5 Tips for Slowing Aging
Aging is always challenging in any society. The body and mind change in different ways that may not always be comfortable. We move more with more caution and may tire more easily. But there are ways to counteract aging. Here are five ways that you can slow aging and...
Setting Specific Goals
Setting specific goals for things we want to do and working towards them is an important part of growth and working towards a sense of accomplishment in our lives.
6 Tips to Avoid Overindulging for the Holidays
The holidays are the season for getting together with friends and family, enjoying mulled wine and munching on mince pies. But it’s also a time when all that tempting food and drink seems to be everywhere. You will be tempted, from office drinks, family sized candy...
High Levels of Stress Hormone Cortisol Impairs Thinking
The stresses of everyday life may start taking a toll on the brain in relatively early middle age, new research shows. A study of more than 2,000 people, most of them in their 40s, found those with the highest levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol performed...
The Trouble With Dairy and Building Calcium in the Body
When the federal government published its Dietary Goals for the United States in 1977, milk wasn’t included in its recommendations. The dairy industry subsequently pressured Congress to create a program in which producers financed marketing campaigns to promote milk...
100 Year-Old Yoga Teacher Shares Her Wisdom
Yoga Teacher and competitive ballroom dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch believes that anything is possible when you listen to your heart. Just before her 100th birthday, she shares her thoughts on living well and opting for joy. 1. I wake up before the sun rises because I...