Life Can Be Better Blog
March 9, 2019
What You Probably Don’t Know About Vitamin D
Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin, but a hormone that regulates calcium levels in your body. It is absorbed by the liver and kidneys and converted into its active form, calcitrol. Many people are low in Vitamin D because we don’t get enough sun light before 10 am and/or do not take adequate supplementation. [...]
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February 27, 2019
Heart Health Tips from Star Jones
Every February IAW recognizes Heart Health Month. Their President, Star Jones, is a volunteer and spokesperson for The American Heart Association but her work and passion with this organization is not just about philanthropy or charity. Star Jones is a heart disease survivor. You may think of her as a former out spoken voice on [...]
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December 30, 2018
Self-Care – Put yourself First
“If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, WHEN?” -Hillel I love this quote by Hillel. This is the epitome of self-care. This says to me, I must be responsible for my life because, even though [...]
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December 20, 2018
FULFILLMENT
Fulfillment - "Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one’s potential." Fulfillment...isn't that what we all want? What each of us means by fulfillment, satisfaction, or happiness may vary, but we venture to say that everyone's definition likely includes feeling good about themselves. This can include anything from “I’m a good cook,” or [...]
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December 13, 2018
1 Easy Way to Reduce Stress during the Holiday Season
Happy Holidays! Holidays are supposed to be happy, joyous, and wondrous, right? Instead, it’s often such a stressful time that we just want to stop the world and get off! Bah humbug! What with holiday parties, cramming extra errands in (holiday shopping anyone?), year-end deadlines, extra hours at work, and the regular stress of our [...]
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December 6, 2018
What? Me Worry?
“I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” Mark Twain Worry is like that. As we ruminate and worry, we put our bodies through tremendous stress, almost as if we have actually lived through the situation we are worried about. It’s estimated that anywhere between 80-90% of what we [...]
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