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Everyday Inspiration_Think Health For A Change

Everyday Inspiration_Think Health For A Change

We believe in home and that our home should restore us from the stresses of the day and ready us for tomorrow. We believe in seeking the balance between hustle and rest and learning to find contentment in both.  We believe in kindness, knowing we are made better when we all work together.  We believe… Continue Reading

Make Yourself Stronger

Make Yourself Stronger

More than ever we need qualities like grit, resilience and drive as well as physical power and stamina for a healthy mind and body.   Fortunately. having one can make building all the others easier, research has found. Studies indicate that increasing your physical strength ” allows you to see that you can do difficult things… Continue Reading

Three Cheers for America’s Birthday!

Three Cheers for America’s Birthday!

The Pledge of Allegiance just thirty-one words… whether we are aware of it or not, these thirty-one words carved out a place in our hearts—in the shape of a true patriot:  a love of liberty, a defender of faith, a promoter of unity, a champion of peace, a protector of democracy and a guardian on… Continue Reading

For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters

For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters

A new study in the journal Global Epidemiology authored by Dr, Brendan Case (Associate Director for Research at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program gain and Dr. Ying Chen, research associate),  it makes the case in its findings that married women were more optimistic and had a greater sense of purpose. Their findings’ were striking. The… Continue Reading

Another Medical Revolution Is Under Way

Another Medical Revolution Is Under Way

We sometimes forget that, as recently as the 19th century, people suffered through gruesome surgeries without anesthesia. The first part of the 20th century saw only slow progress in clinical medicine. Even by the early 1970s, doctors, for the most part, could only observe the human devastation caused by serious diseases. Physicians had little in… Continue Reading

AWAKENINGS

AWAKENINGS

Spring, a time of awakening. Everything is clear and fragrant. “Live in each season as it passes:  Breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” Henry David Thoreau Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it. By finding beauty in the ordinary , you can add… Continue Reading

Declutter Your Mind

Declutter Your Mind

“If you don’t know what to do with it, or where to put it, or why you ever bought it in the first place, or if looking at it depresses you, throw it out,”  say Leslie Raycraft my friend and CEO of Posh Organizing in Connecticut. According to Gail Blanke, a personal life coach, here… Continue Reading

It’s Time to BREATHE

It’s Time to BREATHE

Studies have shown that increasing the flow of oxygen to the brain and lungs can help reduce stress and impose endurance.  As we face change in our world, just  a thought  to help you remember to breathe. Continue Reading

Hope, Wish and Dream DAILY!

Hope, Wish and Dream DAILY!

Record your holy cow revelations.  Answer the big “why not?” questions. Make your own life…in dreams there are no impossibilities. Capture new ideas that encourage you to press on regardless.  Expand on those magical callings that give your heart wings.  Celebrate the dreamer in you. Life is the grand adventure and only a life worth… Continue Reading

SHOW GRATITUDE—it’s good for your health

SHOW GRATITUDE—it’s good for your health

Need a quick mood boost? Try a gratitude exercise.  Feelings of gratitude are linked to happiness and wellbeing—according to the Human Performance Institute. Connect with a person you are grateful to have in your life or kick off your next team meeting by expressing your gratitude to a team member. If you need a reason… Continue Reading

The Best Reason to Trust Science

The Best Reason to Trust Science

Some interesting insights from Dr. Rovelli, a theoretical physicist from his recent book Anaximander and the Birth of Science. Scientists aren’t always certain about how the world works but they are usually willing to change their minds in the face of evidence. A few of Dr. Carlo Rovelli’s observations are as follows:  “Science is a… Continue Reading

Loco for Cocoa

Loco for Cocoa

Certain holidays just call for chocolate: Valentine’s Day, Easter, Passover, Halloween, Christmas, Passover, and others. From white to milk to dark chocolate, consumers have a delicious array to choose from. But all chocolates are not created equal. According to a recent article by Anne Harguth, registered nutritionist and published by the Mayo Clinic. “Research continues to… Continue Reading

The Marriage of Human Empathy and AI in Patient Engagement

The Marriage of Human Empathy and AI in Patient Engagement

Never underestimate the power of a good story to engage you and to gain your attention. While storytelling is powerful on its own, when you combine the story with Artificial Intelligence (AI)   and interactivity,  patient health  engagement  increases. According to Search Engine Watch, storytelling can boost patient engagement in their health by 33 percent. Cognitive… Continue Reading

Will Patients Drive the Adoption of New Technology?

