Stress
HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: I joined the 5 am club. Now what?
Now that Haji Mohamed Dawjee is spending her first three hours of the day at the maximum, what happens with the rest of the time?
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ANALYSIS: Racism has a physical impact on the body – here’s how
Racism operates at multiple levels to negatively affect health. Physical violence and rampant infectious diseases are the tip of the iceberg.
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RESEARCH: Coronavirus dreams: How anger, sadness & fear crept in during lockdown
Soon after the first lockdowns started, people reported having more dreams than before, with different content.
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Survey: South Africans' stress levels have shot up by 56% due to COVID-19
Pharma Dynamics' Abdurahman Kenny said people from across the country participated in the survey and were asked about their mental health throughout the pandemic.
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EXPLAINER: How coronavirus is affecting our mental health
Social distancing has led to greater isolation and severe financial distress for many.
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Employees face high risk of pre-traumatic stress syndrome - research
Afriforte MD Professor Ina Rothmann said the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an anxiety condition which 46% of employees were at high risk of experiencing.
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Anxious, stressed South Africans really battling under lockdown, says Sadag
A recent Sadag survey suggests that 55% of South Africans who called them had feelings of anxiety and panic and 46% were under financial stress and pressure.
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'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington checks into rehab
The 'Game of Thrones' actor is taking time out from the spotlight to work on some 'personal issues' at a 'wellness retreat', his spokesperson has confirmed.
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Study: News coverage of violent events may contribute to 'cycle of distress'
Some previous research suggests that people are drawn to wall-to-wall news coverage of traumatic events as a way to ease their apprehension and cope with stress, the study team notes.
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Striking a balance: Workplace yoga can indeed lower employee stress
While research showed that yoga didn’t appear to influence heart health, workplace yoga did have a positive effect on mental health and in stress reduction in particular.
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How a basic income can battle the 8 giants of a faltering economy
The first giant is inequality – the huge growth in income and wealth disparities within countries that goes well beyond what is captured by measures such as the Gini coefficient.
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Don’t worry, stress at work isn’t always a bad thing
It’s important to strike the right balance, but periods of some stress could improve performance, writes Daniel Thomas.
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Partner's scent eases women’s response to stress
Researchers found that stress levels dropped in women who smelled their partner’s shirt during a stress test but rose in women who smelled a stranger’s shirt.
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Stressed out? Deal with stress the navy SEAL way
As a former US Navy SEAL commander, Jocko Willink, learned how to deal with stress that makes office anxiety not really seem so bad.
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How to control your emotions
A scientific reports study indicates that third-person self-talk may constitute a relatively effortless form of self-control.
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There’s a bright side to stress
The study looked at what happens in the brain when people who are highly stressed try to empathise with others.
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[ANALYSIS] Is cancer just a question of ‘bad luck’?
Two US researchers have traced the majority of cancers to DNA replication errors during our natural cell replacement. Their finding asks for a renewed inquiry into the role of "chance" in cancer.
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[FACT CHECK] Does rooibos tea reduce stress hormones, helping you lose weight?
Africa Check asks if studies support this claim by the South African Rooibos Council.
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More evidence linking stress to obesity
Using hair to measure long-term levels of the stress hormone cortisol, UK researchers confirm the link between chronic stress and packing on pounds.
