by Deirdre | Apr 1, 2011 | Mindful living
There’s been an surge in technology tools for health in the past few years, with some really interesting apps and gadgets coming to market. They hold promise to help people engage closely with healthy behaviors.
The tools can be broken down roughly into four categories: educate, connect, track, and remind. The more interesting apps combine multiple functions. Here are some buzz-worthy health tools I’ve seen at health IT conferences in the last couple of years – through the filter of a non-techy person. (more…)
by Deirdre | Mar 29, 2011 | Mindful living
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The Wheel of Health, the core of health coaching, gives you seven areas to explore when you’re designing your own health plan. When they’re humming, they provide the balance to let you do anything you can dream up:
• Your body craves strength, flexibility, endurance, and restoration and it tells you when you’ve let any of them slide. Creaky, anyone? Find the right mix of movement, exercise and rest for your body. Focus on balance, the joy of movement, and the importance of rest and sleep.
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by Deirdre | Mar 24, 2011 | Mindful living
So, in the spirit of taking something simple and making it complicated – looking at the health benefits of veggies inevitably leads to phytochemicals (What-o-chemicals??) Eat your greens quickly morphs into a science lesson. We all know that veggies are rich sources of the usual suspects, like vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. But they also contain a number of bioactive compounds – these so-called phytochemicals – that can help protect the body from environmental damage and aging. (more…)
by Deirdre | Mar 4, 2011 | Mindful living
Everyone tells us to get our greens and top up on our veggies. But, truth be told, most of us are popping a multivitamin for protection from the rough patches. It takes a very close relationship with your kitchen to get the 7 servings a day that Canada’s Food Guide recommends. For those of us with a little around the middle, that recommendation should balance heavily in favor of vegetables and not those tasty fruits.
Our reliance on today’s “mother’s little helper” has come under fire from two massive studies. (more…)
by Deirdre | Feb 15, 2011 | Mindful living
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, bringing a range of experiences and emotions for those in intimate relationships and for those that are not. With the emphasis on mind-reading that the day brings, I admire the brave souls who dive headfirst into the celebration of this thorny day. My son was asking me what females (let’s be honest, girls) really want on V-Day. A little surprised, I was very honoured that he would consider me an expert. We decided was that the best thing for V-Day was a meaningful gesture that reflected the intensity of the relationship that was also fun and a bit out of the ordinary. (more…)
