Snacking on comfort food – things like cakes and chips – has been shown to actually reduce stress and anxiety, in lab rats at least.
Eating foods rich in fat and sugar can alter the chemical composition of the brain and reduce anxiety, says Professor of Pharmacology Margaret Morris. Prof Morris, from the University of [...]

Eating small quantities of dark chocolate each day can noticeably reduce stress hormone levels:
It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed. Everyone’s favorite treat also partially corrected other stress-related biochemical imbalances.

In the interests of living longer violence and stress are among 12 situations or things you should try and avoid or not do…

If you are walking down a sidewalk and are approaching a group of loud and apparently intoxicated males, cross to the other side of the street immediately. If confronted, run.
If you are [...]

People tend to move to specific cities or localities so they can be around like minded contemporaries who share similar personality traits, according to a study of British and American dwelling preferences.
And if you are what you eat, then it seems you are also very much the place or area you reside in:
People living on [...]

The global economic crisis has apparently resulted in a surge in singles looking for love and relationships. Explanations range from the mercenary, whereby people are literally looking for someone to share living expenses with, to the slightly more earnest, with others in search of a companion to share the hard times with…
“People who have been [...]

Workers left behind after colleagues have been laid-off often experience greater levels of stress and despair then their departed workmates.
The anxiety created by the uncertainty of their situation can, for some, be far worse than the experience of losing one’s job and being unemployed.
Brendan Burchell, a Cambridge sociologist, presented his analysis based on various [...]

In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop
Concerns have been raised about the health risks associated with… blogging, following the recent sudden deaths of two prominent bloggers in the US.
The pressure to be constantly ahead of the game, while writing for an information hungry global audience that never sleeps, can take [...]

Stress and debt make Sydney a violent city.
Ironically the problems we now find ourselves faced with were partially occasioned by the period of relatively low interest rates that has now passed us by.
People began borrowing money to purchase property (sometimes several), sometimes committing themselves to the hilt, but made little allowance for possible interest [...]