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The advice to watch a Disney movie was inspired by a recent scientific study we read. That’s right, it was even written up in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). And it wasn’t just any old study, it was a randomized clinical trial which is considered the gold standard in research
These are challenging times for many as we all try to stay well during the COVID-19 pandemic. Common challenges of this experience include finding ways to deal with increased stress, practicing self-care, and maintaining healthy relationships with family, friends, and/or work colleagues. Wellness coaching can help individuals deal with this added level of stress and related challenges.
We warmly welcome our newest sponsor, Hyatt Life Sciences, the manufacturer of Afaya Plus®. Afaya Plus is a unique formulation that contains medicinal herbs from Eastern and Western medicine as well as key herbal isolates. Afaya Plus contains a proprietary blend of vanillin powder, turmeric powder, Peganum harmala (wild rue) powder, garlic powder, Arum palaestinum (Solomon’s Lily) powder and beta-sitosterol and also a small amount of vitamin C. This combination of herbs and extracts provides antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions.
We all know what it means to feel restless, especially during this time of crisis. It’s that bottled up energy that bubbles inside looking for an exit, a release. Without relief, it just continues to simmer. The fact is, how we deal with that restless feeling is actually a learned behavior. And as with all habits, creating new behaviors and new ways of coping is not only possible, it’s vital as we grow and evolve as humans.
These are very challenging times right now and we need to do everything we can to protect our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing during this Covid-19 crisis. One of the best ways to do that is with movement, and yet that can be difficult given that most Americans need to follow social distancing and shelter in place rules to keep the virus from spreading.
Fitbit analyzed six billion nights of sleep (yes, that’s billion!) from their users. What’s the single most important thing that users did to get consistent sound sleep? The Fitbit analysis showed that the most important thing you can do to get a great night’s sleep, night after night, is to go to bed and wake up around the same time every single day, including the weekends. Why the weekends? Because that helps us avoid “social jet lag.” We all know that jet lag is the inability to sleep while traveling but what’s social jet lag?
It’s been said that because of social media we’ve become slaves to our devices, whether it be a phone, laptop or computer. What’s worse, preliminary studies involving teens indicates that high use of social media is correlated with increased depression, anxiety, insomnia and body image issues. Maybe it is time for a break.
New research shows that people born between early 1980 and mid 1990s—aka millenials—are expected to be the most obese generation of our time. Yikes! This is problematic considering that obesity is now considered a primary risk factor for the development of many cancers including breast, colon, and kidney. What’s worse is that the research also found that 85% of millenials don’t really understand the link between obesity and cancer.
We all know we should exercise and that we will feel better afterward. Expecting yourself to get excited about exercise when all you focus on is the should and the reward is akin to expecting kids to get excited about eating their vegetables because they should and they’ll get dessert when they’re done.
