How your head and body connect Connect your head to your body — it’s figurative but just as critical as keeping them literally connected. Although you may rarely think of it, your physical and mental well-being are linked. Good mental health has a positive effect on your physical health and vice versa. Maintaining positive mental … Read more
Are you tired of becoming overwhelmed? What would it take for you to live more often in serenity and less often becoming overwhelmed? It’s a common greeting — “How are you?” You can almost predict the response. “Busy. Keeping busy.” Imagine saying, “Well, rested, and focused.” Overwhelm is a choice. Perhaps more insidious, it distracts … Read more
Healthy habits for today’s seniors begin with a positive attitude toward diet and exercise. Just because we are over fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, or more doesn’t mean we sit in a rocking chair and wait for life to end. There’s too much of life to explore! We seize each moment with sound nutrition and an … Read more
The effects of stress on my body lingered for months. Red, painful hives erupted beneath the top layer of skin on my hands and arms; visible but unreachable. Finally, after enduring weeks of itching and peeling skin, medication alleviated some of the discomfort. Perhaps your child or teen wrestles with anxiety. Or, in our post-pandemic … Read more
When we hear our physician speak the words “healthy lifestyle,” our thoughts may turn to the gym, to our refrigerator, or a bulging waistline. What should we give up? What can we keep? How can we change? But what does a healthy lifestyle really mean? Finding nourishing choices and achieving balance in our lives is … Read more