Category Archives: Wellness

10,000 Steps For A Healthier Life

Researchers have concluded that people who burn at least 2,000 calories in conscious physical activity a week (climbing stairs, walking and formal exercise) show vastly better health profiles and longevity than sedentary people.  To help people plan and monitor their … Continue reading

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Happiness Improves Health and Lengthens Life

According to a study in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, a review of more than 160 studies of human and animal subjects has found “clear and compelling evidence” that – all things being equal – happy people tend … Continue reading

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Four Tips To Help You Live Healthier In 2013

The positive-lifestyle tips below are offered to help you get the new year off to a great start by improving your energy, mood and health.  Choose one to get started.  When you feel your new habit is firmly established, look … Continue reading

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Optimism Is Good For Your Health

According to the latest research, optimistic people are healthier and live longer than pessimists: –  A 2006 study looked at nearly 7,000 students who had taken a psychological test when they enrolled at the University of North Carolina in the … Continue reading

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Tips to Decrease Holiday Stress…and Increase Holiday Joy

Nearly half of all women in the U.S. experience heightened stress during the holidays and they are less likely to manage that stress in healthy ways, according to a national survey by the American Psychological Association.  If you are prone … Continue reading

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How Can Family And Friends Help The Depressed Person?

Depression causes pain and difficulty, not only to those who suffer from depression, but also to those who care about them.  If you are concerned that a family member or friend may be suffering from depression, what can you do … Continue reading

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Get Adequate Sleep To Help Fight Stress

Stress experts report that chronically stressed people almost always suffer from fatigue and people who are tired do not cope well with stress.  When distressed people get more sleep, they feel better and are more resilient and adaptable in dealing … Continue reading

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Grief – Helping The Recovery Process

Grief – Helping the Recovery Process Studies show that those who openly grieve heal much faster than those who repress or avoid their feelings.  Running away from grief postpones sorrow; clinging to grief prolongs pain.  Neither leads to healing.  The … Continue reading

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Too Much Sitting Is Bad For Your Health

Hours of uninterrupted sitting can be bad for your health, according to a growing body of medical research. –  A recent study from the American Cancer Society reported that the more leisure time people spent sitting was associated with a … Continue reading

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Adequate Sleep Enhances Memory, Learning and Job Performance

In a recent study, adults who were allowed just five hours of sleep a night for a week continuously scored poorly on tests.  Only after they slept eight hours for two nights in a row did their test scores improve.  … Continue reading

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