7 Smart Ways To Keep Stress And Anxiety Under Control When You’re Busy

7 Smart Ways To Keep Stress And Anxiety Under Control When You’re Busy

More and more people are realizing just how important it is to protect their mental health. In the past, people would ignore any mental health issues they were having in an attempt to make them go away, but this would exacerbate the problem. Eventually, this leads to things like burn out, mental exhaustion, and a plethora of other issues. Mental health and physical health are closely entwined, so making sure you know how to manage yours is a must.  Most people lead busy lives these days due to work, family commitments, and so on, but knowing how to keep your stress and anxiety under control at these times and actually following through is an act of self care. Below, you’ll find 7 smart ways to…

How I’ll Achieve Long-Term Dieting Success

This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own. When it comes to dieting many of us find that the number one hindrance to our success is the lack of time to prepare the proper meals and snacks for our dietary needs. It is often much more convenient to throw one thing in the crock pot for the family or resort to the fast food last resort rather than preparing the healthy and nutritious meal that we should be eating. When it comes to achieving lasting weight loss, discipline is without a doubt a key requisite of success. However, should it come at the cost of everything else? Should you force discipline upon…

How Your Mindset Impacts Your Dieting Success

How Your Mindset Impacts Your Dieting Success

This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own. When it comes to dieting there are many mistakes that are made on a near daily basis. While there are many real profound mistakes that go along with the territory there are a few that seem to have far more profound and lasting implications than others. Hopefully by learning about these mistakes you can learn to avoid them in your own weight loss pursuits. Perhaps the single largest mistake that dieters make is adopting an all or nothing attitude. These are the dieters that scour the pantry and the refrigerator removing anything that could be seen as a potential source of temptation. They embark…

An Interview with the Author of Always Eat After 7 PM

An Interview with the Author of Always Eat After 7 PM

This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own. How to Set Goals when Dieting In my post about How I finally found a diet that I could stick with, I introduced the new diet that I was embarking on. Really a system and a process but we’ll get to that in a minute. I wanted to continue the conversation today though about how to set goals when dieting. As with most things in life, setting goals is very important when dieting. When you look at things truthfully and objectively you should notice that most of the things you’ve accomplished in life have been accomplished because you not only had a goal but…

How I Finally Found a Diet that I Could Stick With

How I Finally Found a Diet that I Could Stick With

This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own. The Struggle with Dieting So many people view dieting as some sort of cosmic punishment for not having the perfect body. They believe that enjoying food is somehow bad for them, which couldn’t be further from the truth. If you want to be completely honest with yourself, when it comes to dieting, it isn’t about giving up food or flavor; it’s about discovering new foods and flavors. At least that is what it is for those who truly love food as well as adventure. Dieting is far too often approached from the mindset of impending failure. Too many people have tried and failed so…

7 Tips to Sleep Your Way to Self-Care

pixabay A good night’s sleep is vital to both your mental and physical health. Unfortunately, many people still suffer from sleep deprivation due to a number of factors. Stress is the main culprit, and sometimes there just aren’t enough sheep to count to distract you from all life’s pressures. Here are some simple tips to help you finally sleep your way to better health.  Increase bright light exposure during the day, but not at night Your body’s natural clock responds to light and darkness as times to be awake and times to be asleep. Your internal routine is known as your circadian rhythm which controls your brain, body, and hormones. Exposure to natural sunlight helps keep this healthy and regular. It’s better for your sleep…