Sometimes, you just need to take a deep breath. After all, Robert Frost observed, “The real reason that worry kills more people than work does, is that more people worry than work." Perhaps we’d all worry less, and therefore be healthier, if we would just follow the wise advice of…
Happiness can be a choice. Authentic happiness requires positive emotions, serving others, and to be in the flow of engagement with life. Pleasure, engagement, and meaning are the critical three when choosing this positive way of life. In the words of Sonja Lyubomirsky, a leading positive psychology researcher, “happiness is…
From the words “And when October goes the snow begins to fly…”, “Look around, leaves are brown, and the sky is a hazy shade of winter,” to “Oh the weather outside is frightful…,” this time of year often brings with it energy sapping, mood depressing, appetite increasing, sleep jumbling, thought…
According to the old proverb, “If you’re healthy, you’re wealthy.” From Buddha we have, "The secret of health for both mind and body, is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." So just what…
Don’t Go It Alone, Work Out as a Couple Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. Work out as a couple? You mean, sweat together?? Only if you want a better relationship, want to improve your sex life, get more oomph out of your workouts, and lose some weight while getting healthier. This…
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning." --Louis L'Amour By now, nearly 80% of the resolutions we made a month ago to set and maintain healthy habits, are history. Remember the excitement you felt when you read all of those books…
You are planning your 100th birthday, aren’t you? After all, with about 20% of the population having the genetic wherewithal to live to 100, and with enough research in the new field of “epigenetics” showing us how our lifestyle choices can alter our health at the level of our genes,…
Type the title of this blog post into your search engine and you’re likely to come up with 245,000,000 hits in .65 seconds, just as I did. Yes, there are 245,000,000, that's MILLION, articles on this subject! Why would you be interested in yet another one? Learning how to make…
Did you know that those with four legs can help those with two legs? Owning a pet may be genuinely beneficial for your physical and mental health. From helping you be more active, calmer and more sociable, to reducing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, lowering your risk for heart disease and even extending longevity, owning a dog has been found to have wonderful health consequences.
As William James observed, “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Let’s face it, a wandering, stressed out, anxious, sleep-deprived mind is not a happy, healthy mind.
Enter meditation.