Health Expert Eileen Bailey shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/22705/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/22705/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/22705/index http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/150497/eat-impact-mood Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:57:00 -0500 Eileen Bailey For many physical illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes, most doctors will talk about how diet and lifestyle changes are imperative to making a positive difference in your health. But little is written or known about how and whether diet makes a difference in our mental health. One study, completed at the University of Melbourne in Australia in 2010 showed that a "traditional or whole diet characterized by vegetables, fruit, whole grains... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/150497/eat-impact-mood http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/114385/vacations-anxious Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:16:01 -0400 Eileen Bailey Summer, the time for vacations, sitting on the beach relaxing. Or is a vacation, with trying to make everyone happy, worrying about money, and spending time with children not coping well with the change in routine more stressful than your every day life? My question as we head into the vacation season is: Do you find vacations to be relaxing or do you find them to be stressful?   See: Managing Vacation... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/114385/vacations-anxious http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/114159/diagnosed-anxiety Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:00:56 -0400 Eileen Bailey There are approximately 40 million adults in the United States with some type of anxiety disorder. Although women are diagnosed with anxiety more often than men, there are still many men suffering from the different types of anxiety.  According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, men are equal in diagnosis for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD). [1]   Reasons Why Men May Be... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/114159/diagnosed-anxiety http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/113588/increase-anxiety Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:18:10 -0400 Eileen Bailey Does the extreme heat of the summer increase anxiety? It doesn't take much to check out the many forums and blogs on the internet about anxiety to find people asking that very same question. Even so, there doesn't seem to be much (if any) medical literature on the subject, but for those that experience an increase in symptoms, it doesn't matter if there is documentation to back up what they know happens to them during the heat of the summer.... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/113588/increase-anxiety http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/113074/summertime-stress Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:01:25 -0400 Eileen Bailey Summertime is supposed to be a time of carefree living, fun and sunshine. But, often, this is not the case. Summers can be hectic. For parents, it is the time children may be at home, alone, even though they are still working. Worry about what children are doing can add stress. Days can be filled with extra activities, driving children around and family picnics. Vacations, meant to be relaxing, can be filled with stress and worry. The season... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/113074/summertime-stress http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112615/anxiety-question Wed, 26 May 2010 18:49:36 -0400 Eileen Bailey This week, we had a question posed by a member about chronic crying. This member stated, "I have been a crier all my life. When something upsets me, when I become angry or when I am overwhelmed/frustrated I break out in tears. And when I am done crying, I feel better physically but am annoyed that I cried for something that was not really worth the display of emotion."   The member is looking for ideas and suggestions on how to control... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112615/anxiety-question http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112521/faces-anxiety-jo Tue, 25 May 2010 19:01:46 -0400 Eileen Bailey Jo has anxiety. She suffered a traumatic experience last summer when a pregnancy suddenly ended. At 21 weeks pregnant, Jo was told her baby had died. Labor was induced and the baby was stillborn. She ended up in surgery to have the placenta removed and lost a great deal of blood. At the time she was convinced she was going to die. That once she was given the general anesthesia she would never wake up. Jo believes this terrible and traumatic... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112521/faces-anxiety-jo http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112224/faces-anxiety-jay Sat, 22 May 2010 08:44:47 -0400 Eileen Bailey In continuing with "The Many Faces of Anxiety" I am sharing the Jay's story. He hopes that by telling others about his anxiety disorder, he will be able to help others.   Jay is 18 years old. He has been diagnosed with anxiety. While his friends are getting ready to head off to college, Jay is afraid of leaving home. His anxiety, his fear of life, stops him from attending college and getting his driver's license, things that most teens... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/112224/faces-anxiety-jay http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/111869/interview-anxiety Mon, 17 May 2010 18:58:11 -0400 Eileen Bailey An interview with Carolyn Chambers Clark, EdD, RN, ARNP, author of Living Well with Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You ...That You Need to Know. "Overcoming anxiety takes effort, but it can be done."   Carolyn Clark worked as a therapist for over 35 years, working with many people with all levels of anxiety. She understands that each of us has experienced anxiety at some time, and most of us experience healthy anxiety all the... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/111869/interview-anxiety http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/111518/daily-strategies Wed, 12 May 2010 19:18:37 -0400 Eileen Bailey One of our members recently asked this question. Suffering from chronic depression and possibly bipolar disorder, this member has found medication that can help to control these mood disorders, but the nervousness and anxiety remain.   Can you suggest some strategies he can use to help manage the feelings of anxiety?   To read the question:   Any advice to help with anxiety? http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/111518/daily-strategies