When I was in high school and feeling overwhelmed or down, I’d force myself to make a list of things I was grateful for. If bad feelings progressed, I’d continue to write this list every night before bed. I’d just get out my little journal or a piece of paper and write down every single…
Every single person deals with stress in some form – and we’re always trying to learn the best ways to deal with stress so it doesn’t take over our lives and we can be happier, healthier people. One of our favorite ways to mitigate stress is to do yoga, but which poses are the best…
The bad news? There’s no way to really “get rid of” stress. The good news? You can manage it, and one “stress expert,” Dr. Pete Sulack, doctor of chiropractic, has a method for it. “Stress isn’t just drama or deadlines,” said stress expert Dr. Sulack. “It’s total toxic body burden, and it’s a byproduct of…
When was the last time you had a good cry? If you’ve been stressed, try to just let it all out – it’s actually good for you! We asked Dr. Pete Sulack, the “stress expert,” if it was better to cry out our stress or take some deep breaths to avoid tears. He told us…
Meditation is a powerful, life-changing practice, and it’s easier to integrate into your everyday life than you’d think. Take my word for it: I’ve started with simple apps (specifically, the Headspace program and OMG. I Can Meditate! app) that only take 10 minutes of my day. Just 10 minutes! It’s less time than you’d spend…
Coffee may have its place as a healthy beverage, but green tea is often touted as the miracle drink for your mug. Here’s why you should drink the green stuff regularly this Winter. Weight-loss wonder: Drinking green tea regularly has been shown to help suppress appetite and increase your metabolism – both of which can…
We know that Pokémon Go is helping people get active and crush their Fitbit step goals, but we discovered that it’s also helping combat depression and anxiety, while improving overall mental health (from personal experience, it was a major stress reliever after work yesterday). Related Stories: Pokémon Go Is Helping People Deal With Social Anxiety…
Through goal tracking and journaling my health and fitness progress, I discovered (quite behind the trend, honestly) something called a bullet journal and immediately had a “wait, what??” moment. The bullet journal is an “analog system” (yes, seriously) “to track the past, organize the present, and plan for the future,” designed by Ryder Carroll. First…
Have you been struggling to lose weight and to fight off your cravings? Sometimes we get so busy, we don’t even think about what we’re putting in our bodies, which can often lead to weight gain. “Trying to lose weight can be very difficult in this frenetic world we live in,” said meditation coach Lynne…
On a self-care bender last year, I went to a therapist for the first time, only to make the shocking discovery that I have general anxiety – and it wasn’t recent onset. According to the doctor, I apparently had been dealing with it my whole life but had a great amount of control over it.…
