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Want your kid to have a healthier body image?

20 Friday Nov 2020

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Give them a hug! According to the journal Frontiers in Psychology, affectionate touching – like rubbing your kid’s back, or playing with their hair – as well as giving hugs – improved signaling between a child’s body and brain, and can raise their self-esteem. That in turn improves a child’s body image and lowers their risk of eating disorders.

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Don’t hold grudges!

31 Friday Jul 2020

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Can holding a grudge really hurt your health? Absolutely! Osteopath Vicky Vlachonis says stress and negativity can trigger a vicious cycle by producing the stress hormone cortisol, which interferes with your body’s natural healing mechanism. That can lead to increased physical pain, and reduced self-esteem, which can lead to even more negativity, and cause the destructive cycle to start all over again.

The good news, just admitting you’re holding a grudge gets you into the forgiveness ballpark. To fully let go, Vlachonis recommends what she calls “forgiveness meditation.” Here’s how it works: Every night, find a quiet place, sit with your eyes closed and repeat a forgiveness mantra, in your head or out loud. Something like: “I forgive those who have wronged me. I forgive myself. I let go of all anger, resentment and pain. I open myself to love, peace and joy – and I am thankful.” Do this every night before bed until you feel you no longer need it.

And that can vastly improve both your mental state, AND your physical health.

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Get healthier, higher self-esteem and be happy!

22 Tuesday Jan 2019

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So you want to lose weight, drink less, exercise more, and de-clutter your house. What should you tackle first? ALL of it! That’s according to a study at UC Santa Barbara.

When researchers had study participants commit to eating better, exercising more, cutting back on alcohol, getting more sleep, and practicing mindfulness all simultaneously – it worked! After 6 weeks, the study subjects showed improvement on all fronts. They were stronger, healthier, had higher self-esteem and were happier.

Brain science professor Michael Mrazek led the research and he says each lifestyle change supported the others. Exercising makes it easier to sleep… sleeping well makes it easier to eat well… and being mindful makes it easier to make good choices. So, if you have a lot of changes you’d like to make, go for it! Do them all at once.

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Go outside and be happy!

11 Monday Sep 2017

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You can turn around a bad mood by being outside for as little as 5 minutes. According to the journal Environmental Science & Technology, being in fresh air for 5 minutes can improve your mood and self-esteem. And the goal should be to do that 3 or 4 times during the workday. Alan Logan is a naturopathic doctor who wrote “Your Brain On Nature”… And he says, when you take that fresh air break, you don’t even need to be active for it to have the desired effect. Because just looking at a tree, the mountains in the distance, or any natural landscape increases activity in the part of the brain that controls happy memories and stress reduction.

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