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Healthy Routines

Routines Create Active Wellness

Routines Create Active Wellness Routines help us.  They provide a sense of familiarity and comfort.  So, when we want to live a healthy lifestyle of Active Wellness, the easiest way is to create a comfortable routine that we can stick to. Look at children and dogs, for example.  They thrive on routine.  Same time to

Managing and Overcoming Stress

Managing And Overcoming Stress

Managing And Overcoming Stress At some point, anxiety and stress affect everyone.  They can manifest in a variety of ways in different people, and the intensity one experiences may fluctuate, but the bright side is that there are ways to manage our reactions to stress and pursue Active Wellness. People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) don’t

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5 Reasons To Sleep Naked

5 Reasons To Sleep Naked There are many things we can do to encourage better sleep.  Along with eating right, getting plenty of exercise, and removing electronic devices from your bedroom, you could also try sleeping naked!  It’s not a joke – sleeping in the nude may help you to get better Z’s! A body

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See You Next Year, Summer! Hello, Autumn!

See You Next Year, Summer!  Hello, Autumn! What happens to our sleep patterns when we move from the summer months into autumn?  In Europe and North America, this transition has already started as we approach the end of September. During the summer, sunlight continues into the evening hours and the feeling of night feels delayed. 

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Sit Like This For Better Balance

Sit Like This For Better Balance How do you sit in a chair? Did you know that what you do in a chair could have dramatic effects on your balance? If you have serious imbalance issues and fall a lot… Check out this Harvard discovery and how people used this chair trick to heal their

How Much Water Do You Really Need?

How Much Water Do You Really Need?

How Much Water Do You Really Need? We’ve all been taught that eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day is the magic number for everyone, but that notion is a myth. Unique factors like body size, outdoor temperature and how hard you’re breathing and sweating will determine how much you need, she said.  A 200-pound

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Revolutionary Revelation In Sleep Technology

Revolutionary Revelation In Sleep Technology Everyone needs restful sleep.  There’s no debating that it’s an integral part of Active Wellness.  In fact, TED talks, white papers, sleep test centers, hypnotists, pharmaceutical companies, therapists and parents have all put in their two cents’ worth on how to achieve that often elusive state we all desire: blissful

Mighty Blueberry

Small But Mighty: The Powerful Blueberry

Small But Mighty: The Powerful Blueberry Blueberries are part of the genus Vaccinium.  The main types of blueberries are highbush, lowbush, rabbiteye and half-high hybrid varieties.  The most common blueberry for commercial cultivation is the highbush type.  There are many varieties of blueberries each with their own characteristics in terms of size, growing season, flavour and

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9 Ways To Build More Grit

9 Ways To Build More Grit Grit is defined as someone’s ability to take ownership of their goals and how they strive to accomplish them, even in the face of obstacles and setbacks.  It’s often linked to cognitive control or self-regulation. According to author Angela Duckworth, who’s an expert on grit (she literally wrote the

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Ready And Willing To Change

Ready And Willing To Change Whenever we’re talking about personal transformation – whether it’s physical (lose weight), financial (get out of debt), mental (overcome anxiety), spiritual, relational (repair a broken relationship), etc. – what we’re really talking about is change.  And for most, that can be scary.  In fact, many people don’t even entertain the