Did you know that taking up a hobby also improves your relationships. Yes, believe it or not, with co-workers and family, spouse, friends, and neighbors. If you find like-minded people who enjoy doing the same activities as you, it could have added benefits as well. Research shows that doing activities in groups such as team sports or volunteering helps enhance your communication skills and build healthy relationships.
Category Archives: Health/wellness
Don’t Take Advice From Social Media Influencers
Take caution when getting information about your health and well-being on sites that are not legit. When you are reading about weight loss “quick” fixes don’t believe them! There is no quick fix to weight loss. It is a time, tested, researched, and long process. Do not take advice from sites that do not have researched, evidence-based information. When in doubt, check with your doctor, personal trainer, dietician, or nutritionist.
Should You Go Grain Free
Grains are basically the edible seeds of certain grasses (in a nutshell). Without the nuts! So, anyway some examples of such grains are wheat, rice, oats, corn, barley, millet, rye, spelt just to name a few or most of them. There are some grains referred to as “pseudo-grains” such as quinoa, buckwheat, and amaranth. These are technically seeds so I know the people that follow a grain free diet generally stay away from these as well.
My Top 6 Herbs and Spices For Better Health
Today we are going to focus on my top 10 herbs and spices for better health. Some of you already use herbs and spices and that’s great, keep up the good work. However, many of you have not used them or very many or possibly the right ones. Just a word of caution, check the label and watch for any allergy symptoms. But what are some of the good spices? What are their benefits?
Kaizen: What is it? And How Can We Use it?
One way to improve our lives is making small improvements a little bit at a time. We can learn from the Japanese term “Kaizen”. This term means to change for the better or continuous improvement. I will discuss what it is and how to implement it into your life so you can make small changes that will have lasting results.
Is it Intuitive Eating or Mindful Eating?
Intuitive eating is actually a very simple idea. It basically means that you make peace with all types of food. You see, unlike traditional diets that restrict or “ban” certain foods, intuitive eating requires you to stop looking at food as “good” or “bad.” Instead, listen to your own body and eat what feels right for YOU. You might think this means you can and should just eat whatever you want, anytime you want. No! That’s not the case. Experts say intuitive eating means that you tap into your body’s natural ability to tell you when you’re hungry or satisfied.
Best Snacks for Night Shift
Working the night shift may drastically alter your life in one way or another. The human body is meant to function during the day and relax or sleep at night. Frequent changes in shift work have a huge influence on one’s internal body clock. Particularly night shifts disrupt the body’s biorhythm. Working against your natural body biorhythms presents challenges that adds extra stress when you work night shifts. Eating a nutritious diet can help productivity and maintain focus at work throughout the night or early morning.
Have A Better Shift; Organizing, Strategizing!
When you’re working odd hours of the day, it may be difficult to stray away from social media. Indulging in ample amounts of blue light and diving into the rabbit hole of scrolling will not only exhaust you mentally but may leave you feeling disconnected from everyone. The digital world will always be there. Don’t forget to make time to connect with the real world, but at the same time connect with yourself.
Finding that Work-Life Balance
Are you feeling like all you do is work? Well, you’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life when there is so much “work” happening at home? And how do you balance your workload to be more efficient?
Meal Timing and Shift Work
A study done on overweight nursing professionals working night shift found that night workers tend to eat at irregular times, carb intake was higher on their days off, however carbs were higher later in the hours for both days on and days off. According to this study in sciencedirect.com, night shift workers had a 25% higher risk of being overweight and a 17% higher risk of obesity, and the study concluded this was in part by wake-sleep cycle disturbance. Night shift workers tend to have snacks and meals as a strategy to stay awake.
Harmony Shift 