The holiday season is filled with joy, and it’s also filled with food. Many people tend to over-indulge during this time, snacking on foods packed with sugars and drenched in salt, and this often leads to a little bulge around the middle. Overeating and putting on weight during this season is a common problem. A Consumer Reports survey found that what 37 percent of people dreaded the most…
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Self-Care Tips For Body-Mind Wellness
Your mind and body are connected. Thus many habits that support good physical health also support mental and emotional wellness. So be kind to yourself—by doing these simple things that can help you build resilience, stress less, and feel better. With benefits for both mind and body, these self-care tips are twice as rewarding.
Move your body to lift your mood ~ Exercise can relieve symptoms…
Happy New Year! Resolve to Reduce Your Stress Level
Better self-care is a resolution that most people make each new year—most often to lose weight, eat healthier, start exercising, or spend more quality time with loved ones. We’re all increasingly aware that stress reduction and relaxation are critical to our health. ‘Our bodies break down under the onslaught of stress—insomnia, anxiety, depression, and all chronic disease is made worse by…
You Matter
You, yourself,
as much as anyone in the entire universe,
deserves your love and affection.
~ The Buddha
Art by Lucia Miracchi, CEO ~ Massage Therapy Center Palo…
Reframe Your Thoughts To Lose Weight
‘When it comes to losing weight and getting healthier, your mind can be your biggest enemy,’ writes Karen Asp at EatingWell.com. ‘The good news—you can harness your meddlesome thoughts so they work with you instead of against you.’ Here are three strategies she suggests:
Make Exercise Fun. Women in a study who thought they were ‘exercising’ ate more chocolate afterwards than women told…
Nourishing Our Bodies
We want our cows to lead peaceful lives in the rolling hills of our rural areas. We want to make sure they have not been injected with various chemicals. We want each of the cows to be issued a formal apology before it is slaughtered.
We want our chickens to be free range, even though we know that ‘free range’ does not mean pecking about in a huge barnyard. We want Vivaldi played in their…