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january blues

Beat the January Blues With These 10 Budget-Friendly Tips

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

The January blues, aka post-holiday depression, seasonal depression, winter blues, or what I like to call temporary insanity, can be a common occurrence after the festive season comes to an end. It's natural to feel a little down after the excitement and celebration of the holidays but add in the shorter days, some extra weight many of us carry into the new year, and temperatures as cold as a witches tit, and it's no wonder we're collectively depressed. As we inch closer to Blue Monday, the …

Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Living, Tips & Advice, Top Ten Tagged With: budget-friendly, exercise, financial planning, gratitude, healthy habits, January blues, mental health, mental health therapy, mindfulness, nature, post holiday depression, seasonal depression, self-care, self-improvement goals, socialization, stress management, temporary insanity, volunteering, winter blues

30 Days of Me or How I'm Going to Embrace Self Care

30 Days of Me or How I’m Going to Embrace Self-Care

By //  by Candace Sampson 45 Comments

Recently I drove over to a friend's house to drop off my daughter for a sleepover. When I arrived at the door, my friend took one look at me and invited me in for a drink. Apparently it was written all over my face that I had one foot over the ledge. Before I knew it, she had taken in both my daughters, fed my family, and listened without judgement as I spilled a couple of weeks of stress into her lap. It was cathartic and the next day, I was not only grateful that I have a friend like that, but …

Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Living Tagged With: 30 days of me, exercise, health, puttting yourself first before your family, self help, sitting at a desk can kill you, taking care of yourself, wellness

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Ridiculously Simple Ways to Prevent Diabetes

By //  by Theresa Albert 1 Comment

The International Diabetes Federation says the global burden of diabetes will surge from 382 million to 592 million by 2035. That is a lot of people suffering from an often preventable disease. It is also estimated that one in ten people have or will have diabetes worldwide, and the age of onset is getting younger and younger -  kids as young as 8 are now being diagnosed with what used to be called "adult onset diabetes." The upside to these dreary statistics is that most of this disaster …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Living Tagged With: chia, diabetes, diabetes prevention, exercise, fighting diabetes, health, sleep, sugar

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Stay Healthy While Travelling

By //  by Katja Wulfers Leave a Comment

You spend months planning the perfect vacation. You pick a destination, save your pennies, and remember to update your passports — seriously, check those passports — only to fall sick five days into your trip. What a drag. I've been on a lot of trips and I've been sick on a few of them when I ignored my own advice. Avoid spending days holed up in a hotel room while your family has all the fun and eats all the food by following these tips to stay healthy while …

Filed Under: Travel, Travel Tips Tagged With: clean water, eating, exercise, gastrointestinal health, healthy gut, humor, humour, hydrate, sick, sleep, stay healthy, tips, Travel, travel tips, travelling, vaccinations

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