Health & Wellness
Valentine’s Spa Day
The spirit of gift giving usually favors one person or another. This can be especially true for Valentine’s Day where lovers always seek to outdo the other on surprises, hoping to make this year the best one yet. In this way the boyfriends and husbands have to brainstorm hard to think of the perfect romantic gesture to make their darling swoon, and girlfriends and wives have to rack their brains to remember what exactly he said he wanted a few months ago.
Read MoreAll About the Heart: National Heart Month
February is American Heart Month and we’re joining the effort to raise awareness about America’s number one killer: heart disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, close to 600,000 people die each year from heart disease and 715,000 from heart attacks. With numbers like those, many of us know several people who have been affected by this disease, but the good news is that it can be prevented and controlled. With advances in nutritional knowledge and medical technology, we can work together to help reduce these numbers and keep our loved ones around for many more years to come.
Read MoreAdopting Healthy Eating Habits
Adopting Healthy Eating Habits Now that a new year has begun, it’s a good time to think about starting fresh in certain areas of our lives. For some, that could mean changing our eating habits for the better. Eating healthy provides a myriad of benefits, from increasing our lifespans and increasing our energy levels to…
Read MoreGetting to the Finish Line: Setting Fitness Goals
The beginning of a new year is a great time to change some of those not-so-healthy habits you have, but it can be hard to know how to start. If you’re like many Americans, improving your physical health is probably high on your to-do list. Whether you simply want to be able to walk an entire loop around the neighborhood, or push yourself harder and run a marathon, setting achievable fitness goals is the key.
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolution
The height of my fervor for any given New Year resolution comes in around 11:30 pm on December 31st. It occurs when I am in bed and thinking about the copious amounts of sugar cookies, and honey baked ham, and sweet potato casserole I have consumed during the entirety of December. My New Year’s Resolution…
Read MoreHealthy Aging with a Little Help from Your Intergenerational Friends
Healthy aging is an important part in being able to live your life to its fullest. We all want to stay as fit and sharp minded as possible so we can continue to enjoy the activities we love doing. Below is an article where therapist Karen Peterson explains just how we can achieve the goal of healthy aging.
Read MoreBeat the Heat: Tips to Stay Cool
Beat the Heat: Tips to Stay Cool Baby, it’s hot outside. Not just mid-July summer heat, but mid-July heat wave heat. With temperatures already near their max for this time of year, this wave is going to make it feel like we are seven inches from the sun. In other words, it is going to…
Read MoreImprove Your Health with Green Tea
Widely known for its many and varied health benefits, green tea has been a staple of Eastern cultures for centuries. Archeological evidence suggests that people consumed tea leaves steeped in boiling water as long as 50,000 years ago. Today, millions of people around the world consume green tea, and scientific research is providing hard evidence for the health benefits that have long been associated with drinking green tea.
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