During stressful times, your body produces various chemicals, including cortisol, an immune-suppressing hormone. The more cortisol produced, the weaker your immune cells become and the more susceptible you are to illness.

Does something about your body bug you? Maybe you believe you'd be happier if only you were thinner, taller, shorter, more muscular -- whatever.

Eating disorders, in which food becomes not a source of nutrition but an enemy to be fought or an object of obsession, are most common among middle-class and upper-middle-class women. Approximately 1 in 10 people with eating disorders will die as a result of the condition, either by suicide or a heart attack due to starvation.

It's normal to feel stressed or anxious now and then. But it's time to call for help if emotional issues interfere with your life, your job, or your personal relationships.

As a woman, your body is much more sensitive to the effects of alcohol and more easily damaged than a man’s body. Because women have less water in their body than men, alcohol doesn't dilute as much and more of it gets absorbed into the blood. That’s why women suffer greater physical damage and often become more intoxicated than men when they drink identical amounts of alcohol.

Whatever the nature of your loss, active grieving can help you get through the following months and years.

Office politics include not only the hierarchy of command in companies, but also the manipulative tactics people use to be more powerful at work.

Physical violence is just one form of domestic abuse. If you have a partner who verbally humiliates you, demands all your attention, blames you for everything that goes wrong or threatens to harm you or your children, you’re also being abused.

Learning how to express anger assertively and constructively can improve your personal interaction and your health.

Alcohol-dependent employees incur twice the health care costs of the average employee, are more likely to steal from their employers, are more likely to be involved in workplace accidents and are five times more likely to file worker’s compensation claims.

Although sadness touches all our lives, true depression is different in its intensity and persistence.

Each year thousands of concert- and festivalgoers are injured because of crowd problems—stampedes or even dehydration.

If you have occasional or chronic insomnia, you may be able to get to sleep by making lifestyle changes.

A woman’s unique biological, social, and cultural factors may increase her risk for depression.

No matter how energetic you may be, stretching yourself to the limit every day puts your health and happiness at risk.

There's nothing wrong with feeling a particular emotion. At work, though, you want to be cautious in how you express it.

The social support of friends and family can provide a buffer to loneliness, depression, stress, and isolation, all of which can impair mental health.

Chronic lack of sleep can increase blood pressure; contribute to stress, car accidents, weight gain, and judgment errors; and affect your work.

Polycarbonate plastic is durable, impact-resistant, and clear. It is widely used in food and beverage containers, but research has raised concerns over its health effects.