HEALTH

Building Lasting Wellness Habits That Fit Your Life And Goals

17Jul

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MENTAL HEALTH, SELF-CARE, TOP FOUR, WELLNESS

Building Lasting Wellness Habits That Fit Your Life And Goals

Busy parents juggling work and wellness, shift workers on uneven schedules, and caregivers managing everyone else’s needs often set thoughtful wellness and self-care goals, then watch them fade. The real consistency challenges usually aren’t motivation; they’re packed calendars, stress that derails mental health maintenance, and all-or-nothing thinking that turns one missed day into quitting. Even general readers interested in wellness can struggle to protect physical well-being routines when life stays loud and unpredictable. A steadier approach makes long-term habit formation feel doable, even when circumstances aren’t ideal. Build a Sustainable Wellness Plan That Fits Your Life This process helps you pick wellness goals you can actually keep, turn them into realistic weekly target...

17Jul

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LIFESTYLE, SELF-CARE, TOP FOUR

Lifestyle Options

It seems like now more than ever there are hundreds of different lifestyle choices a person can make. It is a good thing there are so many options because a person's lifestyle choice has a direct bearing on the things they do, the people they hang out with, the clothes they wear, and the things they consume. Lifestyle choices also happen to be incredibly diverse in that they can range from choosing to be healthy to choosing to pledge allegiance to a certain type of music, to even deciding on a lifestyle devoted to religion. With so many lifestyle choices, it is no surprise that people devote themselves to actual lifestyles on various degrees. For instance, a teenager might become infatuated with punk rock and decide to devote themselves to that style. At this stage they can choose ...

Strategies For Handling Back-To-School Stress

17Jul

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MENTAL HEALTH, SLEEP, TOP FOUR

Strategies For Handling Back-To-School Stress

With the start of a new academic year come increased appointments, chaotic schedules and new environments. Helpful strategies minimize stress and frustration build-up. Real Simple’s tips include: ‒ Get enough sleep. High schoolers need a solid eight to 10 hours, according to the National Sleep Foundation. ‒ Plan ahead. A whiteboard in a prominent place, featuring a week’s worth of appointments, practices, classes, tutoring, etc., is a visual reminder. A study of 197 college freshmen published by the National Institutes of Health determined that ”... increased stress level was significantly associated with lower sleep quality and greater negative emotions (fear, anger). Exercise was an effective stress coping strategy while other coping methods (Internet usage, meditation and self...

Solutions To Overcome FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

17Jul

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MENTAL HEALTH, TOP FOUR

Solutions To Overcome FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

FOMO contributes to a person’s dissatisfaction with their own social lives FOMO is a pervasive modern anxiety perpetuated by social media. Noah Webster, in his first “American Dictionary of the English Language” published in 1828, had no reason to include the word. Yet in 2003, MySpace launched and was followed by Facebook in 2004. Thousands of people began sharing posts of daily life. Before 2004 closed, FOMO was a real word defined in the dictionary that still bears Webster’s name as “fear of not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing.” In an April 2018 report, businessinsider.com expounded ”... FOMO contributes to a person’s dissatisfaction with their own social lives ... It triggers negative feelings like boredom and ...

How Babies Adapt To Their Mother’s Physiological State

17Jul

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MENTAL HEALTH, PARENTING, TOP FOUR

How Babies Adapt To Their Mother’s Physiological State

The classic image at New Year's where old Father Time represents the year just ended while the bannered New Year's baby emerges onstage, heralds the iconic star of a conference I attended in San Diego recently. Sponsored by the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) the international congress addressed the scientific and psycho-social discoveries centered on "the conscious baby." Founded in 1983 by Canadian psychiatrist Thomas R. Verny MD, and David Chamberlain PhD, the APPPAH started as a small group of people who shared an interest in the sensitivity and consciousness of babies. Membership chair and parental educator Barbara Decker explains, "Their premise is that babies are having experiences in the womb-welcoming or not being welcomed, experiencing fear...

Cancer Lucky Days – The Luckiest Time Of Month

23Jun

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ASTROLOGY, SELF-CARE, TOP FOUR

Cancer Lucky Days – The Luckiest Time Of Month

If your birthday falls between June 22nd and July 23rd, you were born under the Astrology sun sign of Cancer the crab. As a Cancer, you may know what's in your basic Horoscope reading. But I'll bet you don't know that certain days and hours of the month are especially lucky for you just because of your zodiac sign. Learn which days of the month will hold good fortune for you. Lucky Moon days for Cancer There is a relationship between where your birthday falls in your sun sign, and your lucky phase of the Moon. Cancers born between June 22nd and June 29th are luckiest during the days of the new moon. Those of you born between June 30th and July 7th are luckiest during the days when the moon is in its second quarter. Cancers born between July 8th and July 17th are luckiest during the days ...

A Neurologist Explains Why Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is A Step Back For Health Is Worse Than The Fall Time Change

4May

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SLEEP, VIDEO REELS

A Neurologist Explains Why Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is A Step Back For Health Is Worse Than The Fall Time Change

Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change. As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, 2023, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time. About one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21% who aren’t sure and 16% who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth. But the effects go beyond simple inconvenience. Researchers are discovering that “springing ahead” each March is...

4May

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SELF-CARE

A Girls Night Out

Women around the country are constantly searching for something new and different to do for a great girls night out that doesn't involve a bar or a highly overrated movie. When you consider the fact that most women have different tastes in books and poetry, book readings or signings are often very hit or miss, physical activity takes some of the fun out of things, and dancing inevitably leaves an odd man (or in this case girl) out. Dinner is great but often over far too soon. How about an evening of painting, laughing, joking, and dishing with the girls at your local paint your own pottery shop? Seriously this option offers a little something new and different for you and the rest of the girls without putting too serious of a strain on your pocket book. Unless of course you get greedy ...

20Mar

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NUTRITION

5 Simple Ways To Fight The Winter Blues

(BPT) - Have you noticed that you feel a little low during the winter months? You're not alone. As daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, many people experience lower energy and mood, often called the "winter blues." Luckily, there are easy steps you can take to lift your spirits, so you can continue to feel energetic no matter how cold and dark it is outside. Check out these five simple tips from Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner that can help keep the winter blues away this season. Move in ways that feel good Moving during the colder months is key to keeping yourself happy and healthy during the winter. You don't have to incorporate an intensive workout. Instead, focus on moving your body in a way that feels comfortable to you. Stretching, dancing, yo...

People Abused By Intimate Partners Have Worse Asthma – But Researchers Are Still Untangling The Reasons Behind This Surprising Link

20Mar

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HEALTH

People Abused By Intimate Partners Have Worse Asthma – But Researchers Are Still Untangling The Reasons Behind This Surprising Link

Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health condition. In the U.S., 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with asthma, and that number is rising. Over the years, researchers have identified a mix of individual and environmental factors that play a role in asthma. For instance, obesity and alcohol use increase a person’s risk for asthma. And more extreme weather is linked to worse asthma symptoms. In that mix of research, a new pattern has emerged pointing to links between asthma and abuse by a current or former romantic partner. As surprising as that might sound, these links are important because intimate partner abuse is common in the U.S. An estimated 47% of women and 44% of men are physically or sexually victimized or stalked by intimate partners at some point in their li...