by Nurturing Natures Webmaster | Mar 30, 2022 | Stress, Trauma
Fight is different to flight, flop or freeze Approx. Reading Time: 4 minutes Watching coverage of the war in Ukraine, and the almost unthinkable courage shown by Ukrainian soldiers, inspired by Zelensky, I have once again been reconsidering the way we describe fight,...
by Nurturing Natures Webmaster | Jan 6, 2022 | Brain, Empathy, Health, Stress
Sloths are admirable but being slothful is not enough!! Approx. Reading Time: 7 minutes A new year heralds new hopes, fears and resolutions, a time to take stock and think ahead and back, to reflect on what we want from our lives. Like everyone, I want to live a...
by Nurturing Natures Webmaster | Dec 18, 2021 | Health, Stress, Trauma, Wellbeing
Ode to the sloth: Time to slow, rest and regain energy Approx. Reading Time: 6 minutes In these short winter days with so few hours of sunlight, there can be a tendency to slow down,, quieten, turn inwards. There are different kinds of quietness, immobility and being...
by Graham Music | Sep 7, 2020 | ACEs, COVID, Obesity, Stress, Trauma
Obesity, Immunity, Trauma, Covid-19: Science and Avoiding Fat Shaming Approx. Reading Time: 12 minutes Interventions and policy must take seriously how adverse early experiences, stress and anxiety, alongside poverty, inequality and an exploitative food industry,...
by Graham Music | Apr 14, 2017 | Inequality, Poverty, Stress
Joining forces; Telomeres, social, psychological and political challenges In the last few days I came across yet another interesting article [1] showing that prenatal stress is linked with shorter telomeres. Telomeres are those caps on the end of chromosomes that can...
by Graham Music | Feb 18, 2017 | Abuse, Health, Stress
Death penalty for being abused? The price is too high for society and disadvantaged young people Young people who had been in the care system are far more likely to die in early adulthood than their peers, a report showed last week; indeed they are at least 7 times...
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