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Although merry, Christmas can also be pretty stressful. Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals five self-care tips to practice over Christmas to help you feel fully rested come the New Year ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but amid all the late nights, too much booze and crowded shops, Christmas can be anything but. As a result, […]
Five Yoga poses that can help banish bloating and help return to your balance point. As you go about the session remember that the exhale breath is critical to breaking blockages for internal cleansing. Inhale for a count of four and exhale to a count of eight while practicing these postures. Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose) […]
Healthy eating shouldn’t feel restrictive or rigid. It’s important to build in flexibility into your regular habits to allow for times when they’ll be broken. There are so many times in life where there are external circumstances that require or force us to pivot, adjust, and be flexible in order to go with the flow. […]
By lijing via Getty ImagesSelf-care can be expensive. Here’s how to do it on the cheap. In the age of Instagram, “self-care” has become synonymous with indulgences like massages, facials, fancy products, boutique workout classes and lavish vacations. That all sounds great if you have tons of disposable income. But for most of us, spending […]
Faced with a wait for a GP appointment, would you choose a group session with the doctor instead? It is an idea some surgeries are investigating. Demand for appointments increasingly outweighs availability. In recent years, the number of GP appointments has risen by 13%, but GP numbers are up by less than 5%, putting huge […]
“Do Hot Pockets count as hygge?” I ask my husband on our first night of practicing the Danish way-of-life-turned-phenomenon. Hygge is one of those new ideas (for Americans at least) that’s gained steam because it offers a road to happiness—our nation’s obsession. I decided to give it a test run. But first, what exactly is […]
It can be challenging to prioritize mindfulness and wellness amid the everyday chaos of life. Cathy Thorne, the artist behind Everyday People Cartoons, knows this all too well. Thorne has been drawing cartoons around themes like meditation, yoga, personal acceptance and “letting go of controlling behaviors” since she started her online strip in 1999. Specifically, […]
Here’s how to be polite in email: Emma Kapotes/Rd.com, iStock/Naddiya Things not to do when emailing: shout in all caps, use colored fonts or clip-art emoticons, attach large files, forward an email unless appropriate. When to send work texts vs. emails: Emma Kapotes/Rd.com, iStock/Naddiya Work emails can be sent anytime, but business texts should be […]
You know you should meditate. You’ve probably had plenty of friends tell you so and seen plenty of headlines about the benefits of meditation. It makes you happier, healthier, calmer, glowier, smarter, younger, nicer—a generally better human, or so you’ve heard. Maybe you've even dipped your toe into meditating once or twice, downloading Headspace after […]
By Michael Ollove Toward the end, the pain had practically driven Elizabeth Martin mad. By then, the cancer had spread everywhere, from her colon to her spine, her liver, her adrenal glands and one of her lungs. Eventually, it penetrated her brain. No medication made the pain bearable. A woman who had been generous and […]