Description of Mindful Eating How many of us have had the experience of eating an entire bag of chips or a pint of ice cream without even realizing it? When this happens, most (if not all) of us notice and appreciate the full taste of our first few bites, but can hardly remember the rest. Mindless eating can happen when we ...
By Jocelyn Weiss, PhD, MPH and Meg van Staveren, MPH, RD It’s easy on occasion to eat too much, eat too quickly, eat for comfort, or choose junk food. But for increasing numbers of people, this behavior is the norm, not the exception. Every year millions of Americans vow to lose weight and get healthy but aren’t able to overcome the ...
By Linda Smith, PA, MS Chronic stress underlies more than 50% of physician visits and is a factor in most, if not all, chronic diseases. It’s a part of our everyday lives. So, what can we do about it? In this short video, we will discuss the following five keys to building stress hardiness and resilience. Get Up ...
By Sarah Susanka, FAIA Ten years ago I came out of the spiritual closet. For all of my adult life, my actions in my everyday world have been informed by a deep interest in what life is here to teach me. But until 2007, when The Not So Big Life was published--my eighth book in the Not So ...
By Janet Stolp, RN, Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach Last month I was asked to give a talk on health coaching to the Duke – Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program. As I spent hours and hours crafting my talk and slides, I found it to be entirely too long. I started to question myself. “Janet, what is it you want ...
Once we have settled into our mid-summer routines, it is common to lose touch with our good intentions to lighten up and eat well. With the abundance of activities, family gatherings, and social outings, we can easily be tempted to pick up quick meals that are missing healthy, supportive nutrients. Summer offers a wide array of colorful and nutritious fruits ...
By Deborah Lee, PhD, RN I thought I was just going to learn coaching skills and process, I found that, and I also found myself. My Midlife Opportunity Do you ever ask yourself, “I know what I should be doing, but why can’t I just do it?” Me too! Imagine being a nurse for over 30 years, knowing you ...
Description of Sound Awareness Sound awareness connects us to the present moment while also cultivating our awareness of the various sounds that repeatedly arise around us. Rather than trying to ignore them, we intentionally pay attention to the sounds surrounding and coming through us. Doing so can help keep us present and stabilize the mind, refine our sense of hearing and strengthen ...
By Elizabeth Bechard, BA, RYT Exercise science is just beginning to understand how women’s hormonal shifts affect their muscles, joints, and ligaments. Female soccer and basketball players suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries 2.78 and 3.6 times more often than their male counterparts, and the presence of estrogen and progesterone receptors in bones, skeletal muscles, and ligaments ...
By Joanne Gardner, MS, RDN, LDN Experimenting with Food Science and Nutrition I have always been fascinated with food science. My first career aspiration, fueled by dreams of combining and concocting foods in delicious creations, was to work in a test kitchen. My undergrad degree was in Food Science and Nutrition, and although I really loved the lab ...
