Rise up for health

03/30/2020

Here is something that I just signed up for. It is a free course through coursera about the mental health challenges around Covid-19.

Learn Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19 from University of Toronto. Never in the history of humanity have so many people been feeling intense anxiety related to COVID-19 and the world it will leave in its wake. The intent ...

03/24/2020

When the family is all at home together sometimes things can get a bit tense. This is a really good read.

Remember, “Stop, drop and roll” for fire safety? Well, my version of it for these times is “Stop, drop in (to what’s really happening in your heart), and say it.”

03/15/2018

Get your free copy of the full 42-page “Ultimate Guide to Social Skills” https://t.co/4aE0i0YK6v via

11/21/2015

Sharing from a friend to spread the word to those who may need this. Today is International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day.
If you cannot attend a Survivor Day event in person, join an online event on November 21 at 1:30 p.m. US Eastern Time for an AFSP-hosted 90-minute program featuring a screening of the documentary Family Journeys: Healing and Hope after a Su***de; a post-screening discussion with su***de loss survivors and experts on coping with a su***de loss; and a Q&A with online viewers.

11/21/2015

With SAD Light therapy is so helpful. Now it seems that it could be also useful anytime. Costco sells the portable SAD lights - both online and in the store. They are generally on sale this time of year. I am off to turn my light on this morning!

Light therapy may also benefit nonseasonal depression.

10/24/2015

Include Occupational Therapy on Extended Health Benefit Plans - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/2iQRokkzTg via

In celebration of OT Month, Entwistle Power is circulating this petition designed to get Occupational Therapy included on Extended Health Benefit Plans!  Please provide us with your support! The profession of Occupational Therapy is holistic, comprehensive, and addresses the many challenges children…

10/09/2015

"Unlike tired and sleepy adults who grow slow and listless, kids become hyperactive and explosive as they try to compensate for their exhaustion."

How will the quality of your child's nighttime rest affect how she fares socially, emotionally and academically? Science says sleep plays a bigger role than we ever knew.

10/09/2015

Stress and it's influence on metabolism can really affect metabolism. Help the mental emotional state and improve the metabolism.

Any clinician who works with patients struggling to lose weight or to maintain weight loss has observed a common paradox: that, on the basis of how much our overweight or obese patients may tell us they are eating and exercising, we believe they should be losing weight, but they aren't. In fact, in…

10/08/2015

Shake up Thanksgiving dinner with Danielle LaPorte

Want to shake up your team or your dinner conversations this Thanksgiving (or any day?) Depending on your family or friends — it might not be too hard to do (you can take that positively or negatively, depends on your Aunt Patty or your pop’s attitude.)

09/30/2015

Sometimes you can't rely on just thirst alone as a reminder. Sometimes when I am caught up in something I forget to drink all together so I use a water bottle as a visual cue to remind me to drink.

Being dehydrated can make you tired, grumpy, prone to weight gain, and more.

09/28/2015

I don't agree with the part about the meds - I don't believe statins decrease inflammation. Something like omega fish oils work SO MUCH BETTER! Otherwise the article has some other decent lifestyle measures to decrease inflammation. - Tara

Inflammation, or your body's response to injury or infection, has been associated with arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. So what can you do to fight it? Exercise, finds a new study the first objectively measured study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In…

09/28/2015

the best self-help is self-compassion. http://t.co/H7huawvC8X

You can still get your heart broken when you’re enlightened.