Whistle While You Walk Walking is one of the best, and simplest, forms of exercise. However, if you slump and shuffle your way through your daily stroll, you may not be harvesting all benefits walking can bring. * It turns out that how you walk can be an...
Read MoreAwaken to “The Power of Off” Scary as it is to admit, I once walked by my own children at the end of a workday, offering them just a quick nod on my way to get to my email, and it wasn’t as if I was...
Read MoreHealth and Fitness - Exercise Does Not Need to Be Intense For You to Receive Health Benefits * There are a couple of things you should know if you are thinking about an exercise program to help you become physically active on a regular basis. But you...
Read MoreBell Peppers and their Benefits I am not so much of a bell pepper lover. I love how they look, particularly the bright colored ones. They are commonly used in salads, add color and crunch to pizza, and will most probably see in Afritada and Kaldereta. * I...
Read More6 Signs of Depression Depression is a silent disorder. It is not a simple “I am sad” feeling but is the feeling of extreme sadness which affects much on what we feel, think, act and handle daily activities. * In a report by the World Health Organization, suicide...
Read More* Surviving Infidelity It seems no relationship is safe from the potential of infidelity, whether a private relationship or a public one. Statistics show that somewhere between 30-60% of individuals stray at some point during in their marriage, although exact statistics are challenging due to the secretive...
Read MoreThe Secrets to Wiring a Happier Brain Learning how to give more love to ourselves is a key practice that when turned into a habit, becomes a source of happiness and resiliency. * One of the secrets to wiring our brain toward happiness is in a simple understanding...
Read More* Small Changes for Work-Life Balance I recently heard from an old coworker who had gotten what seemed like a dream job at a tech start-up. She is going to change the world! Make millions! But then I heard that she’s routinely working until 11 p.m. every...
Read More4 Common Types of Self-Talk How paying attention to your internal dialog can free you from you self-doubt, and help familiarize you with your own personal brand of autopilot. The Laboratory of Neuroimaging at the University of Southern California says that a person has about seventy thousand thoughts per...
Read MoreTop 10 Vitamin B5 Foods (Pantothenic Acid) Pantothenic acid aka vitamin B5 is a water-soluble vitamin common in most foods. Like the other B-vitamins, it plays a role in energy metabolism acting as a coenzyme to energy-producing chemical reactions. It also plays a role in the synthesis of...
Read More[embed]https://youtu.be/70KE4sQwDyY?t=70[/embed] Tony Robbins: Life Is a Dance Between Your Fears and Desires * In this episode of Behind the Brand, Bryan Elliott talks to Tony Robbins about how fear can create unnecessary stress in the mind—and how to get out of your head when it happens. What a lot...
Read MoreCoffee and Bone: How does Caffeine Affect Bone Density * Coffee has been known to stimulate the nervous system, increase energy levels, prevent certain diseases and has antioxidant properties. But despite its known benefits, it also has a certain effect on our bone density over time. * CAFFEINE AND BONE...
Read MoreEmotional Rescue: Using Mindfulness to Reset Your * When something goes wrong, do you have the urge to ignore your emotions or react to them? Your response might tell you something about your habits of mind. * The idea of emotional awareness can seem almost mundane. Most of us...
Read MoreType 2 Diabetes - Taking Care of Your Diabetes * Type 2 diabetes is both a complex and fascinating disease. It can seem harmless on the surface but in reality, it is a lethal disease in many respects. Given time, complications unfold when blood sugar levels are...
Read More* 4 Mindful Books Worth Reading this Month 1) WIRED TO CONNECT The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy Relationships Amy Banks, with Leigh Ann Hirschman (Tarcher Perigee) Relationships happen between individuals, but also between neural pathways in your brain. Left unchecked, old habits and thinking patterns affect...
Read More5 Toxic Personalities Successful People Avoid * One of my favorite quotes is by Jim Rohn: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” These words opened my eyes to the fact that the people we hang out with, the people...
Read More10 Mindful Attitudes That Decrease Anxiety * By exerting more conscious control over our behaviors and attitudes, we learn to work with our intention, wise effort, and capacity to be kind to ourselves. * Mindfulness is, in short, the practice of being aware of what’s happening or what you’re...
Read MoreHome Remedies for Vomiting * [embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/NNoQ-2YblO4[/embed] * Vomiting is generally not a serious health problem. Most often, it is your body’s reaction to a temporary problem. Some of the common causes of vomiting are overeating, drinking too much alcohol, food poisoning, stomach flu, emotional stress, pregnancy, and motion sickness. To overcome...
Read MoreTop 10 Liver-Cleansing Superfoods * The liver, weighing in at about 3 pounds in healthy adults, is one of the body’s vital organs. It is responsible for many important functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity and the storage of nutrients that the body needs to survive. Moreover, the...
Read More* Type 2 Diabetes - Are You Lacking Motivation to Exercise? * If you feel like you lack the motivation to exercise, you are not alone. Physical activity is often easier said than done. It is so convenient to tell a person diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who...
Read MoreHo‘oponopono Every Day * The Book of Ho’Oponopono by Jean Graciet, Luc Bodin, M.D., and Nathalie Bodin Lamboy * Ho‘oponopono is an essential element of Huna, the traditional healing and spiritual shamanism of Hawaii. Formerly a carefully guarded secret, the process is now available for all to use in...
Read MoreStop Feeling Guilty About Work-Life Balance 3 tips for making the most of time with those you love best * Work-life balance is one of the hottest issues of our day. Sheryl Sandberg’s 2013 best-seller Lean In invigorated the discussion, and a slew of recent surveys prove it’s top...
Read MoreThe Best Foods For Your Brain What to eat for a sharper, healthier mind * You are what you eat Can your diet make you smarter? You bet. Research shows that what you eat is one of the most powerful influences on everyday brain skills, says Cynthia Green, PhD,...
Read More* This Is What Actually Happens to Your Body When You Don't Get Enough Sleep * Sleep deprivation messes with you from head to toe—and a third of the population is losing a lot of zzz's. * There's no question that sleep deprivation is an American epidemic, with a third...
Read More* Bump Up Your Nutrition * Focus on food quality by choosing nutrient-dense foods. You are what you eat. While we've heard this over and over again, new research appears to be highlighting this fact more than ever. According to an editorial published in OpenHeart, "Shifting the focus away...
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