So many people struggle to do healthy behaviors, such as eating right and exercising, even though they are fully aware of the consequences of not doing them. Stop the insanity, learn how you can conquer cravings and win the mind game.
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So many people struggle to do healthy behaviors, such as eating right and exercising, even though they are fully aware of the consequences of not doing them. Stop the insanity, learn how you can conquer cravings and win the mind game.
The science behind why people seek comfort foods is compelling. Some reasons are psychological (mental) while others are physiological (physical). This accounts for why not everyone experiences the same reactions, and why some face similar struggles. Learn the five big reasons people crave junk food.
Stress has been listed as one of the major causative factors for preventable disease. It is known to set in to motion an unhealthy chain of events within the body, causing damage to health. Just as damage can be derived from stress related illness, studies now show that the body can be healed through...
In the third part of this five part series on focused relaxation, the emphasis is on its benefits. One of its most endearing aspects is its flexibility. It can be done by almost anyone, almost anywhere. How many other forms of exercise can boast that? While it can be done by most people, there...
The body is cyclic in nature. Foods eaten, along with how the exertion and recovery cycle is balanced, impact the body systems, predisposing susceptibility or immunity to many preventable health conditions. This also impacts how the body’s systems handle stressors and the resulting systemic response impacts overall health. Each event creates part of a...
There are reasons for the things you choose to do, or not do. Often you may find yourself doing the very thing you did not want to do. While you may not always recognize your motivation, it is always present. The motivators that are easily recognized are in your conscious awareness and those that...
Lack of information is not what keeps people from living healthier lifestyles. If fact, we have more information available than ever. Perhaps that is part of the problem; with so much information out there it becomes just more white noise. We stop seriously considering it; we gloss over it until we find another bright...
What does being healthy mean? Just because you are not sick or ill does not mean you are “healthy”. Health encompasses a comprehensive state of being. This state of being can be broken down into physical health, mental health, emotional and relationship health. All of which are vital parts of total health. Learn how...
Too many relationships fall victim to desensitization. Seeing, doing and being around the same things causes you to lose your sensitivity to them. In essence you become overly accustomed and are no longer intrigued by what you see, have or do on a regular basis. Learn how to recognize this and take proactive steps...
The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak. Can anyone relate to that old adage? You want to do better with your wellness related choices, but something always gets in the way. Here are some tools to move you beyond past roadblocks.
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