Excitement is good! Excitement is great in fact. I get it! But you also need endurance, so you can reap the reward! So you decided to “get healthy.” Improve your health, extend your longevity, and you are pumped up! Passion and enthusiasm certainly fuel us towards our goals, but excitement and going all ninja is…
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5 FREE Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure
“High blood pressure is public health enemy No. 2,” behind tobacco, says CDC director Thomas Frieden. “There is nothing that will save more lives than getting blood pressure under control,” he says1. Many Americans taking medicine for blood pressure still have it, but did you know there’s ALOT you can do to control this malady,…
The Problem With Poor Desk Posture
As we age, back pain becomes more and more prevalent. It can happen at any time, after a bad night’s sleep or a particularly aggressive session of yard work. And, of course, when sitting at your desk for long stretches of time. Although it may not seem that way, a desk job can be very…
Who’s in Your Pack?
This may be a familiar situation for you: You're at work, humming along, and a co-worker of yours sidles up. Let's call him Grumpy George. George is wearing that hangdog expression again—the one that tells you, without a word having been spoken, that you're about to be bowled over by a litany of complaints. Seems...
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Exercise On A Dime
An active lifestyle comes with a host of benefits: more energy, better sleep, weight control and an overall sense of wellness. However, many people believe that a fitness routine comes with a hefty price tag. The average American spends around $660 on a gym membership and $130 on sports and in-home exercise equipment over the…
Presistence
When we think of great individuals over the years who have become famous by their own skills and labor, we don’t tend to think of how these people got to where they are. It wasn’t by a stroke of luck, or by a miracle that got them to where they are today. It was persistence,…
Building Healthy Habits That Stick
There’s no time like now! It’s time to seize your future! You’ll Never Know Unless You Try! Little Changes can make Big Differences! Start Where You Are– Use What You Have – Do What You Can! It doesn’t have to cost a million dollars to attain wellness and balance in your life. In FACT, we’re…
Manage Your Stress With These 5 Tips
In small doses, stress can be a great thing – it’s what gives you razor-sharp reflexes when you get cut off in traffic, helps you remember important details during a big meeting, and it can even increase the effectiveness of life-saving vaccines. Unfortunately, most folks have an adverse relationship with stress, leaving them feeling overwhelmed,…
Walking Away Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States, impacting the health and wellness of millions of Americans daily. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 6.7% of all adults aged 18 and older have experienced a major depressive episode within the past year, while countless others suffer…
Get the Emotional Support You Need
Whatever you happen to be worried about—money, politics, your family—those truckloads of stress are taking a toll on your health ... unless you're getting emotional support from your friends and loved ones. According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association, the average stress level for those who say they have no one to...
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Fatigue
If only we were Superman, or if there were enough hours in a day, we could accomplish all that we want to get done. Whether its extra projects, additional marketing, or other things that correlate to your business, it seems like a day is never enough to get everything done. Sometimes, we push ourselves a…
Try Exercise
When our schedule gets backed up and we’re left scrambling to piece together our week, time to exercise is often replaced with work or errands. Everyone, at one point, has said, “I know I should exercise, but I just don’t have time to right now. I will when I get a chance!” Exercise is one…
