If you’re a caregiver, try this to relax and reduce your stress:

05 Monday Jun 2017

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Get crafty! A study in the Journal Of Nursing Scholarship focused on people caring for relatives with cancer… And those who had a crafty, creative outlet – from painting to knitting to scrapbooking – were able to reduce their stress in 10 minutes.

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Need to chill out fast?

24 Wednesday May 2017

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Load these two classical pieces on your phone: Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and “Air on a G String” by Bach. Both are about 70 beats per minute – which mimics your resting heart rate. So listening to them can slow your breathing, and heart rate, to a calmer pace.

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It’s possible to lose weight without actually altering your diet.

09 Tuesday May 2017

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This tip may help you eat less and drop pounds over the long-haul.

Set the mood. Nutrition scientist Dr. Brian Wansink says rooms with candlelight and soft music help people eat about 120 fewer calories per meal… Compared to eating somewhere bright and loud. That’s because a relaxed atmosphere encourages us to chew more slowly, so we take about 8 minutes longer to eat… Which may just be long enough for our brain to register our stomach’s “I’m full” signals.

To improve your mood, do something artistic!

01 Wednesday Mar 2017

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It doesn’t matter if you’re not exactly Van Gogh, doing something artistic, whether it’s painting, drawing, sculpting, or even decoupage or knitting – can pull you out of a bad mood. That’s according to research from Northern Arizona University. In their study, when people created art – even if they didn’t consider themselves artistic – they felt happier and less stressed. That’s because art distracts you from negative thinking. And the repetitive movement involved triggers a relaxation response.

Does your partner keep jabbing you with their elbow in the middle of the night to stop you from snoring?

16 Thursday Feb 2017

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These moves from the journal Chest can help firm up your soft palate. If you do them 3 times a day, it’ll reduce snoring frequency by 36%…

The first stop-snoring move: Press as much of your tongue as possible against the roof of your mouth 20 times.

Next: Push the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth and slide it backwards 20 times.

Another stop-snoring exercise: Lift the back of the roof of your mouth like you’re saying “ah” for the doctor – but do it with your mouth closed, 20 times.

Then try this: When you swallow, lift your tongue to the roof of your mouth while keeping the rest of your face relaxed.

Those exercises should reduce snoring.

If you can’t sleep because your partner snores, try this tip from the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine:

18 Wednesday Jan 2017

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Pretend your partner’s snoring is a white noise machine. Here’s the technique: Focus on your senses by feeling the heft of your comforter… The firmness of the mattress… and absorbing the darkness of the room. Then visualize yourself in a setting that has a similar rhythmic sound as snoring – like ocean waves crashing. By associating the snoring with something relaxing, it can help you fall asleep.

Here’s a good reason you should eat avocados:

06 Friday Jan 2017

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Avocado can relieve stress. It’s down to the monounsaturated fats in avocado, which can help lower blood pressure. Avocado also has more potassium per serving than a banana, which relaxes muscles and reduces blood pressure, too.

Having trouble sleeping?

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Stop paying bills or watching the financial news before bed. The National Sleep Foundation says 27% of people are kept awake by money worries. Instead, Dr. Rubin Naiman, a sleep specialist from the University of Arizona, says to watch a comedy before bed. Laughter reduces blood pressure and decreases your heart and respiratory rate, helping you relax.

Here’s a trick that’ll accomplish two things:

22 Tuesday Nov 2016

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It’ll unclog stuffy sinuses – and help you relax. Just massage your head for 2 minutes – or get a friend to do it. Concentrate on the spot at the base of your skull, where your hairline ends and your neck begins. According to experts at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Connecticut, that pressure point opens up sinuses, relieving congestion. It also stimulates the release of calming brain chemicals, so you’ll feel more relaxed.

Having trouble staying asleep?

25 Tuesday Oct 2016

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Here’s a new nighttime snack for you: Jell-O. It’s one of the best sources of glycine – an amino acid that helps our body naturally reduce our core temperature. And as you know, cooling off the body triggers our sleep hormones. Glycine also relaxes nerves and muscles and acts as a mild sedative. So have a serving of Jell-O about 2 hours before bed and you’ll sleep more deeply.

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If you’re a caregiver, try this to relax and reduce your stress:

Need to chill out fast?

It’s possible to lose weight without actually altering your diet.

To improve your mood, do something artistic!

Does your partner keep jabbing you with their elbow in the middle of the night to stop you from snoring?

If you can’t sleep because your partner snores, try this tip from the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine:

Here’s a good reason you should eat avocados:

Having trouble sleeping?

Here’s a trick that’ll accomplish two things:

Having trouble staying asleep?