How to Stay Active During the Holidays

How to Stay Active During the Holidays

The holidays can be stressful—and it’s easy to overindulge in holiday treats—so regular exercise, along with your relaxation techniques, is especially important to keep you feeling healthy and balanced during the holidays. Taking off a day or two isn’t a problem,...
Get Spicy This Holiday Season

Get Spicy This Holiday Season

Ho! Ho! … Oh! No! ‘Tis the season — for packing on extra weight. Research suggests that holiday weight gain, year after year, can be a big reason the number on your bathroom scale continues to go up, up, up. Most people put on a pound or two (or three) this...
Understanding Gestational Diabetes

Understanding Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes can be a scary diagnosis, but like other forms of diabetes, it’s one that you can manager. It doesn’t mean that you had diabetes before you conceived or that you will have diabetes after you give birth. It means that, by working with your doctor,...
How to Be More Validating

How to Be More Validating

Validation starts with the self. To address this, you must understand your internal experience as well as your actions and behaviors. People often fight how they feel, judging themselves about how they experience situations and events. Sometimes a person prefers...
Why is Money Such a Powerful Stressor?

Why is Money Such a Powerful Stressor?

It’s no secret that financial wellbeing can take a toll on our stress levels, and that money is a considerable source of worry for many US adults. In fact, in one survey from the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly three-quarters of participants...