Good-bye to ‘time poverty’
Feeling like there’s never enough hours in your day? Coaches suggest designing your day with intention and purpose by:
1) Building two activities into one. Yoga with a friend, healthy meal with work colleagues
2) Recognizing of flow. Work to move through tasks with discipline and care
3) Aligning with nature. Seek out spaces that put you at ease, and are a wellspring for resilience and creativity.
Source: Stanford Business
Can a Ketogenic diet help side effects?
Diet and its impact on mental illness is a topic of ongoing discussion. Recently, use of the ketogenic diet sometimes used for epilepsy management, has surfaced as a tool to minimize the side effects that accompany antipsychotic medications. Another possible benefit is the strengthening of metabolic health.
Source: Mindsitenews.org
Missed doctor’s visits
Children who face disability discrimination were twice as likely to go without needed healthcare appointments and had higher risk of emergency visits and hospitalization. Researchers suggest that failure to get help was often linked to a fundamental loss of trust, poor access to care and ongoing systemic discrimination.
Source: Paediatrics
The rise of Noctourism
After dark adventures are the latest for keen travellers. From glittering night-sky stargazing to desert sleep-overs and immersive sound healing timed to the night tides.
Robot facials
Ahh the spa….With AI and robotics starting to share the massage space, it’s no surprise that face-forward automated treatments that map and deliver personalized skin care experiences are on the rise. Watch for flexible robotic hands for force sensors and haptic feedback gently cleansing, massaging and applying any number of potions and lotions.
Source: Spahandbook.com
Give and glow
Volunteering is good for you and actually helps provide a sense of control over chronic conditions for some. Survey volunteers said:
1) Participation made them feel happier (96%).
2) Lowered their stress levels. (73%).
3) Made them feel physically healthier (68%).
Source: Pure Unlimited Love
Driving mistakes
Human errors, following too close and failing to obey traffic lights are the leading cause of fatal car accidents in Canada.
Source: Preszler Law
Finnish sleep school
From some of the world’s best sleepers come tips for more restorative nights:
1. Cold bedrooms with fresh air.
2. Minimalist clutter free sleep spaces.
3. Have a light, early dinner and a small bedtime snack.
4. Wear wool socks. Mindbodygreen
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