Category: Wellness

Healthy lifetstyle with a healthy diet, exercise, and stress relief.

Self Care: Tips To Help You Sleep Better

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Sleep deprivation is equivalent to drunk driving.

Sleep is one of the most fundamental acts of self-care.  When we get overwhelmed or stressed, sleep is usually the first sacrifice. For adults 18 – 60, 7 hours sleep is recommended, but according to the CDC , more than one-third of Americans don’t get enough sleep.  Lack of sleep is not only related to how well we think but also increases our risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, depression, and death. Sleep deprivation weakens our immune systems. One study has even shown that people with chronic insomnia have a three times greater risk of dying from any cause.

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Tell Bugs To Bug Off: Natural Remedies To Repel Bugs

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With warm weather, we again must fight bugs in the yard and home.  Here in Florida it’s almost a year round battle. If you’re like me, the last thing you want to do is spray your home or your family with horrible chemicals.

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Fighting a Cough With Homemade Cough Remedies

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Even though spring is near, coughing can still be a problem.  Most people only develop a cough when they have a cold or the flu. You are the “lucky ones”.  People with allergies like me can have a cough any time.  I have had allergic rhinitis (think hay fever) since I was a teenager. I react to many things but especially pollen, mold, cigarette smoke, and chemicals in the air. Read More

Book Review: Winter Blues: Everything You Need To Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder

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I first read Winter Blues by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal back in the 1980’s when the first edition was printed. It quickly became a bestseller as people were hungry for information about this newly discovered diagnosis, Seasonal Affective Disorder. Some of us have trouble in the fall as the days shorten and the days become grayer. My mother used to phone me periodically with “the blues”. She’d say, “I don’t know why I’m so blue. There’s no reason.” We’d talk for a while but I felt helpless to help her.

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Lemon Honey Ginger Morning Drink To Support The Immune System

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There are many internet posts about a tea from lemon, honey, and ginger to fight colds and flues. Most recipes start with fresh ginger (root) which is sliced, boiled and steeped to make tea. The tea is strained and added to lemon juice and honey. My morning drink has developed over many years.

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