How you feel about your finances and your career has a significant impact on your overall health, often in a negative way. Taking care of your health – mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially – is so important! How can you take care of others without first taking care of yourself? Your health and wellbeing matters!
This post is brought to you by site supporters. There comes a time where you may feel overwhelmed by the things happening in your life. The stress may be due to pressure at work or certain life situations. Nothing good ever comes from stressing yourself out, especially over things you can’t control. Stress can be hazardous as it leads to other …
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Losing weight is one thing, but keeping it off is another. You probably know multiple people who worked really hard for a year or two and got in excellent shape, only to revert back into their less healthy ways and put the weight back on. Don’t let this happen to you! Once you’ve met your fitness goals, it’s not time …
The brain is the most vital organ in the body. Because the function of the brain is so important to overall health and quality of life, it is no wonder that many people are interested in supplements that claim to boost brain health. If you are interested in improving brain health through supplementation, consider these four supplements. 1. Sermorelin Sermorelin …
Prescription drug prices vary wildly across different pharmacies and contribute to the high cost of healthcare in our country. On average, an American spends about $1200 per person per year, more than anyone in any other country. One company trying to help the public reduce these costs – and still get the medications they need – is Good Rx. Please …
Many of us suffer from something called imposter syndrome. What does that mean? Basically, we feel like a fraud because we appear to have it all together. However, the reality is that in our heads we feel like we fall way short of that. How do we overcome imposter syndrome? What kind of process will help? I have good news! …
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about whether restaurants, cafés and other places that serve food should be doing more to reduce their carbon footprint. The plastic waste crisis is very much real, and restaurants are starting to feel the pressure to switch to eco-friendly packaging. Single-use plastics such as disposable straws, grocery bags, take-out cups or containers, and …
At the end of each year, I’ve gotten into the habit of recapping how my year went by sharing posts that stood out or were significant to me in some way. You can check those out here: My Favorite Posts of 2018 10 Posts That I Loved This Year (2017) 10 Posts That Changed My Life This Year (2015) My …
Sleeping is one of my favourite things to do. Even though beating my sleeping problems is something I’ve struggled with for most of my adult life. As a high school and university student, my insomnia got to be so bad that I almost failed an 8 a.m. class or two. Although things are better for me now, my sleeping problems …
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When you are hit with unexpected medical costs, it can be quite upsetting. Not only are you left dealing with your illness or injury, but now you also have to worry about how you’re going to pay for it. It might throw off your whole budget, and you will have to do some quick adjusting. Even if you live in …
When I re-joined the gym back in January, I thought that spending money on the membership would help motivate me to get back into shape. And it did. Sort of. One month I’d get to the gym 3 times a week, then something would happen and I’d fall off track again. Sometimes it was for legitimate reasons (like getting the …
A Guest Post By Shiuan Butler Aloha! My name is Shiuan and I am the Creator of Journaling Sisters, a safe, supportive, nurturing community of heart-centred women who love connection, creativity, and journaling. I came across Amanda’s blog, My Life, I Guess… recently and loved how open she was on the topic of mental health. I decided to reach out …
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It can be hard to be your best self. We have enough self awareness to know that we can accomplish and achieve a lot. Yet we allow our inner critic to focuses on the negative thoughts instead. We struggle to imagine that we will ever completely achieve all of our personal goals. But why not? Why does that feeling often …
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With any new year comes a reinvigorated goal to lose weight, get fit and look after our health and well being more effectively. After gaining those few extra pounds while celebrating the holidays, January has become known as a detox month to wash away the excess and bring our mindset and bodies inline with a more normal and healthy way …
I spent the first 2 weeks in June with the worst cold I’ve ever had. Worse then when I was working at the drop-in daycare and was basically sick the whole time. At least that cold was manageable with over the counter medication. Medication, however, did nothing to tame this latest cold. I was lucky to get maybe 20 minutes …
