Sleep is an important function for many reasons. When you sleep, your brain signals your body to release hormones and compounds that help: decrease risk for adverse health conditions manage your hunger levels maintain your immune system retain memory But you can’t...

Ergonomics is the science of designing the workplace, keeping in mind the capabilities and limitations of the worker. Poor worksite design leads to fatigued, frustrated and hurting workers. This rarely leads to the most productive worker. More likely, it leads to a...

It is hard to say "no" but if it means that you are putting your personal health and wellness out of alignment, it is essential! We all have things that we do simply because we can't say "no" - some committee we've been dragging ourselves to for months simply out of...

According to a professor at Columbia Business School, visiting a new place and immersing yourself in their local environment increases your cognitive flexibility. It also enhances "depth and integration of thought," boosting your creativity. It's important to note...

Upsetting situations take up residence in our minds, leading us into a thought spiral that can affect our mental health. Additionally, anger is known to exacerbate anxiety and stress. A study published by the American Heart Association suggests that high levels of...

One of the most basic human needs is the need for community, belonging, and the security and protection—both physical and emotional—offered by a group of others to which we’re connected. Here are just a few of the benefits to having a spiritual community to rely on:...

Do you eat your lunch at your desk every day? Do you feel that you can’t spare even 30 minutes, much less an hour, away from your computer? Are you afraid that you might miss an e-mail or not make a deadline because you took your lunch away from your desk? You'd...

We all know it...screen time is on the rise and it's almost the exception to the rule to find a person who isn't "on the grid" in some capacity, be it cell phone, tablet or television. We feel "social" and connected to others through the popular platforms, but are we?...

Food gives us energy, sustains us, keeps us alive. It’s a basic need like clean water and air. The food we eat shouldn’t contain chemicals that can make us sick. Unfortunately, like water and air, our food has not escaped toxic chemicals. Toxic chemicals are allowed...

Many studies show that practicing gratitude provides us with a sense of overall well-being. It can also reduce depression and anxiety, lower our risk of disease, and flood the brain with feel-good chemicals like serotonin. In the midst of our chaotic lives, a daily...

Like other areas of the body, your mouth teems with bacteria — mostly harmless. But your mouth is the entry point to your digestive and respiratory tracts, and some of these bacteria can cause disease. Certain medications — such as decongestants, antihistamines,...

When we heat certain plastics or put hot items in contact with them - heated food for example - harmful chemicals are released and can even penetrate the food being stored, eventually making its way into our human bodies upon consumption of the item. These harmful...

Need some suggestions for how to engage and use your mind to stimulate your intellectual health and wellness? 1. Look (or ask) around for locally offered adult education classes or wellness programs in your community. Your local school or adult education departments,...

By breaking major goals into smaller bite-sized daily goals, you know the concrete steps you need to take every day rather than feeling overwhelmed by the huge goal. Each day is made up of several of these small tasks. So whether that’s practicing a skill, completing...

Despite all that is known about the harms of sugar, the average American consumes 17 teaspoons (68 grams) a day! The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of added sugars you consume. So how much should we have? Whether it's a natural sweetener or...

Practicing yoga regularly provides a host of benefits, even if you only do it once a week. There is much research being done to better quantify these positive health & wellness impacts, but we don't need research to tell us that moving more is almost always linked...