Today we have a guest writer, Harry Cline, who speaks about the benefits of Yoga for seniors and their caregivers!

Life can be stressful, especially as we age and when we have physically- and emotionally-challenging vocations. Not only does stress impact our quality of life, it can also directly contribute to illness. It is, therefore, imperative we find ways to ease our daily stressors. Yoga and meditation are two ways we can do so at any stage of life.

Benefits of Meditation

As a caregiver, it may seem difficult to find a free moment. However, sparing just 30 minutes a day for mindful meditation may be incredibly valuable to you. According to a recent study by UCLA, caregivers found they felt better overall after incorporating such an amount into...

How many of you know what holistic nutrition is? I'm sure many of you are guessing that it has to do with food and other normal nutrition things with some herbs and remedies mixed in. But in truth, it is so much more! Holistic nutrition refers to everything that enters your body through every one of your senses! From the food you eat to the relationships you form, everything that goes into you effects your health and happiness. Today we are going to talk about some ways to help you achieve a balanced holistic diet!

Food

As many of you guessed, food plays a big role in holistic nutrition. You need to feed your body healthy, nutritious food in order for it to function properly and to continue to work at its optimal, healthy self for you! When choosi...

The holiday season is upon us, and soon we will be running around decorating, cooking, entertaining family, visiting family, and eating... a lot of eating! Although this can be an amazing time of year filled with fun and laughter, it can also bring on a lot of physical and emotional/mental stress. Since I am sure you would rather be celebrating a happy and healthy holiday with your loved ones instead of feeling sick and stressed, let's talk about ways to manage and even avoid the holiday stress! 

Physical Stress

Let us begin with the easiest type of stress to manage and avoid... physical. This is a season of yard clean-ups, major decorating, and heavy eating for most. This is on top of the daily physical stress you have of work, house keeping...

Getting rid of old clothes, donating un-used items, clearing out the refrigerator, cleaning the windows... these are all things that pop into your mind when you think of spring cleaning. But what if I told you that there is so much more to spring cleaning than de-cluttering your home? This is a perfect time of year to spring clean your body, mind, and soul to set yourself on the right path to new self-growth and happiness. Today we will be talking about ways you can clean up more than the dust on your windowsill this spring!

Body

When is comes to spring cleaning the body, we must look at the body inside and out! Let's start with the easy part... the outside! How many of you use store bought bath and beauty products? Makeup, body wash, shampoo...