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Are you adopting a healthier lifestyle?

29 Wednesday Jan 2020

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Make sure your goals aren’t too hard OR too easy. Psychologist Loretta Breuning says when a challenge is too hard, we feel less reason to try. Because it seems almost impossible. But if it’s too easy, we feel no sense of reward when we accomplish it. But if you can achieve a goal with just enough effort, like increasing exercise by walking around the block every morning, you’ll be more motivated to keep going. Because realistic objectives inspire us the most.

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Need another reason to always look for the silver lining?

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

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It could help you avoid heart disease.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that adults with a positive attitude were 33% less likely to develop coronary heart disease than more pessimistic people. And even among people with the highest risk for heart disease – because of age or family history – having an upbeat outlook cut their risk of heart disease in half.

Here are two possible reasons why:

• Being positive protects against heart-damaging stress, which triggers inflammation.

• And studies show that positive people are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors, like exercise.

I’ve got intelligent tips that come straight from doctors who’ve both treated and survived cancer themselves!

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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Here’s how you can protect yourself, according to Prevention magazine:

  • If you think something’s wrong, get it checked out ASAP. That’s the word from oncologist Dr. Julie Silver, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. She says she had a nagging suspicion that something was wrong for nearly two years… But she felt embarrassed to keep pushing her doctors to do more tests after two mammograms turned up “normal.” Dr. Silver now believes that if she’d persisted more, her tumor could have been found sooner, and treatment could have been handled faster. So, never be afraid to be pushy – because nobody knows your body better than YOU.
  • Always share your experiences with loved ones. That’s the word from Dr. David Johnson, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1989. He says he was reluctant to talk about his illness with his wife and daughter, because he thought it might worry them too much.

But a growing body of research now suggests that having a strong social support system could improve your odds of surviving cancer. That’s because your loved ones will always be there to encourage you to work harder during treatment.

  • Rethink your idea of a “normal” health routine. That’s a lesson Dr. Carolyn Runowicz learned after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Before that, she says her idea of a “normal” day was drinking gallons of coffee, and eating out of the hospital’s snack machine! But cancer forced her to rethink those bad lifestyle habits. Now, Dr. Runowicz says her new “normal” involves working out as much as possible, and maintaining a strict Mediterranean diet. She says, the sooner you adopt a healthy lifestyle, the better off you’ll be.

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