Monthly Archives: March 2020
It may not seem like it, but laughter is one of the best medications we can self prescribe. It’s true that laughter is the best medicine and making jokes actually has a physical effect on the body. Laughter boosts your mood, raises metabolism, strengthens the immunity system, diminishes pain and helps decrease the effects of stress. Boosting your mood, there was a scientific study done by the Mayo Clinic about Stress Management… Read More
The world is fighting an unseen war. These soliders are not your ordinary man or women dressed in a uniform, carrying guns and ammunition. These soldiers are tiny viral microbe particle that infects a person’s body, causing an automatic response to rage a war within the human body. What military is coming to fight against this mysterious soldier? Just like the past wars of WWI and WWII, the Civil War, the American… Read More
In today’s Self Care Sundays series I want to address mental health for everyone. During this time across the world, mental health care should be addressed not just for those already with behavioral and mental health issues, but our first responders, healthcare professionals, grocery store workers, truck drivers and so many more. Mental health is just as important as physical health. My biggest concern is for my fellow colleagues and what’s going… Read More
The whole world is turned upside down right now. What we once considered to be the “normal” way of life has come to a screeching halt. On Sunday, March 8, 2020, most of us were complaining about the recent daylight savings time change without what seemed like a care in the world. That is until President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020 due to the rapid spreading of the… Read More
Men you are just as important as us women when it comes to taking care of yourself. I found this great article by mashable.com titled The Self Care Revolution Is Finally Coming To Men is well worth taking the time to read. MEN YOU ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WOMEN! Take care you yourself because we need you around. The idea that only a woman needs to take care of herself is… Read More
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