Category: wellness

How to Manage the Anxieties of Dealing With Your Finances

Many people get stressed out in managing their finances and investments. In addition, there are times that it can be difficult to pay your bills and save money at the same time. Here Are Eight Tips on How to Manage the Stresses and Anxieties in Taking Care of Your Finances. Get sound advice from a…


Get BPA out of Food Packaging, US Health Professionals Tell Feds

With Europe moving to all but ban BPA from food packaging products, the U.S. needs to do the same, a coalition of doctors and scientists said in a petition today. “We are asking the FDA to review the safety of BPA, to remove or restrict approvals for BPA, so we remove the overexposure happening right…


Meditation: A Search for Inner Calm and Meaning

Take a moment to clear your mind. Let go of the chatter of doubt and obsession, and just be still. Meditation is a simple idea, yet challenging in practice. In a world brimming with distractions, developing the ability to maintain a clear mind for any stretch of time takes dedicated effort. But those who practice…


Forest Bathing

How many times have you gone out walking only to find that you’ve somehow reached your destination while completely missing the journey? You hardly remember the walk itself because you were too immersed in thinking about trials and tribulations past or future. You missed the way the light played with the trees as they swayed…


4 Herbs for Stress, One Makes Your Serotonin Levels Soar

Your body has two adrenal glands located just above each of your kidneys. As part of your endocrine system, your adrenal glands secrete more than 50 hormones, including aldosterone (which helps regulate your blood pressure and blood volume), cortisol and adrenaline, the latter two of which can become overactivated by stress. Indeed, your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)…


The Sounds of Healing

I love music, especially some good old-fashioned jazz, such as that performed by Herbie Hancock or Harvey Mason. In fact, those two helped me get through all-night study periods preparing for my exams during medical school. I was even able to thank them in person many years later. Music has a power over us that…


Getting Fit as We Get Older

Betty Oare made headlines last year when she and her horse, Sidenote, placed eighth in the Adult Hunter Championship at the Washington International Horse Show in Tyron, North Carolina. Eighth place may not seem like great shakes. But Oare, who lives in Warrenton, Virginia, and spends two to three hours every day riding Sidenote, was…


No Parabens, SLS, & Phthalates? What You Should Know About ‘Clean’ Beauty & Skincare!

Are “clean” products really better? What’s the definition of clean? How is the term defined? We’re dishing the juice on all this and more in this episode! Check out our article for more information Are ‘Clean’ Products Really Better for Us? http://bit.ly/2TNQrX3 ______________ BW’s INNER CIRCLE: A destination where you passionate souls can dive deeper…


Top 33 Tips to Optimize Your Sleep Routine

A good night’s rest is a pillar of health – read Dr. Mercola’s comprehensive guide to sleep better and fight the sleep problem called insomnia. Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. For a long time, it was widely thought that sleep was little more than a waste of time. Modern research, however,…


Athletes Use Stress to Boost Their Well-Being—and You Can Too

Almost everyone wants to know how to reduce stress. After all, stress can have many negative effects on both our physical and mental health. An increasing body of evidence shows that changing the way we think about stress might actually better help us manage it. Not only can this improve our well-being, including our mental…