Meditation – Stepping Back from Life

Meditation – Stepping Back from Life

The mind is a busy with thoughts and we are either repeating thinking patterns throughout the day or on auto-pilot. As we know, the mind affects the body. If you are stressed in your mind, then that tension probably will be adversely transferred to the body. One of...
Cross Items Off Your Bucket List to Get Your Dreams

Cross Items Off Your Bucket List to Get Your Dreams

Many of us have worked hard in our lives with developing goals for a sales career goals and family goals and personal goals and have worked hard to achieve them, but how many people think about what sort of goals and aspirations of doing the things that inspire and...
Why the Gut-Brain Connection Keeps You Happy

Why the Gut-Brain Connection Keeps You Happy

Researchers have long known that the bacteria living in your gut can “talk” to your brain. Gut microbes, which collectively make up what’s called the gut microbiome, can have a significant impact on mood and cognition and a troubled intestine can send signals to the...
How to Set Specific Goals

How to Set Specific Goals

Having goals for things we want to do and working towards them is an important part of being growth and working towards a sense of accomplishment in our lives. To make sure that we have success reaching your goals, be specific. This can include time, numbers and...
Stress Levels Lessen Thinking

Stress Levels Lessen Thinking

The stresses of everyday life may start taking a toll on the brain in relatively early middle age, new research shows. A study of more than 2,000 people, most of them in their 40s, found those with the highest levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol performed...
How to Excuse-Proof “I Don’t Have Time to Cook”

How to Excuse-Proof “I Don’t Have Time to Cook”

We all have busy lives, which leave little time for cooking health meals when we get home at the end of the day.  First, a little reality check: “The average restaurant meal comes in at 1,500 calories, so it’s hard to lose weight eating out,” says Dawn Jackson...