Will Patients Drive the Adoption of New Technology?

Consumers are demanding more convenience, choice and control when it comes to their healthcare and despite the fact that treatment and medication non-adherence costs our economy over $300 billion annually, healthcare has lagged behind other industries in adopting technology that fuels customer engagement and patient-centered care. The following are a few Patient Engagement Trends that… Continue Reading

Think Health For A Change

Think Health For A Change

There’ll be two dates on your tombstone and all your friends will read them but all that is going to matter is that little dash between them.  Rethinking your health is a reminder to take a step forward and to think about what your health means to you. Being engaged with your health means being… Continue Reading

Bugs That Can Help You Breathe

Bugs That Can Help You Breathe

We acquire our first microbes from our mothers, during birth or even in utero. According to researcher Susan Lynch: “Over our first years of life, our microbiomes rapidly diversify and these germs provide our developing selves with a library of microbes which train our immune system to tolerate their presence.  This early microbial education, may… Continue Reading

How Can Chat GPT (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) be used in Treatment and Medication Adherence?

How Can Chat GPT (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) be used in Treatment and Medication Adherence?

Chat GPT or Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may transform the human cognitive process. This form of AI can converse with humans. AI  capabilities/tools are being built that can detect and measure more subjective human emotions called sentiment analysis:  the sentiment analysis tool can assist in determining if conversations are positive, negative or neutral.  Some of… Continue Reading

Will Consumers/Patients Drive the Adoption of a Seamless Technology-assisted Healthcare Delivery System?

Will Consumers/Patients Drive the Adoption of a Seamless Technology-assisted Healthcare Delivery System?

Consumers are demanding more convenience, choice and control when it comes to their healthcare and despite the fact that treatment and medication non-adherence costs our economy over $300 billion annually, healthcare has lagged behind other industries in adopting technology that fuels customer engagement and patient-centered care. The following are a few Patient Engagement Trends that… Continue Reading

Say YES to Valentine’s Day

Say YES to Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is actually Good for your Mental Health. During February, I have always put a Valentine emphasis on celebrations with my friends.   I think of the holiday as a way to let others know how much they mean to me.  By recognizing and strengthening those bonds, it is also a way to boost your… Continue Reading

Rethinking Your Health–take the first step!

Rethinking Your Health–take the first step!

Rethinking your health is a “call to action” for each of you… an awakening of sorts. Rethinking your health is a reminder to take a step forward and to think about what your health means to you. Being engaged with your health means being engaged with your life. I encourage you to think about your… Continue Reading

Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk

How healthy is your daily cup of java? For me, coffee is the best part of waking up—I know I am  in great company. Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every day, The latest research suggest coffee might reduce the risk for several disease including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The Caffeine Punch No… Continue Reading

Younger Next Year

Younger Next Year

The book Younger Next Year for Women, written by Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge, will give you insight on the role exercise plays in the treatment of disease and aging. People with advanced emphysema and health disease do much better with exercise. People recovering from cancer do better with exercise. People with depression do… Continue Reading

Health is Listening

Health is Listening

Don’t ever underestimate the power of listening… it is the key to effective communication and a necessary strength that you can master. Many of the situations that you deal with daily can be complicated and sometimes difficult to understand. How intently you listen can have a positive impact on your health. Listening is the foundation… Continue Reading

How We Live Our Lives

How We Live Our Lives

There is no deeper nor more challenging question that how we will live our lives.  It confronts us at a collective as well as an intimate level. While we are waiting for the circumstances of our lives to match our expectations, life is waiting for us to release our expectations and realize the potential that… Continue Reading

One Day At A Time

One Day At A Time

To make a change in our life and/or develop a new habit “We do this one day at a time in a row.”  A friend of mine recently came to understand that due to her diabetes, she had to stop eating “sweets—refined sugar”.  She told me: “My mind is a very funny thing, if I… Continue Reading

Health is Being Resolute

Health is Being Resolute

Birds on a perch, as resolute as truth.  It is a simple but complicated and sometimes messy life.   Seeing the world from above, finding a home below. You face different health challenges and life balance issues every day …it is all about how you meet them.  Continue Reading