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    The Importance of Sleep

    October 24, 2016 - By 

    Do you understand the importance of sleep on your health? When you are facing a great deal of stress it is important to make sure that you are getting enough sleep. Too many people live with the incorrect belief that they need to stay awake longer in order to get more done. Actually, when you are sleep-deprived, you tend to get less accomplished than if you’ve had an adequate night’s sleep. So get plenty of zzz’s. Also, sleep deprivation increases the production of cortisol, the stress hormone. So it will be much more difficult to handle the stress that comes…

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    Reduce the Noise Reduce the Stress

    January 11, 2012 - By 

    Noise pollution is a growing problem in the world today. Too much noise can overwhelm your body. And it can create problems such as heart disease, inability to focus, depression, sleep disturbances, irritability, and emotional issues. That’s why it might be time for you to reduce the noise to reduce the stress. We have become so accustomed to noise that we have become uncomfortable with silence. Even in the quiet of the night, sound from the running refrigerator and furnace keeps whirring through the night. Here’s a story from Vienna Austria back at the end of the 18th century. Then…

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    The Importance of Practicing Gratitude

    November 20, 2011 - By 

    Do you spend time regularly practicing gratitude? Here is why you should! It’s hard to believe how quickly this year has passed and that in just a few days we will be celebrating another Thanksgiving already. After spending a lot of time on the phone finalizing plans for Thanksgiving dinner with my family, I began thinking about Thanksgiving and what the day is really supposed to be about. We enjoy watching parades and football, getting together with family and friends and eating…….lots of eating. But it’s really so much more than that. The Pilgrims celebrated the first official Thanksgiving in…