Archive for May 2021
How to manage stress
To start with, physical activity can help improve your sleep. And better sleep means better stress management. Doctors don’t yet know exactly why, but people who exercise more tend to get better deep “slow wave” sleep that helps renew the brain and body. Just take care not to exercise too close to bedtime, which disrupts sleep for some people. Exercise also seems to help…
Read MoreShould I exercise more or eat less to lose weight?
Cutting calories appears to promote weight loss more effectively than does increasing exercise. The key to weight loss is to consume fewer calories than you burn. For most people, it’s possible to lower calorie intake to a greater degree than it is to burn more calories through increased exercise. That’s the reason cutting calories through…
Read MoreHealthy Aging with Nutrition
Nutrition is an essential part of staying healthy both mentally and physically. Making sure we get enough of the right foods can be challenging. In essence, the right foods help fuel our mind. Though you may find thousands of fad diets and unique ways to prepare food, there are simpler ways to provide nutritional value…
Read MoreExercise, Nutrition, and Health: Keeping it Simple | Jason Kilderry | TEDxDrexelU
Wellness is a difficult word to define. Traditionally wellness has meant the opposite of illness and the absence of disease and disability. More recently wellness has come to describe something that you have personal control over. Wellness is now a word used to describe living the best possible life you can regardless of whether you…
Read MoreHolistic Nursing Care: The Importance of Compassionate Care
Holism is a philosophical approach in support of the belief that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. According to this approach, the whole cannot be understood by examining its individual parts; instead, it is individual parts that allow us to see and hear the reality of the whole. This philosophy can…
Read More3 Minute Stress Management-Reduce Stress with this Short Activity
Stress is the aspect of anxiety that we feel in our body. Worry is about thoughts, but stress is how our muscles get tense, our breathing gets tight, it makes you ache or makes your hands sweat, stress is the physiological response to perceived danger. So when your brain perceives a threat, whether it’s a…
Read More10 Benefits Of Exercise On The Brain And Body – Why You Need Exercise
How can exercise be connected to brain health? Aerobic exercise preserves existing brain cells while fostering the growth of new ones. Physical activity keeps the blood flowing in your brain and increases the chemicals that protect the brain. Studies have found that physical activity can help the area of the brain that is the first…
Read MoreThe Health Benefits of a Cucumber
Dr. Eric Berg, DC is a chiropractor and health educator who is an expert in Healthy Keto™ and intermittent fasting. He has spent the last 30 years helping people to transform their health and lose weight. Dr. Berg spent 29 years as a full-time practitioner in Alexandria, Virginia, where he helped over 40,000 clients with…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Mental Health and Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
America is experiencing information overload more than ever before and it looks like it’ll only increase. With increased knowledge comes increased responsibility. Technology has boomed over the centuries but we’re not here to say that technology itself is a bad thing. You may have even been able to access this article through your phone, or…
Read MoreHolistic Healing
What Are Holistic Practices? Bill is convinced that complementary therapies help him stay healthy. Susan swears by the alternative medicine she uses to maintain her health. When they sit down to talk, they find they are doing the same things-they just have different words for it. Alternative medicine, complementary therapies, holistic practices, natural healthcare, integrative…
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