Category: Health & Wellness

  • What Happens to Your Brain When You Sleep?

    Sleeping is more complicated than you think. When you drift off to catch some Zzzs, your brain goes through different, critical phases of activity. But like millions of adults with occasional sleeplessness, your plate may also be too full with professional and family pressures and to-do lists to de-stress, stay asleep and relax into each…

  • Set a time limit on negativity.

    Originally posted on Thriving Under Pressure: Time is in such short supply. The sooner we appreciate its value, the better life becomes. When I was a kid my mom set the egg timer for almost everything we did; whether it was how long we spent doing our homework, weeding the garden, watching television, or complaining…

  • 7 Comfort Items to Help You Deal with Migraines

    7 Comfort Items That Can Help With Migraine or Any Chronic Illness Jaime Sanders Sep 24, 2018 iStock When things in our lives don’t go the way we want them to, we turn to whatever comforts us. Everyone has that one thing that always seems to make things better, even if just for a little while. Those…

  • Working From Home With Depression

    Working From Home With Depression: Tips for Success Lara DeSanto EDITOR Sep 19, 2018 iStock One of the most common symptoms of depression is fatigue, often accompanied by an overwhelming feeling of “I don’t want to do anything, at all, ever.” Couple these feelings with a remote work position, and it can be a recipe for…

  • Do you make friends easily?

    A smile “can disarm a lot of people,” Anderson Abrell adds. “It’s a [very] powerful tool.”