Tag: cortisol
Helping New Mothers Bust the Stress of Pregnancy: A Nursing Initiative
On our first day of clinical rotations, we visited a community, and our teacher asked us to select a family. My friend and I knocked [more…]
Stress and Its Impact on Health – The Master Malady of All
Stress in a medical context is defined as a physical or psychological factor that creates bodily and/or mental tension. Stress factors can be external, coming [more…]
Insight: How Obesity Compromises Reproductive Health in Women
Obesity results from excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body’s skeletal and physical standards for age, sex and height. A BMI of >25 is [more…]
Music Therapy: Innovation in Coping with Ailments
When was the last time you listened to some nice lilting music of your choice? Did it flood your senses with a sense of warmth [more…]
