Self Care
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10 Habits That Can Make You Happier and Improve Your Life
Achieving happiness may sound elusive and abstract. In reality, true happiness can be achieved by incorporating habits that improve our lives and increase feelings of well-being. If we examine the lives of people who describe themselves as being generally happy, we discover that they share daily habits that add up to an improved quality of life and mental wellness. Eat right. The foods we eat determine our weight, our brain function, and our overall quality of life. Eating right boosts mental power, reduces the risk of depression, and staves off weight gain. When you feel and look your best, your mood is lifted and you feel happier. When you…
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Why Being Nice is Actually Bad for You
If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” Sounds familiar, right? How about “Share your toys with others!” or “Play nice!” No matter where you come from, we all remember hearing those sayings when we were growing up. That’s because being nice is a quality that’s instilled in us all from the very beginning from our mothers, teachers, and elders. While being nice, or rather polite, is a prized quality and even expected quality in a society that values altruism, the truth is that being “nice” can actually be very bad for you. Actually, being nice could even kill you! Now, let me explain myself… For…
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How Learning Self-Love Improves Future Relationships
Love of self is something that is difficult for many people to achieve. Men and women both suffer with this, even though most men suffer in silence with little support. The fact is that, especially when relationships end, finding self-love can be more difficult than ever before. Yet learning self-love is often the best thing that you can do for your future partner. When you truly love yourself, you are in a better position to allow someone else to love you for exactly who you are. You are more likely to stand up for yourself and your own valid feelings, thoughts, and ideas. While compromise in a relationship is important,…
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Valentine’s Day Got You Stressed? You’re Not Alone. How to Deal With the Valentine’s Day Downers
Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. No, seriously. It is the day that we celebrate our romantic partners and profess our love for them, usually by spending a ton of money on gushy greeting cards, overpriced flowers, calorie-laden candies, stuffed animals, expensive jewelry, lavish dinners, you name it. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend an average of $162.00 on Valentine’s Day, with total sales reaching over $20 billion! With figures like these, you’d think everyone was happily coupled and reveling in the joyous anticipation of Cupid’s arrival. The truth is that Valentine’s Day can be kind of a drag for those who are single,…
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What is a Jade Roller and Why You Should be Using One
It seems that every day there’s a new beauty trend being touted as the be-all end-all to all our beauty problems. These products claim to solve all our skin care problems, from reversing the aging process to making our skin radiant and youthful. These beauty products create a buzz in the market because celebrities and social media influencers endorse them. Often we don’t really know if these products really live up to their claims. Enter one such product: the jade roller. The jade roller seems to have taken the beauty market by storm. You see it everywhere on social media and the results seem incredible. So where did this jade…
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6 Tips for a Simple Self-Care Sunday Routine
Incorporating a self-care routine into your week is essential for peace of mind, stress relief, and your overall health. If you spend most of your time doing things for others, you may feel there is not enough time in the week for yourself. However, carving out a little “me-time” is essential to managing your stress and keeping your sanity intact. When you practice self care you reinforce positive feelings about yourself and you let others know that you are important, too. Practicing self care helps you recharge your body, spirit, and mind. And after a hectic work week and even a mad-about-town Saturday, Sunday is the perfect day to establish…
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Kourtney Kardashian’s Diet is Almost 100 Years Old: Here’s Why It Works
Kourtney Kardashian has tried all sorts of diets and has been very candid about it. She’s always ahead of the latest trends and always stays fit and healthy. And recently, Kourtney shared that she had a really positive experience on the ketogenic diet. Kourtney was on the keto diet for a few months when she found out she had elevated levels of mercury and lead in her system. What is the Ketogenic Diet You’ve probably heard of the keto diet because it seems everyone’s doing it. The keto diet seems to be the go-to diet of all the movers and shakers. From Halle Berry, Tim Tebow, and LeBron James, it…
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How to Deal with the Sunday Scaries
So you know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when Sunday afternoon rolls around and you realize that half the day is gone and tomorrow you have to go back to work? You start feeling mopey and morose. You get a general feeling of malaise because you realize the weekend is over. You, my friend, are experiencing the Sunday Scaries. The Sunday Scaries is that feeling of anxiety that people get once they realize they have to go back to the rat race or jump back on the proverbial treadmill. Whether it’s work or school, the Sunday Blues are real. So how can you deal with Sunday Scaries?…
