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Nina Cherie Franklin, PhD, Wellness Expert, Healthy Living Coach, Creator of That Salad Lady
Dr. Nina Cherie Franklin is a wellness expert, healthy living coach, and creator of That Salad Lady, a popular blog and brand focused on making healthy living more accessible, realistic and inclusive. With a PhD in kinesiology, nutrition and rehabilitation and more than 25 years of experience, she empowers individuals to build sustainable, evidence-based habits ...
Combine Mindfulness With Exercise For Mental Health Boost
For people looking to start 2024 with a new routine to feel fitter and happier, a new study from the University of Bath (U.K.) suggests that combining mindfulness with exercise could be your key to success. A study, published in the academic journal Mental Health and Physical Activity, suggests that life changes which combine both physical ...
Jovanka Ciares, Reclaiming Wellness
Jovanka Ciares is the author of Reclaiming Wellness and several other titles. A certified wellness expert, integrative herbalist, nutrition educator and coach, she offers lectures and workshops in Spanish and English. Ciares studied nutrition with bestselling author T. Colin Campbell, PhD, at his Center for Nutrition Studies (in partnership with Cornell University) and herbalism/plant medicine ...
Mindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on Track
Everyone has times where their mind won’t stay on task. For example, you might be listening to someone talk in a meeting or class and your mind wanders to your dinner plans. Notably, research suggests that 30 to 50 percent of our daily thoughts are spent on this kind of mind wandering, and that excessive ...
Omega Ramps Up Virtual Experience to Better Serve Growing Global Community & Increase Access
The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, a nonprofit in New York’s Hudson Valley that has provided learning opportunities to more than 1 million people since 1977, has taken steps to reach a wider global audience with fewer barriers to access than ever before. With help from Savas Labs, a Durham, NC-based web design firm, Omega has ...
Yoga, Meditation Improve Brain Function and Energy Levels, Study Shows
Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. The study found that practicing just 25 minutes of Hatha yoga or mindfulness meditation per day can boost the brain’s executive functions, cognitive abilities linked to goal-directed behavior ...
Everyday Mindfulness Linked to Healthy Glucose Levels
Dispositional, or “everyday” mindfulness is the inherent trait of being aware of one’s present thoughts and feelings. In a new study of 399 people that measured health indicators including dispositional mindfulness and blood glucose, researchers found that those with higher scores for mindfulness were significantly more likely than people with low scores to have healthy ...
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