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Pets & Your Health

February 20, 2020 Comments Off on Pets & Your Health

If you don’t own a pet, maybe you should get one. A pet offers a whole bunch of health benefits to you:

  • Buffer stress
  • Lower heart rate
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Give social support
  • Help you stay in shape
  • Prevent certain sicknesses

And to your children:

  • Cognitive stimulation
  • Improved behavior in children
  • Heightened understanding of others
  • Increased immunity
  • Lower anxiety levels

You can read why pet ownership gives you these benefits by reading this Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center’s short article Health Benefits of Pet Ownership.

By the way, Feb. 20 is National Love Your Pet Day. So, love your pet…or get one.

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36 Million Trees Gone This Year

November 16, 2019 Comments Off on 36 Million Trees Gone This Year

That happens every year. This massive annual tree loss results in hotter cities, a whole lot more pollution, and unhealthy humans. Some causes we can’t do much about–fire, hurricanes, disease, insects. What is under our control, though, is cutting down trees for more parking lots, buildings, and roads.

Why care about the loss of trees? Because trees provide many essential benefits: 1) heat reduction, 2) energy emissions reduction, 3) water quality improvement, 4) flooding reduction, 5) noise reduction, 6) protection from UV radiation, 7) improved aesthetics, 8) improved human health, 9) wildlife habitat.

To find out exactly how trees do all those things, plus how we can plan for trees and help stop the loss of trees, read US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it.

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Hug?

July 15, 2019 Comments Off on Hug?

It’s National Hug Week. Yes, it exists and has existed for 33 years.

Read about how it started, related customs and traditions, and the benefits of hugging. Go to http://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-hug-day/ .

Yup. It’s National Hug Week. And what are YOU going to do about it?!

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Who Actually Needs Church?

October 8, 2018 Comments Off on Who Actually Needs Church?

A person may not really need to attend church, but if they attend as a family they’re giving their kids an advantage apart from religion. If not church, then family time for meditation or spent out in nature. Many studies have shown that kids who grow up in families that spent time together in quiet reflection or attended weekly church services were 18% happier in their twenties than their peers who did not have that experience. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, young and teenage children raised with spirituality or religion grow up having better mental health and are less likely to suffer depression and substance abuse. They have better life satisfaction, are more able  to handle adversity, and  they even have fewer sexually transmitted diseases.

I personally know what a difference a little “down time” can make in my otherwise hectic life. Starting my day with quiet reflection seems to make life’s bumps a little smoother, more tolerable. I can understand why experiencing this as a family on a regular basis can be a good start for kids.

Try it. You may very well like it. You’ll like the benefits even more when your kids grow up.

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It’s Good to Be Selfish

September 28, 2016 Comments Off on It’s Good to Be Selfish

 

Go ahead.  It’s okay to be selfish.  But in a special way.  Some small acts can help others but also result in physical and emotional benefits to you.  Watch this short video and find out how.

 

 

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Why Celebrate National Hug Day?

January 21, 2016 Comments Off on Why Celebrate National Hug Day?

It may seem like a silly “National Day” to have, but it makes sense.  Hugs have many benefits: 1) They improve our relationships.  2) They are good for our physical heart.  3) They help keep us from getting sick and help us recover.  4) They produce oxytocin, which reduces stress and increases a feeling of well being.  5) They may relieve existential anxiety.  6) They can reduce pain–even if you just give yourself a hug.

If you don’t believe any of this, read the explanations at “7 Reasons to Celebrate National Hug Day.”

Okay, so you noticed that I listed only 6 of the 7.  I saved the best for last: the benefits come from being the hug-ee OR the hug-er.

So, what are you waiting for?

 

 

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A High-Flying Job–Seeking Applicants

December 14, 2015 Comments Off on A High-Flying Job–Seeking Applicants

Here’s a job for an adventurous soul: astronaut. NASA is seeking people to “person” the next generation of space ships.  If this sounds like a job for you–even though it pays far less than what you’d get as a CEO of a corporation–check out the benefits and requirements at http://www.scribd.com/doc/72816419/Astronaut-Job.

Applications are supposedly available right now, but when I tried to get the link for you none of them worked.  I’m sure if you simply called the Lyndon B.Johnson Space Center and asked for an application for job #JS12A0001 they’d be more than happy to send you one….

 

 

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