Category: Your Health Matters

  • Your Health Matters: 5 Ways Reading Improves Your Health

    Booktalk November 5th, 2015 Book lovers know there’s no feeling like getting lost in a great book. Page after page seems to fly by as you get more and more entrenched in the plot and character development. It’s almost as if you’re in the scenes and participating in the outcome.What you may not realize, however, is…

  • Is Hitting the Snooze Button Bad for You?

    Published on Oct 03, 2017 by Alex Mitchell   Do you have an “as needed” relationship with your Snooze Button? Is it one of those relationships that every now and then, you call in a favor and it lets you get in a few extra minutes on Monday morning when you were up too late watching Game of…

  • How to Spot Psychological Manipulators

    Editor’s Note: Great article! And spot-on! I’ve known several “manipulators” in my life. Fortunately, I can spot them miles away and don’t buy into their little games. But it really hurts when I see my loved ones not only being manipulated, but are recruited into Enablers, allowing this behaviour to manifest in many, many areas…

  • Your Health Matters: How A Pet’s Love & Devotion Can Help you Live Better With Chronic Illness

    Editorial Note: Dogs are AMAZING! They have so much to teach us…all we have  to do is listen. 6 Ways My Dog Helps Me Live Better With Chronic Illness Cathy Kramer / @cateepoo88 , Patient Expert Credit: Sophia Kramer For 10 years now I have shared my life with a border collie named Izzy. She was welcomed into…

  • What You Eat May Be Messing With Your Anger Management

    Trans Fats Linked to Temper Flares Cutting out unhealthy foods may actually make you a nicer person. New research suggests eating trans fats can lead to aggression and irritability. By Jaimie Dalessio Clayton We know trans fats are bad for your waistline and your heart, but they may also be messing with your anger management, according…