Let us know in the comments section below.

New Year's Resolution brings on aches and pains

New Year's Resolution brings on aches and pains.  We hop on treadmills, pump iron and if we haven't done it for a while it can be a good idea gone wrong.

Baylor-Plano orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Berry knows that every January starts off the same with plenty of aches, pains and strains.

"Usually a couple of weeks into the New Year I start to see the people who have those injuries,” Dr. Berry said. “It’s really it's just a matter of too much too soon."

Dr. Berry said there is also another group of people--people who are fit but maybe took the holidays off--and then tried to pick up where they left off.

Steve Klinger is recovering from knee surgery.

His was a case of too much too soon even before the New Year and now his goal is to get back into shape.

Today marks the first time he's been on a treadmill in months and he has to resist the urge to over-do it.

Read more - http://www.the33tv.com/about/station/newsteam/kdaf-fitness-resolution-pain-story,0,1867829.story

Seminar offers keys to stress management

 

Is your life out of balance and overwhelming? Do you need to feel more relaxed, peaceful and energized? Powerful stress management solutions will be mastered at a seminar called Cooling Down The Stress Soup, coming to Williams Lake, Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Read more -  http://www.wltribune.com/community/137141703.html

Stress Management

How to Reduce, prevent, and Cope with Stress

It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands, and your career or family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management.

Managing stress is all about taking charge: taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment, and the way you deal with problems. The ultimate goal is a balanced life, with time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun – plus the resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on.

Identify the sources of stress in your life.
Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. Your true sources of stress aren’t always obvious, and it’s all too easy to overlook your own stress-inducing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sure, you may know that you’re constantly worried about work deadlines. But maybe it’s your procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline stress.

To identify your true sources of stress, look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses:

• Do you explain away stress as temporary (“I just have a million things going on right now”) even though you can’t remember the last time you took a breather?
• Do you define stress as an integral part of your work or home life (“Things are always crazy around here”) or as a part of your personality (“I have a lot of nervous energy, that’s all”).
• Do you blame your stress on other people or outside events, or view it as entirely normal and unexceptional?

Until you accept responsibility for the role you play in creating or maintaining it, your stress level will remain outside your control.

Read More - http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm

Sleep Helps Protect Your Brain

I love the way I feel after a good night's sleep. My body is rested; my mind feels clear and alert; and I am happy to just linger in bed and relax. Of course, this delightful state is eventually interrupted by an alarm going off or the dog barking for me to feed him.
But I continue to feel good throughout the day if I slept well the night before. It's as if my entire system -- my body and my brain -- have been reset in a healthy way.
This good feeling may be a result of the anti-inflammatory effects of sleep. Chronic brain inflammation appears to contribute to cellular deterioration that can lead to Alzheimer's disease. Getting a good night's sleep has a positive impact on that inflammatory process and may explain why people who sleep well regularly often look younger and have more energy.
Read more - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-w-small-md/sleep-health_b_1176693.html

Let your fingers do the healing with acupressure

The new year is here and many may look to modern medicine to help heal last year’s health issues.
Yet, many Americans are turning to some of the oldest healing traditions in the world. Acupressure is a practice estimated to be more than 5,000 years old and predates the practice of acupuncture. It is a Chinese healing art that uses the fingers and other parts of the body to apply pressure on certain points of the body. To better understand acupressure, one must understand its sibling — acupuncture.

Acupuncture has been used by nearly one-third of the world including countries throughout Asia, Europe and South America as a primary care system. The practice has been used in many more countries as non-conventional therapy for 200 years. It was introduced as, “a safe and alternative medicine” (CAM) in the U.S. in the 1970s and has become more popular in the past decade. Acupressure is even older than acupuncture. Both practices have been recently evaluated by standards of western medicine, some studies have found them to be beneficial.
Acupuncture and acupressure may look similar but are two different non-traditional treatments. To better understand how they work, one should look back at the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory.

Read More - http://lubbockonline.com/health/2012-01-09/let-your-fingers-do-healing-acupressure

Tips for women to alleviate insomnia

Do you find it increasingly difficult to fall asleep, or stay asleep? You're definitely not alone. Research finds more women are suffering from insomnia and many are now taking sleeping pills to help them get some rest. But pills can be short-term fix that can backfire.

Maria is a high-powered business executive by day, and at night, she's wide awake. For more than a year she's suffered from insomnia.
"It's very difficult to empty my mind of the stresses of the day," says Maria.
To get some shut-eye, Maria alternates taking prescription sleep aids, anti-anxiety pills and muscle relaxants.
"On a bad night when I feel a lot of anxiety I definitely cannot sleep without the help of drugs," says Maria.
A study from the National Sleep Foundation found nearly three in 10 women say they take sleeping aids at least a few nights a week.

Read More - http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=8497085

Therapist helps cerebral palsy child feel better with acupressure massage

Therapist helps cerebral palsy child feel better with acupressure massage

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