BALANCING WORK AND PLAY Hello everyone and welcome to the beginning of another week. Today just happens to be Labor Day as well so, we’re going to discuss the history of the holiday and the importance of rest and enjoying time off. To begin, Labor Day is interesting because it evolved over a period of […]
10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
THE ART OF LETTING GO Welcome back to #FACTUALFRIDAY everyone! As you may have guessed from Wednesday’s post, we’re going to talk about the connection between mind and body today – and the physical benefits we derive from a mental activity. OK – so we’ve all heard about meditation. And, of course, we all probably […]
History of Mother’s Day + Healthy Gift Ideas for Mom
Hello everyone! Here it is May again! And as we put May Day and Cinco de Mayo behind us, we gear up for the month’s next holiday — Mother’s Day — which has quite a history of its own! Apparently, the concept of honoring motherhood goes back to ancient Egypt. The Egyptian goddess Isis was […]
Wellness Wednesday: Tips to Prep for Your Mammogram
Hello everyone! There’s no better way to begin a new year than to get those pesky annual exams out of the way! So, today’s take-away tip is for the ladies — and we’re going to talk about mammograms. As many of you know, I subscribe to the American Cancer Society guidelines for this exam — […]
New Prevention Information for Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes
Well, we are approaching the end of National Cancer Prevention Month. So, let’s close with a few more words about prevention and the BRCA gene mutation in women. As many of you know, this is a topic we have discussed several times over the last few years. We know that when a woman inherits an […]
