#28daysofhearthealth #hearthealthmonth Enjoy the Challenge It is that time again – Heart Health Month! I am challenging myself in three ways during Heart Health Month this year: Challenge #1 – Exercise an hour every day Challenge #2 – Reduce unhealthy treats Challenge #3 – 5 minutes of quiet breath work daily 2/2; 2/12; 2/14 […]
The first thing I would like to do is apologize for my absence. It was not planned; it just happened. Life happens, right? Sometimes we lay out a plan and everything goes according to our plan. More often, we lay out a plan and unplanned things get in our way. Life gets in our way. […]
Stress comes to us from many directions: • Financial – Do I have enough money until my next paycheck? Will I have enough money to retire? • Career – Will I meet that deadline? Am I happy doing what I am doing? • Relationships – Does my significant other support me? Do I communicate with […]
Even though this article is about managing holiday stress around the holidays, the information can be applied year-round to any family gatherings. One of the key points in this article – take control over the holidays rather than letting the holidays control you. Again, this is important in everyday life. More will always come at […]
I am very late in posting this tip. One reason is because I had family visiting this past weekend. I was very fortunate to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with family on Sunday. Other than that, no good reasons for being late. Anyhow, it is worth being late because now I can share this funny story. […]
Stress comes at us all the time. There is mental stress and physical stress. There are lots of sources for the stress we experience. Just to name a few, there is career, relationship, unhealthy eating, financial, health, injury, and the list could go on, right? Sometimes we don’t realize the source of our stress, we […]
Well, with September being National Yoga Month, it seems appropriate that this month’s technology app would be around stress. Stress Check by Azumio Inc. I’ve had this app for quite a while now, although I don’t use it too often. And I am sure that I do not use it to its full capacity…especially after […]
I have been going to the farmers market for years now. I frequent one near my home on Sunday mornings. When I know I can’t go on Sunday, I will often go to a different market on Saturday mornings. I know what my tips for the farmers market would be; however, I felt it would […]
February is “Heart Health”, “Heart Awareness”, “American Heart”… month. Whatever name “we” choose to call it, the focus is solely on “our” hearts; the understanding and health of our hearts while reducing our risk of heart disease. A friend of mine suggested doing a 28 day challenge in February and I loved the idea. So […]
Happy 2015 to everyone! If you are like me, you are in the 58% group from the inaugural InSpearational Health poll that doesn’t make Near Year’s Resolutions. That doesn’t mean I don’t have goals, it just means I no longer create resolutions. When I was young, I was a nail biter. Every year I would […]