Did you know that some people seem to have no trouble at all staying focused, organized and making good decisions while handling many tasks? It’s all thanks to their “executive function” skills! Think of executive function as the CEO of your brain. It helps you plan, predict outcomes and control impulses. Executive function helps you […]
The age of mindfulness and meditation is here. Once relegated to a “hippy” activity, it’s estimated that as many as 500 million people meditate worldwide, including 14% of Americans. First a couple of definitions are in order. People use the terms mindfulness and meditation interchangeably but, while they’re closely related, they’re not exactly the […]
The last year has been more stressful than normal for most of us. Working and kids studying from home, little to no travel, less working out and fewer leisure activities have understandably taken their toll on our mental wellbeing. Many have turned to meditation and mindfulness as a way to relieve stress and restlessness, […]
As a new decade dawns, it’s a reminder that none of us is getting any younger and taking care of our body and mind is more important than ever. Whether you’re already a health and fitness devotee or you struggle with getting into a groove to stay fit, a variety of exciting and healthful trends […]
