How sirens and prolonged stress affect breathing
Nearly one million Israelis live with chronic lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, and for them the current security reality, which has already lasted almost two weeks, may worsen their condition.
Mental Health
Stress affects facial skin: The recipe that always works for calming
Researchers reveal the surprising reason for the rise in loneliness in the world
Stressed? This is the sign that appears on your face, and it can be eliminated
Between a siren and stressful news: How to strengthen mental resilience at home
The news and the sirens activate the body in a prolonged survival state. A mindfulness expert explains how it is possible to regulate thoughts, reduce stress and create emotional stability at home.
This vitamin is most effective in reducing anxiety – and most of you don’t know it
Studies point to a link between magnesium deficiency and higher anxiety levels, and to its role in regulating the nervous system and the stress hormone.
The big mistake you make when waking up to alarms at night
If you woke up because of an alarm and had a small snack – that is not what will make you gain weight. What matters is the overall pattern.
When stress comes out through the jaw: The simple treatment for teeth grinding
Ongoing security stress heightens jaw clenching and teeth grinding, causing pain, wear, and sleep issues, with new effective treatments now available beyond night guards.
Emotional eating during war: Why it happens to us, and how to cope
All day long we open the refrigerator, eat foods high in sugar and fat and then are filled with feelings of guilt. How can emotional eating be identified, and what can be done to reduce it.
The breathing technique that calms anxiety and is used by security organizations
It is simple, it is effective, and it can be done from anywhere – yes, even in a shelter next to other people. Meet the tactical counting technique that will calm you.
Excessive thinking may increase anxiety – but there is a way to stop it
Excessive thinking intensifies anxiety and harms the sense of control, but it can be calmed using simple means. Here are 8 practical psychological tools for reducing mental overload.
A clinical psychologist explains: The method that calms anxiety – and takes less than a minute
We are in an extremely tense period and many people experience anxiety attacks. This is what can be done to calm down – and it takes a minute.
Strong on the outside, cracked on the inside: The invisible price of getting used to war
We function and display impressive resilience, but behind the collective armor a quiet emotional burden is piling up that may erupt precisely when the quiet returns.
Can dogs help ease teacher burnout in Israel’s schools during wartime? - study
Psychological buffer against wartime exhaustion for teachers revealed in new research.
