Category: Self-Awareness Month
Four Hours a Day
According to AC Nielsen, Americans spend an average of more than 4 hours a day watching TV. That is a big chunk out of our days, where we could be doing something productive like working out, spending time with family, reading, you get the idea. But, if you just can’t seem to turn off the [...]
90% of us Use a Drug Every Day. What is it? Caffeine
That’s right…..90% of us indulge in our drug habit every day; caffeine. More than half of American adults consume more than 300mg a day. Caffeine is a natural component in coffee, tea and other drinks and is used mostly for it’s energy properties. It is also used in some medicines as a cardiac stimulant and [...]
Texting and Driving, Not a Good Mix
It seems like there are Iphone apps for everything these days, but I read about one that actually is a great idea, in my opinion.
Self Awareness Month- The As to ZZZZZs of Sleep
Today’s Self Awareness Activity is to take a look at your sleeping habits, or lack thereof. Sleep is as important as food and air in our lives. Most adults need between 7.5 and 8.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. In the United States, over 100 million people experience some sort of tossing and turning through the [...]
Self Awareness Month- Water
Today’s Self Awareness Activity is to become aware of how much water our bodies need on a daily basis, and make changes, if need be, to incorporate that. Water is your body’s principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60% of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. It flushes toxins out of [...]
Self Awareness Month- Stress
Today’s Self Awareness Activity is to assess your stress levels. Stress is our body’s ability to respond to our surroundings- how we react to our family, our work, and various events in our lives. Everyone is under some kind of stress, and believe it or not, stress can come from positive events too, like promotions, [...]
Self Awareness Month- Upper Body Strength
Today’s Self Awareness Activity involves testing your upper body strength. Strength is key to our overall fitness, and upper body strength is of course important for carrying groceries, kids, and the weight of the world! Heehee So, here is an easy test to discover your level of strength. First, do some sort of light exercise, [...]
Self-Awareness Month- Healthy Relationships
Having been in a destructive relationship in the past, I can tell you that it not only takes a toll on your mental health, but your physical health as well. Recognizing that you are in an unhealthy relationship requires you to take a serious look at your situation and be completely honest with yourself. It [...]
Self Awareness Month- Checking for Skin Cancer
Today’s Self Awareness Activity is extremely important, because like with breast cancer, early detection of skin cancer affords you the best chance of curing it or stopping it’s spreading. Moles, brown spots and growths on the skin are usually harmless — but not always. The first signs can appear in one or more atypical moles. [...]
Self-Awareness Month- Flexibility
Today’s self-awareness activity involves testing the flexibility of your back and hamstrings. Flexibility is a joint’s ability to move freely through a full and normal range of motion. Factors that affect flexibility include: genetic inheritance, the joint structure itself, connective tissue elasticity within muscles, tendons or skin surrounding a joint, strength of opposing muscle groups, [...]
