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Emotional Intelligence | Wellness magazine

You Know You’re Smart, But What About Your Emotional Intelligence?

The commercials on television today talk endlessly about treatments for low this and low that, but unfortunately, we don’t hear much about low Emotional Intelligence (EQ).  Here are some symptoms...

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Food Fight: 7 Diet Apps for Slimdown Success This New Year

Amid the influx of diet-minded smartphone apps that help users boost their nutritional health and weight-loss success, below are a few notables that can help folks realize pound-shedding success this New Year.

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Welcome to peak flu season

Is It a Cold or the Flu? Well, just how sick are you? Sometimes, the symptoms can be similar. Below are some of the symptoms of a cold versus the flu. 

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Resolve to be food safe in 2018

The start of a new year offers the opportunity to reflect and consider what you can do to make your life happier and healthier. Resolve to be food safe in 2018 and reduce your risk of food poisoning...

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A few ways to improve your heart health

Our beloved heart beats thousands of times per day, continuously pumping nutrient rich blood around our body. Physically, our heart works extremely hard, yet perhaps because it is not visible to us, we often take it for granted. We trust...  

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Managing a Healthy Gut for Total Health

The condition of our gut has been shown in various studies to directly influence our mental and emotional health. Our gut is like our second brain and impacts our nervous system. Here we look at some more helpful information to help you stay healthy.

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What Are Probiotics? Your Comprehensive Guide to Gut Health

According to digestive experts, our optimal gut flora balance should be about 85 percent “good/friendly” bacteria” and 15 percent “bad/other”. Without enough good bacteria, your gut microorganisms become imbalanced, and your system can become a breeding ground for bad bacteria. Find what probiotic supplement is right for you?

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Refrigerator Thermometers: Cold Facts about Food Safety

Every year the holiday season brings lots of food and lots of leftovers, which need to be refrigerated. Chilling stored foods to proper temperatures is one of the best ways to slow the growth of dangerous bacteria...

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Inspiring Natural Living for Better Health

Our health tends to suffer and sometimes collapse under the weight of convenient living. As we struggle to keep up, certain things often take a back seat and more often than not, it is our well being that we shove to last place. 

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Balanced gut, clear mind!

Think of the last time you felt sick to your stomach because you were stressed, scared or even excited! We now know that there is a very strong relationship between our digestive system and our brain.  The enteric nervous system wraps around all of our digestive systems and it is so complex, big and important that scientists are now calling it the “second brain.”

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Olives. Nutritious and delicious

Olives are grown commercially around the globe, but Mediterranean countries produce most of the world’s crop. Since olives are an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, maybe they should play a role in your healthy diet, too. 

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Be Happy: Achieving Work/Life Balance in a Success-Driven World

In today’s society, there is more stress on people to succeed and do more with less.  Everyone is hustling for that golden ring opportunity, upon which their future lives will be easier and brighter if they can only grab it.  Unfortunately, in the quest to be successful, other things have suffered, such as satisfaction in the victories of daily life, appreciation for simple things.

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Fabulous Fungi!

Mushrooms seem like a vegetable, but they’re actually the fruit of a fungus. Fungi are often depicted as yucky, in many fairy tales and other children’s stories, but some are edible bulbous elixirs that promote good health.

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Healthy Fruits that You may never Try: PAPAYA

Papaya is a delicious tropical fruit which has a great taste, mouthwatering flavor and great health benefits. Originally from the tropics of America the taste and its numerous health benefits made it popular in all the continents. 

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How college recreation and wellness centers are improving student life.

Top U.S. Recreation Centers changing to meet students needs and expectations. Find out how...

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4 ways to eat your way to lower cholesterol

Many people can reduce cholesterol levels simply by changing what they eat. For example, if you are a fan of cheeseburgers, eating less meat (and leaner cuts) and more vegetables, fruits... Here are four steps for using your diet to lower your cholesterol.

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Powerful Super-Foods for your Heart Health

Following the old adage, “You are what you eat,” Americans spent many years afraid of fat. But, thankfully, times have changed. Recognizing the crucial role “good” fats play in maintaining healthy levels of vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients in the body, we now live in constant search for new sources of monounsaturated fat, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. 

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Research on Heart Disease in Women

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Women often experience heart disease differently than men. For example, men have more heart attacks than women, but women have a higher heart attack death rate. 

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Detox part 2: How to Keep Up Your Hard Work After Vacation!

You have done so much to lose a few pounds and looked great.  Now, after a few days off, relaxing with friends or getting through a vacation, we are back home, and sometimes wished we hadn’t had all the drinks and food during our time off. Here are some quick tips to help you during this time to get back to normal within the next week. 

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Tonic Herbs and Radiant Health

Many may not realize that as our skin sags and droops so do our internal organs. Who’s ever concerned with having an “upright liver”? In fact, it is very important that our internal organs are toned and energized. When they are, we have beauty within that radiates outward.