A Space to Take a Breath & a Step Towards Wellness
For years, my mornings began with a brisk walk before heading out to teach school. This routine allowed me to enjoy beautiful sunrises, focus my thoughts, and boost my energy for the day. Almost inevitably, as I started down the hill from my home, I passed a group of friends heading up towards me. Marty, …
Over the past few months, our blog has talked about A LOT of different aspects for health and wellness. With so much information, and so little time (and—let’s be honest—energy), it’s hard to know where to get started… much less take action. So today, I want to tie a few of those elements together in …
It seems like a new data breach occurs every week, making us worry about the safety of our information. Restaurants, retailers (brick and mortar, and online), apps, and even airlines have all been targets of data breaches within the past year. In 2017, Equifax estimated that the data breach of their systems could have affected …
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Exercise provides so many benefits: weight control, stress management, energy boosts, better sleep, and more. Research is even showing that exercise may protect your brain from cognitive decline, and possibly, dementia. Maybe you already know all this and have been trying to exercise more, but can’t get yourself to a gym because it’s too expensive …
Health insurance can be confusing. HMO... PPO... EPO... PCP... Q... R... S... T... If you feel like you’re drowning in a sea of alphabet soup, you aren’t alone! All the acronyms, confusing terms, and long documents can make it feel as if you'll never understand health insurance. But, if you can better understand some of …
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Last week, we talked about the benefits of exercising outside, but if you have no idea where to start, than look no further than your closest state park. Our parks offer tons of ways to get active, from salsa dancing to stand-up paddleboarding. And if you’re lucky enough to live near Martinak, Tuckahoe, Rocky Gap, …
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As we discussed in our last post, long-term stress is making America sick. If you can’t unload some of your stress, here are ways to manage it. Re-calibrate your stress barometer Pay attention to your state of mind, body, emotions, and other external factors. Usually, we don’t recognize our stress until we are burned out. …
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Stress is a phenomenon that dates back to our earliest ancestors. While the stressors have drastically changed from those of our predecessors, we still respond to stress with fight, flight, and freeze. Responding to short-term stresses, like touching a hot surface, is crucial for our survival. Say you are holding a very hot cup of …
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Editor's Note: Keeping up with all the demands of being an adult in today’s world can be draining. It seems like every little decision takes weeks of research to understand the multitudes of options. We all get overwhelmed with the details at times, but you don’t want to lose track of the details when managing …
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We all have a general sense of what it means to be healthy: eat right and exercise. But those two things are hard enough, once you throw in the other aspects of health—like getting enough sleep, not getting too stressed, or kicking cigarettes—the notion of getting healthy makes anyone want to binge-watch and eat their …
