wellness

"Every year an estimated 5.3 million people from causes related to inactive living--roughly the population of Norway."

It's not about a rule-based, panic-inducing practice, but it's a good way to gauge the reality of what you're taking in and working off every day.

This is great for our East Texas economy. At the same time, please keep practicing social distancing for the sake of yourself and others.

One of the very highest risk factors for stroke is having high blood pressure. In fact, close to 80% of those suffering an initial stroke do.

Step Four: Remain as still and sedentary as humanly possible. In fact, let's pretend we're beached whales, stuck and unable to move at all.

As hard as it feels in those moments, the best thing you can do is to take action, with intent, to start to get out of that emotional funk so you can move on.

For people who struggle with depression, it can give the listener a feeling of having been "moved or touched--a type of 'pleasurable sadness.'"

Give it a try. Get a simple journal. Write everyday consistently everyday for around ten minutes. Do it for a month, at least. Let me know what happens.

Let this coming Heart Awareness Month finally be the one when you make the changes that protect your heart health, and thus, the quality and quantity of your life.

Take a look at the "healthy" foods, or at least the substances in them, that are worth your discernment when it comes to planning your *actually* healthy diet.

We may not even notice the behaviors we're engaging in on a daily basis that may be contributing to mental and emotional degradation.

Believe it or not, according to the studies, "clutter can cause your stress levels to rise, which in turn can affect your physical and mental health."