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Stress LESS through Mindful Living®

Stop Back to School Stress

NEW BACKPACK…$35. NEW JEANS…$55. STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF STRESS-FREE…PRICELESS! We spend billions of dollars on back-to-school spending. “Ahhh,” the back to school stress a new school year brings. For many parents and children, it is an overwhelming season of confusion, depression, and anxiety. American families are truly overwhelmed with concerns about money and time.…
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Could Breakfast Make Seniors Stronger?

Breakfast makes seniors, and everyone else, stronger. Muscle strength dwindles as we get older—that’s why eating meals packed with protein is so important. While people tend to include some source of protein (whether vegetable or meat) in their lunch and dinner meals, what about breakfast? A new study shows that having protein for breakfast is…
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Laugh the Stress Away

Laughing truly is the best medicine, especially when it comes to stress.  You can literally laugh your stress away .Whether it’s almost April 15 or not, we can all feel financial stress or other stress. One of the greatest, most simple, and fun stress reducers is laughter. Laughter distracts us from negative events and emotions…
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Do Something New!

It’s time to do something new! You may be working out at the gym, walking, doing yoga, meditating, or viewing self-help videos to manage your stress and create relaxation. But it’s Spring and time to try something, anything new. How about taking a tai chi or chi gong class? For instance, why not take a…
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Stress and High Blood Pressure

Stress and high blood pressure are very connected. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is one of the growing causes of death in America. Fortunately, reducing your stress can help ensure that you live a long and healthy life. Over 1.5 billion people in the world today suffer from hypertension and over nine million…
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Plan a Mindful Family Meeting

Weekly family meetings are an invaluable tool and can be the glue that keeps a family’s busy life from spinning out of control.  Creating a time and place for the family to meet weekly provides a place for communication, building trust, organizes the family’s lives, and keeps the family focused on what is important. This…
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It’s Brain Awareness Month

June is Brain Awareness month, a time for people of all ages to get involved. Forgetting Things? Do you feel like you just keep forgetting things? Do you feel as if your mind races during the day and you are having trouble focusing? Is your mind racing at bedtime and it’s hard to fall off…
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Don’t Mix Love and Stress

Stress can create distance in your relationship. Fortunately, there are five mindful tips that can help strengthen your love life. Stress keeps you from communicating and paying attention to your partner. Stress causes you to experience an array of emotions that you can’t control. It can increase your cortisol and adrenaline levels, interfering with your…
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Stress Impacts Beauty

Stress Takes a Toll on Beauty Many of us take complicated steps in order to look younger and retain our youth. However, many of us overlook one important step: reducing our chronic stress, which can have great consequences on our appearance. Many consumers turn to makeup and other beauty products in order to continue to…
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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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