_ Breast Cancer Mind-Body Therapies During Breast Cancer Treatment By Jane Farrell article Researchers have come up with an evidence-based list of appropriate integrative therapies for patients with breast cancer. The list includes … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition 7 Strategies to Curb Cravings, Practice Mindful Eating and Lose Weight for Good By Sondra Forsyth article America, we have a problem. More than┬átwo-thirds of adults in the U.S.┬áare overweight or obese. The statistics are staggering, but … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition 10 Mindful Eating Tips By Sondra Forsyth article Here are 10 mindful eating tips to ensure you eat with a fuller heart, a calmer mind, and a little … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Active Surveillance Anxiety in Prostate Cancer By Sondra Forsyth article Men with prostate cancer who are under close medical surveillance reported significantly greater resilience and less anxiety over time after … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Seven Ways to Spring Clean Your Mind By Sondra Forsyth article Spring is almost here, and many people will jump into the annual spring cleaning ritual in their homes and offices, … Read More→
_ Stress-Free Living Mindfulness and Glucose Levels By Jane Farrell article Dispositional or ΓÇ£everydayΓÇ¥ mindfulness is the trait of being aware of oneΓÇÖs present thoughts and feelings. In a new study … Read More→
_ Take Your Mind off Cancer for A While By Jane Farrell blog This past week, I was reflecting on how having a diagnosis of cancer impacts an individual as well as their […]
_ Brain Health Memory Loss Mentally Challenging Activities Key to A Healthy Aging Mind By Jane Farrell article Although evidence indicates that engaging in enriching activities may help maintain cognitive vitality, researchers havenΓÇÖt really understood why ΓÇô until … Read More→
_ Heart Attack Heart Health Mind & Body Wellness Mind-Body Medicine Can Ward Off Heart Attacks By Sondra Forsyth article Mind-body medicine (MBM) is a holistic approach that has the potential to ward off more heart attacks than conventional prevention … Read More→
_ Mindset By blog Carol Dweck is an author who was interviewed in my Psychotherapy Networker magazine. ΓÇ£It comes down to whether you focus […]
Never Far From My Mind By blog This blog is an important part of my work identity. I post about interesting health topics and news about nursing […]
_ Exercise Mental & Emotional Health Walking During Work Helps Your Body and Your Mind By Jane Farrell article ΓÇ£Walking workstations,ΓÇ¥ or desks that are attached to a treadmill, can improve mental as well as physical health during the … Read More→
_ Volunteering is Healthy for Body as Well as Mind By Jane Farrell article Older people who volunteer are getting not only an emotional boost ΓÇô itΓÇÖs also benefiting their health. A study led by researchers from the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health services analyzed data from 73 studies over the past 45 years. The studies involved adults over 50 who were involved in formal volunteering roles.
_ Caregiving Mindfulness Training for Caregivers & Loved Ones By Sondra Forsyth article Mindfulness training for people with early-stage dementia and their caregivers together in the same class turned out to be beneficial … Read More→
_ Yoga Can Sharpen Your Mind By Jane Farrell article Regular practice of yoga can improve older adultsΓÇÖ performance of cognitive tasks, according to new research. Investigators from the University of Illinois found that eight weeks of hatha yoga classes, three times a week, led to speedier and more accurate performance on tests of information recall, mental flexibility and task-switching than before the patients had taken the yoga class.
Why Our Minds Are Velcro for the Bad, but Teflon for the Good By blog Most everyone has at least one traumatic memory embedded in their brains. One that still resonates for me was the time my mother left me alone when I was six years old to take the baby sitter home. When I looked apprehensive, she told me not to worry. ΓÇ£IΓÇÖll be right back,ΓÇ¥ she said smiling brightly and drove off. As it got dark I became more and more frightened that something had happened to her and she wasnΓÇÖt coming back. By the time she returned I was totally terrified. She found me standing outside wailing. She scolded me and took me inside.
Simple Minded By blog This is the seventh blog in a series. To read the earlier entries, click here: Archive: The ThirdAge Romance Saga of Sally Franz. The great thing about living in a place that is a vacation destination is that everyone finally wants to come visit me. Not so when I lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma or Tarboro, NC. Not saying those places don't have their peculiar charm, but living next to a national park trumps azaleas and magnolias (in 104 degree heat) big time.
Love and the Mind By blog ΓÇ£How beautiful would it be to find someone who is in love with your mind?ΓÇ¥ One of the often ignored advantages to finding love later in life is finding someone who sees past your surface beauty. That special someone who takes the time to look all the way into your mind and your soul. This is a true gift of aging! This is an advantage I had no idea of back in early 2005 when I finally met the partner I had been seeking my whole life.