Mental Health
Health Is Enjoying a Pet
When thinking about things to do to maintain your health, HAVING A PET belongs high on this list. Research suggests that our fluffy friend is good for your physical and mental health. Pets are non-judgmental and they love you unconditionally which helps to boost your self-esteem and positive attitude. Yes, Think Health for a CHANGE. …
Read MoreThink Health For a Change—Rethinking your health
This book is the result of many years of counseling patients and friends about their health. The right words at the right time have the power to help improve a person’s health and consequently their life. When the right words come along, they will speak directly to you… they build you up, guide your thinking,…
Read MoreHealth is Being Resilient
Recently, facing two right hip operations and a fractured femur, I found myself thinking about the importance of being resilient. When something goes wrong, you tend to bounce back or fall apart. Resilience means being able to adapt to life’s misfortunes and setbacks… to “roll with the punches” and to recover quickly from health disasters.…
Read MoreBe Positive, It’s Good for Your Health
Through positive thinking and commitment, you can move from one health accomplishment to another, using your successes as steppingstones. I recently suffered a fractured femur leaving me unable to put any weight on my right leg for two months. When the physician gave me the “OK,” I could not walk more than 3 minutes on…
Read MoreStep Forward Into Growth—Rethink Your Health
“You will either step forward into growth or will step back into safety.” Abraham Maslow Think Health for A Change is a “call to action” for each of you. Integrating positive health choices into each day can do wonders to improve your health, your emotional well-being and your ultimate LONGEVITY. Rethinking your health is a reminder…
Read MoreHealth is… Being Clear on What You Really Want
It is very hard to change a habit, even a small one. Let us say I wanted to change something—anything. I would need to post reminders on the mirror. When I caught myself doing it the old way, I’d stop and start the new habit and routine. I’d ask my friends and partner to remind…
Read MoreHealtheGoals—Rethinking Your Health
Simply prescribing medication and lifestyle changes and expecting a person to comply with these instructions does not assure health improvement. Achieving improved patient health outcomes can require much more than gentle reminders to take a pill, get moving or stop smoking. To address these challenges, our Technology Provider Network created HealtheGoals an evidence-based, technology-enabled Adherence program that…
Read MoreBe Happy At Home
There’s No Place Like Home (Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz) Your lifetime is primarily enjoyed in your home. Where else can you be happier than in the privacy of the environment you created and enjoy? Your own home. I’ve never been in anyone else’s house that could possibly make me as content and fully…
Read MoreAn Energetic Walk is No Silly Workout
Intensifying your fitness routine could come from the simplest change possible: how you put one foot in front of the other. Walking with more “push” can burn as many calories as higher-impact activities such as running or even aerobics classes, experts say. That could mean incorporating weights, hills or a faster pace. You don’t’ have…
Read MoreEven Short Workouts Have Benefits
Would you be able to find an extra ten minutes a day to scroll on your phone? Or binge the latest season of your favorite show? Odds are your answer is YES! But what about an extra TEN MINUTES a day that is dedicated to exercise? If your answer changed to a hesitant maybe, you…
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