Lifestyle Medicine Provides Empowerment This was an insightful interview with Dr. Parneet Pal. What was most striking was her observation that lifestyle medicine provides empowerment. This is not about “patient engagement” but empowering individuals to be active in changing behaviors that determine 80% or more of health. While clinical care certainly remains vital, near total […]
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Tai Chi Benefits Dad has practiced Tai Chi for over 17 years, never missing a day. It can take as little as 15 minutes or can be repeated and stretched for hours. Tai Chi benefits us in so many ways. So much of what those who play tai chi find is really just hard to
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Financial Wellness Programs Money causes stress and stress can negatively impact health. This is certainly not news. However, as consumers and healthcare providers become more aware of the impact of social determinants there is growing interest in financial pressures. Financial wellness programs, while valued, are still not hitting the mark. Both employers and employees agree
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Beating Illness… With A Drum Daughter Emily plans to be a Music Therapist once she has completed her degree and certification requirements. In the meantime, Emily really enjoys every opportunity to explore ways to promote health with therapeutic music. One such use of music stems from ancient times, the drumming circle where participants are beating
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Healthy Gratitude With a growing appreciation for mindfulness for health and well-being it is no wonder that healthy gratitude has such an impact. When we think about healthy gratitude holistically, what is the downside? A quiet moment. A few thoughts about what you value in Life. Maybe even scrawl a note or doodle into a
Wellness Travelers Travel can be great fun. There are wonderful sites, exotic foods, new people, history, and culture. While more people are travelling and enjoying it, there are increasingly more wellness travelers. A recent study by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) puts wellness tourism at a whopping $563 billion industry. The growth momentum of this
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Stressing Stress It seems that we have no way to explain the impact of stress on our lives other than stressing stress. Everyone in the Modern World gets it. Deadlines. Financial Pressures. Family Disruptions. Strained Relationships. Addictions. The list goes on and on. There are so many pressures that mount on us. There seem to
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Natural Prescription There is undoubtedly something healing about spending time in Nature. Whether just the benefits of walking along a simple trail or a more mindful practice like the Japanese forest bathing, we tend to feel better holistically. With really nothing but positives for our physical, mental, and even spiritual health it really makes sense
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Art Benefits Life There is certainly room to question this study that art benefits life. Assigning causation can be particularly difficult in analytics. However, there is at least a correlation. What is the harm is adding a bit more art and culture into our lives? The risk is pretty well 0 (even a bad book
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Health Is More Than Age There may be more truth in the adage “you’re as old as you feel”. Many have argued for years that health is more than age and more than the sum of various “vital signs” that measure only physical health. One quote from the article hit the nail on the head
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