The Good Health Checklist

Health implies far more than simply “the absence of disease or illness”.  Just like peace is more than the absence of war and conflict, joy is not just the absence of sorrow, and love is greater than the absence of hatred or indifference – so too good health is far more than the absence of disease. Health is a state of balance and harmony at all levels – mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual, and financial.  It is wholeness in its most profound sense; it exists when all the elements and forces making up an individual resonate in equilibrium.

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Coping With Stress

Stress is necessary for optimal performance and success, but too much stress can cause burn-out, anxiety, depression and a host of poor health outcomes.  We face stressors each day – and what is interesting is that the same stressor will affect different people in different ways.  This depends on various factors including what situations do we find stressful, how much stress does a certain situation cause us, and how much stress have we already taken on?  In this article I will define what stress is, how it affects us, and then share some tips on How to Cope with Stress.

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Top 5 Successful Dieting Tips

There certainly is no shortage of diet approaches out there, and if you’ve been around the block you may have dabbled in more than a few! Here is a list of strategies sure to boost your efforts no matter what type of diet you choose to follow.

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How To Enjoy The Sun Safely

As a skin cancer survivor I get the opportunity to spread awareness and share my story on a regular basis. In doing so, I’ve found that people can jump to conclusions when you start talking sun safety. So I’d like to clear up a few things. Although I am a sun safety advocate I am not a vampire. I do not only come out at night. I do not lurk in the shadows. I still enjoy balmy summer days just as much as the next and do my best to protect my skin at the same time. Forgive me for I am about to swear, but sometimes…

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Get Outside: Health Reasons to Enjoy the Outdoors this Summer

We live in a culture of 9-5, 40 hour plus workweeks, coming home at the end of day exhausted before expiring on the couch (and if we find time in there to workout, eat a healthy meal or two, and tend to our pets/kids then we are ahead of the game). It is no wonder many of us do not get outside enough, and in our work-centered lives, we can often forget to make outdoor time a priority.

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6 Tips To Help You Finally Lose The Weight

Nothin’ better than somebody there to motivate, or somebody to kick your behind when the going gets tough! We all have days we don’t want to exercise. And sometimes those days turn into 3 weeks and before you know it all your good intentions have died off. Grab a coach, grab a friend, somebody you trust. Somebody who will help you and surround you with good things…not the friend that will say “screw it let’s hit the bar!” Do you ever tell your kids “you are who you hang out with”?

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