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Getting Grateful In 7 Easy Steps

Research has shown that gratitude makes for happier, more optimistic people. Gratitude is a practice of being thankful and appreciative, and a readiness to reciprocate with kindness. If you’re stuck in a rut and feeling low, gratitude may be the route to go! Pull yourself up and add a dose of positivity to your daily… Continue reading Getting Grateful In 7 Easy Steps

Weekly Round Up

Neuroscience Behind The Bipartisan Divide Researchers have linked a brain region to what they call neural polarization. Learn more about how the brain influences how people process political news. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201020150509.htm   Latest Dish on Intermittent Fasting Time restricted eating has no effect on overweight people with prediabetes or diabetes, according to preliminary research presented to… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

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Daylight Savings As the clocks fall backwards with the end of daylight savings, some may find it easier to fall back than springing forward in March. Those that may still be affected by the fall back include parents of infants, shift workers and those with mood disorders. Read more here. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/falling-back-is-easier-than-springing-forward-heres-why   Nix The Diet… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

S.O.U.L-ful Eating

When people bring up soul food, it often conjures up memories of southern comfort foods like fried chicken, sweet potato pie, cornbread and collard greens. And as tasty as those comfort foods are, they’re just that, comfort foods. The notion of comfort food is that it’s meant to be eaten sparingly, to evoke nostalgia and… Continue reading S.O.U.L-ful Eating

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CBD   Though CBD is touted as a cure-all, there is no research backing this wonder-drug a miracle for disease. It will, however, treat symptoms like pain and nausea in patients who have not extensively used opioid-based pain killers.   https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cannabidiol-wont-cure-ailments-but-it-can-help-with-pain-nausea#The-low-down-on-cannabidiol Healthier Diet Slashes Risk of Heart Disease One study published in European Heart Journal… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Weekly Round Up

This Week’s Wellness News Breakdown   Intermittent Fasting New study from University of California San Francisco shines a light on intermittent fasting, revealing that there’s no significant difference between time-restricted diets and other diets. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2771095   Have a Safe and Happy Halloween The Center for Disease Control has released it’s Halloween Guidelines to help you… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Vitamins

As with supplements, vitamins are vital to the human body for proper growth, maintenance and function. Just like a car needs maintenance, our bodies need to be maintained to perform basic functions and keep us going at optimal levels. Not everyone can get all the necessary vitamins every single day just from diet alone. And… Continue reading Vitamins

Supplements

Many people living in developed countries believe supplements are simply hyped up snake oil. Unfortunately, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and others like it can result in many deficiencies, leading to feelings of sluggishness, fatigue, digestion issues and in some cases chronic illness and disease. The Standard American Diet is filled with processed and over-processed… Continue reading Supplements

Weekly Round Up

This week’s Wellness News! COVID UPDATE A compendium of COVID coping skills with links for issues like anxiety, worry, frustration, alcohol use and so much more! link   Keto and Alzheimer’s Ketogenic diet or modified Mediterranean died can reduce a fungi found in the gut that increases risks of Alzheimer’s disease. link   Caffeine and… Continue reading Weekly Round Up