by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jul 13, 2011 | Diet, Health, Immune Resistance, Stress, Stress Strategies
Whenever we are under stress, our immune system comes under attack. When stresses are continuous, we need to get all the help we can. That’s why we are taking a new look at an old ally: bacteria. For over a century we have known that bacteria live normally in...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | May 7, 2011 | Managing Stress, Stress, Stress Strategies, Travel
Stress makes constant demands on our bodies and minds. Most people assume their stresses come from the hectic work week, and the weekend is just a couple of blank days on the calendar. But stress abhors a vacuum, and we need to program a little stress-break into...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 16, 2010 | Prevention, Stress
In a recent post, we reviewed the Top Ten ways that stress can hurt us. One of the top complaints was insomnia, which has become a growing issue for stressed workers today. One of the principle reasons for this is Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. ...
