ABSOLUTELY DIVINE

What? Is that even possible? Thanksgiving, Christmas Parties, New Year’s! Three huge holidays in a row really set us up for major stress… and they are back to back to back. In a way, it’s good that we can get all of the stress over with all at once. So, let’s look at some strategies. It really is all about our outlook If you are fortunate enough to have a large and loving family, share the chores. Gone are the days of “going to Grandma’s house” who lovingly had the ava

Now that you have asked yourself those important 10 questions that I suggested in my last blog post called "Too Much Cortisol? These 10 Questions will tell you", let’s talk about what you can do to reduce your Cortisol levels. Pray or Meditate –To most Americans this almost seems like a punishment. Maybe it comes from having to sit in a corner when we were little. Actually though, 10 minutes or more of quiet time helps us enormously. If we haven’t done this in a long time, w

We all know that exercise is good for us. Unfortunately, most think of exercise as the way to achieve our ideal weight; the way to have the body that we have always dreamed of. There are, of course, many benefits to exercise. Interestingly enough, weight loss is not usually one of them. The biggest impact one can make in tipping (or not tipping) the scale is to eat a healthy, whole-foods diet with reasonable portions sizes. Let’s consider some of the actual benefits of exerci