Cleaning the Garage Sitting Around and Overeating The COVID-19 epidemic is top-of-mind for most Americans. Prudence dictates taking precautions. Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly after being in public places. Keep your hands out of your eyes, nose, and mouth especially when outside. Keep a respectful distance from non-household persons to reduce risk of exposure…
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Type 2 Diabetes & Its Complications
Diabetes Is Bad, Its Complications Are Worse You Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes People with type 2 diabetes find themselves at higher risk for numerous bad health outcomes. These include increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and impaired peripheral circulation, among others. Impaired peripheral circulation in tiny arteries leads to serious complications, such as amputations…
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Healthy Habits for Healthy Living
Habits free up executive control resources Habits help you persist in reaching your goals The word “habit” elicits a somewhat negative connotation. As in a drug habit. But healthy habits can be your indispensable friends.What is a habit, anyway? In her new book, Good Habits, Bad Habits, Wendy Wood, a psychology professor at UCLA, defines…
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A Healthy Trifecta
Volunteering builds better health three ways Keep Moving, Cultivate Social Connections, Live with Purpose Do you think you don’t have enough time our days to make healthy choices that you know would benefit you? Volunteering can help you make three healthy choices almost simultaneously. The first healthy choice, Keep Moving, includes incidental movements of daily…
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