Mindfulness can be an effective way to reduce some of the stress in your holidays.
Holiday Mindfulness: Relieve stress through mindfulness techniques
Make Good Nutrition A Lifestyle
March, being National Nutrition Month, is the perfect time to assess your diet as part of your daily lifestyle. Ask yourself if you’re ready to make changes and willing to try new things. Having the right mindset is critical to successfully changing behaviors for your health. Here are some questions to get you on track …
Keep A Gratitude Attitude After Thanksgiving
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I couldn’t miss writing a post about gratitude. Gratitude has several meanings. Depending on the context, gratitude can be as simple as feeling thankful for receiving a gift or as large as a virtue to strive for every day. Several studies have indicated that people who practice gratitude every day …
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Are You Sick of Confusing Health Insurance Terms?
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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MD State Parks Give Adults A Place To Play
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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Address Your Stress & Breathe a Little Easier
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, Literally, Eating Away At Your Brain
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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Stop Eating Like A Zombie
So hopefully you're not gorging on brains, but have you ever started eating a bag of chips or cookies and then realized that you had eaten the whole bag? You may not even remember eating them all or whether they tasted good. This “mindless” or “distracted” eating happens to many of us. Our lives are …
