Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Impaired Stress Response. Subtle alterations of a hormonal stress response system called the HPA axis may play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study in the November/December issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. A smoothly functioning hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal, or HPA, axis helps the body remain stable under physiological and psychological stress through the actions of three hormones. First, the brain portion called the hypothalamus secretes a hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to... [HeartMath Report]
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Juha Haataja: "It may be a singularly Finnish trait that when giving positive feedback we tend to insult the recipient a bit. This way the recipient feels that you didn't offer you encouragement only because you wanted to be polite." [Scripting News]
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"Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." -- Albert Einstein
Researchers in the Netherlands say a significant proportion of the population is suffering from so-called leisure sickness. They have found 3% of people become ill with a variety of different complaints as soon as they stop working and try to relax. [BBC]
