Start your summer on the right foot. Make time to incorporate these easy tips into your routine. You’re bound to have a better summer by doing so! Feed Your Mind. Eat foods that feed your brain and nourish your body. Focus on fresh greens, organic veggies, and seasonal fruits. Stay on track by filling a portion of your plate with food that grows from the earth. Eat less and less sugar, caffeine, white flour, and wheat. Play Day. Lighten your load, let yourself off the...
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Breathing, at a slow steady pace, activates the “relaxed” nervous system. The “relaxed” nervous system prompts the body to properly deliver blood to your vital organs and extremities. Short shallow breathing activates your “fight of flight” nervous system, which shunts blood away from your vital organs and extremities, depleting them of oxygen, while sending all the blood to your brain. The muscles involved in expiration, the intercostals, are stronger than the muscles...
Read MoreMake it Simple: Just Breathe
Dr. Andrew Weil once said, “If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.” Why is oxygen so vital? Often times the importance of something is more clearly defined in it’s absence. Though we can do without food for weeks and possibly water for days, without adequate oxygen supply, we will die within in a few minutes. So what is happening in our bodies daily when we are breathing quickly and shallowly? ...
Read MoreChaos to Calm: 7 Tips to Relieve Your Anxiety Now
Anxiety can get the best of us. Take yourself from chaos to calm by following the seven tips listed below and relieve your anxiety now. 1. Stop – Take three deep sighs. As you release your sigh make an audible “AHHHHH” sound. The conscious use of sound creation creates wellness in your body. Release anger and frustration through this simple vocalization and get the chaos out of your body. 2. Breathe – Take a deep breath. Fill your belly like a balloon when you breathe...
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