Tag: sleep
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What does it mean to be healthy?
Nowadays we can’t go anywhere without hearing or seeing messages telling us to be healthier. Newsstands and check-out counters are flooded with magazines screaming at us to exercise more, lose weight, eat a better diet, sit less and get more sleep. Every week it seems a new life-enhancing diet comes out, and we all know…
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Obesity: What is it and why should we care?
We can’t pick up the paper, go online or turn on the TV without hearing about obesity. Our society is obsessed with it. There is no end to the number of programs willing to take your money with promises of melting fat away without doing anything. So much so that in the United States…
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The Importance of Sleep to a Healthy Life
I find few things in the world more satisfying than waking up and feeling refreshed following a good night’s sleep. I feel like I can take on the world and meet any task head-on. In contrast, when I wake up feeling tired, eyes aching, I wonder if I’ll even make it through the day. Little…
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9 Simple Tips for a Happy and Healthy 2018
With 2018 just beginning, many of us will look to the New Year as a way to improve our health, feel good about ourselves and have more energy. To that end, I have put together some simple steps to get you (and me) going for a great 2018. Move more: Most of us do not…