Category: Family Health
Depression & Exercise
Depression is a debilitating disease that affects about 264 million people globally.1 It is a disease the affects the areas of the brain involved in mood, higher-order thinking, sleep, appetite, as well as behavior. It is thought to be the …
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The Benefits of Exercise for the Heart
How does exercise benefit the heart when we exercise? Our previous two Heart Month blogs, “Love Yourself and Your Heart” and “I’m trying to exercise, but am I doing enough to keep my heart healthy?” looked at the importance of …
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I’m Trying to Exercise, But Am I Doing Enough to Keep My Heart Healthy?
How to know if you’re achieving the desired level of cardiovascular activity The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes per week of moderate cardiovascular physical activity. As discussed in last week’s blog, …
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Following through on your SMART Goal New Year’s Resolution
Tips to keep you on the path to success. Last week’s blog talked about how to create a New Year’s resolution using the SMART Goal framework. Now that you’ve made your goal here are some tips to help keep yourself …
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Kickstarting 2020
With 2019 coming to an end, many of us are looking into 2020. Hopefully, it’s a year of possibilities, new discoveries, happiness, and challenges to be conquered. With the New Year approaching, many of us will also be making resolutions… …
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Five Ways to Practice Self-Care
These days, it’s very common for people to have too many commitments, to be constantly connected via technology and to feel stressed all the time. Unfortunately, constant stress leads to illness, injury and just plain unhappiness. But what if there …
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