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Financial Wellness 101
by Wellness Editor
5/15/2013 8:30:01 PM
Obtaining financial wellness means creating a healthy financial environment in which you prepare for the future and live well in the present. Financial wellness does not mean having financial wealth. Instead, it simply means evaluating your finances in a practical way and living within your means. In order to create financial wellness in your life, follow the below tips: - Track your spending - Before...
Is Continuing Care Right for You?
by Wellness Editor
5/15/2013 8:05:51 PM
It used to be that aging people would stay in their homes as long as possible. When they could no longer care for themselves, they would move in with a relative or – if there was no other option – go into a nursing home. These situations were far from ideal for many reasons, a major one being that it becomes increasingly difficult to pull up roots as we age. At the moment older adults ceased to be...
5 Simple Tips for Better Sleep
by Wellness Editor
5/15/2013 7:47:56 PM
Many people feel that that there just aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything they need to get done, and in many cases, they react by cutting down on the amount of sleep they get. As many as 70 million adults in the United States have sleep disorders or problems staying awake during the day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Sleep deprivation is a...
Dealing with Grief
by Wellness Editor
5/15/2013 7:47:05 PM
At some point or another, everyone is going to experience some kind of a loss, and one of the ways we get through it is by grieving. Dealing with grief may be a new experience for you, but rest assured that people do heal and get better. - People experience grief in a number of situations, including the death of a loved one, a divorce or breakup or a miscarriage. You may also experience grief...
Bullying and Your Child
by Rob Greenstein
5/15/2013 7:43:13 PM
There are few things more worrying – and even heartbreaking – than discovering your child is being bullied at school. Maybe she's been getting stomach aches every Monday morning. Maybe he starts crying as soon as he gets off the bus or is acting out with his siblings. However it begins, seeing the effects of bullying on your child's life is painful, and most parents become desperate to act and to fix...
How do you fall in love with exercise and make it part of your life?!
by Jennifer Kries
4/8/2013 5:07:35 PM
I only know a small handful of people who really love exercise and have made it an integral part of their lives ... it's a real challenge in today's world to make time for ourselves - all of those demands! Our job, our marriages, our primary relationships, our kids, staying in touch with our friends and the list goes on. What do you do when you feel stressed or frustrated? What kind of outlet do you...
Seasonal Produce: April
by FreshBaby
4/5/2013 7:39:32 PM
Spring is here! Apricots, Haas avocado, bananas, beets, grapefruit, green beans, honeydew melon, mango and pineapple are all in season. Check out some of our favorite tips and recipes for April produce. Banana- Bananas are fat-free, but contain two to three times more carbohydrates that other fruit. Although they may not be the best choice for folks on low carb diets, they are a great choice for active...
Discrimination in the KEEPS trial Part 1 of 5
by Beth
4/5/2013 7:39:03 PM
It is discrimination, plain and simple. At the Kronos Longevity Research Institute (KLRI) there are two hormone trials going on; one for women and one for men. One clinical trial uses pure, bio-identical hormones and levels are checked to make sure they are raised to normal and in the other clinical trial the source of the hormones is horse excrement and no hormone levels are checked or adjusted to...
Spring and Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Andrew Pacholyk
4/5/2013 7:38:33 PM
Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we have a healing methodology called the 5 Phases (Elements). In the Spring the weather is starting to warm up by the change in the sun's position. The botanical world is making its renewal known through growth and upheaval. The energy of the season is rising upward and outward and expressing itself with the freshness of a new start. This new...
Testing the Waters
by JerryWeichman
4/5/2013 7:37:46 PM
Tweens love to try new things, including dangerous, addictive drugs. Would you be able to tell if your kids were sampling drugs - and how would you respond if they were? By Jerry Weichman, Ph.D. <url removed> I'd like to be able to tell you that teens don't use drugs. Unfortunately, that's not true. I wish I could assure you that tween - kids ages 9 to 12 - wouldn't think of using drugs....
