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Ecotherapy

Learn how experiencing nature can help produce mental/physical healing within yourself and also improve moods and ease anxiety, stress, and depression.

Stress is a driver of disease.

Aging and Stress

Chronic stress can accelerate the aging process, which in turn can cause more stress. Learn how you can reduce stress and live a longer, happier, and healthier life.

Empty Nest Stress

These mindful tips will help you learn how to move past empty nest stress, fight feelings of loneliness and go forward with your next stage of life joyfully.

Mindful Alzheimer’s Tips

You can preserve your mental health by reducing your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. And there are many Mindful tips that can help you do just that. Alzheimer’s disease is “a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior.” It is the most common form of dementia, and it’s also a progressive disease…
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Turkey or Tofurky Pasta Dish

If you have extra turkey or tofurky, the nonmeat turkey substitute, you can easily turn your leftovers into a delicious pasta dish meal after the big feast. At our home, we don’t eat meat, so we use turkey or chicken substitutes. However, whether you use real turkey or tofurky it still makes for a yummy…
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Nature Affects Your Brain

You maybe surprised to see how much nature affects your brain. No matter the season,  Mother Nature is beckoning you to get outside and join her majesty today. Ecotherapy is about getting outdoors and becoming active in a natural environment as a way of boosting mental and physical health. Studies reported decreased levels of depression…
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Plan a Community Get-Together

As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. Planning a Mindful community get-together is a great way for your “village” to care for the next generation. Surrounding a kid with love and support can make all the difference; however, it’s not just the kids that can benefit from the extra encouragement.…
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Compulsive Worrying Impacts Your Health

Now, more than ever, we are worrying ourselves sick! Constant worrying eventually leads to anxiety and directly impacts your mental and physical health. Compulsive worrying stops us from working effectively. It has physical effects such as rapid pulse, trembling, dry mouth, chest pains, digestive problems, headaches, insomnia, and more. Compulsive worrying also causes emotional and behavioral…
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Worrying Impacts Your Health

Now, more than ever, we are worrying ourselves sick! Constant worrying eventually leads to anxiety and directly impacts your mental and physical health. Compulsive worry stops us from working effectively. It has physical effects such as rapid pulse, trembling, dry mouth, chest pains, digestive problems, headaches, insomnia, and more. Compulsive worrying also causes emotional and behavioral…
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Recover from Surgery the Right Way

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that 15 million Americans undergo surgery every year. Preparing for the surgery can be a daunting task, but the worry doesn’t end there. To ensure that the operation is a success having a healthy surgery recovery is key. Unfortunately, for many Americans, this is easier said than…
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