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Meditation and Heart Disease

Nov 03, 2020

Research continues to link meditation to our physical health and access our link to a beginning meditation.

A large new observational study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) f...

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Need to Lose or Avoid a Second Round of the Quarantine-15?

Oct 18, 2020

Anecdotally, we are definitely seeing weight gain. You can put on 30 pounds really quickly—you can do it in three months. ~ Dr. John Morton, Yale New Haven Health System (1)

For many, the Quarantine ...

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Develop Tiny Habits of Self-Care During These Stressful Times

Jul 31, 2020

Amid remote working, virtual meetings, family care and relentless COVID worrying, it’s important for you to take care of yourself—even if this care occurs in micro moments throughout your day. Self-ca...

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The Humble Tennis Ball: A Desk Worker's Best Friend

Jul 10, 2020

[The Poor Man/Woman Massage]

If you are a desk jockey (i.e., you sit working on the computer most of the day), chances are you struggle with all the musculoskeletal aches and pains that come from the...

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Healthy Habits: The Checklist Strategy

Jun 22, 2020

Pilots use them before takeoff. Surgeons use them before surgery. And many of us use them before grocery shopping. They are a proven and effective method that can increase productivity, reduce error, ...

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Boosting Immunity: Sifting Fact From Fiction

Jun 19, 2020

Should I take supplements? Should I be eating oysters? Greek yogurt? Berries? How about herbs—should I eat them? grow them? Should I be running? Walking? Sleeping? What about Kombucha?

As worries abo...

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[Blog FAST Read] Working Out at Home

May 11, 2020

We miss our gyms. Our hikes. Our workout tribe. But keeping yourself healthy with regular excise has never been more important for our health, our immunity and our sanity. Yet finding the motivation t...

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April's Micro-Wellness Challenge

Apr 30, 2020

Ready to add more Micro-wellness steps to your growing healthy lifestyle?

The guidelines are simple:

  • Something you care about.
  • Something you can do in under 2 minutes.
  • Something too small to fai
  • ...
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Make March Your MICRO-Wellness Month

Mar 08, 2020

It’s March.

How are those 2020 wellness resolutions coming along?

Are you making it to the gym 5 days a week?

Are February’s vegetables decomposing into a green slime in your refrigerator drawer?

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