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Constance’s Corner – July
Hello everyone and Happy July! I hope you have had a wonderful start into the summer, wherever you are. Are you picking up some travel again? What’s your plan for this time of the year? Here in California and along the West Coast temperatures are soaring and wild fires might be imminent. To stay healthy…
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Movement: Strength Training
Strength training (a.k.a. resistance training) is an essential part of any overall fitness program because it helps develop strong bones, manage weight, and enhance one’s quality of life. It involves using your own bodyweight or tools, like dumbbells or resistance bands, to build muscle mass, strength, and endurance. While I recommend that everyone include strength…
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Healthy Habit: Sleep
Make an appointment with your bed! Let’s talk about one of my favorite topics and hobbies – sleep! It’s painless, free, and it helps with weight loss! Healthy sleep is one of the main pillars of health, wellness, and longevity, yet most people don’t get nearly enough. In fact, two thirds of adults throughout all…
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Movement of the Month: Foam Rolling
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a regular massage with your favorite massage therapist? You can make an appointment with yourself using an inexpensive exercise tool and find relief from sore muscles and “knots”. This simple and targeted workout can even increase the flexibility and range of motion in your joints.
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Constance’s Corner – March
To me, nothing says “Spring” like a lovely tulip (which happens to be my favorite flower.) These graceful long-stemmed beauties are surprisingly hardy and bloom year after year. We can learn a lesson in resilience from tulips. This month we welcome Spring – a time of rebirth and new growth in gardens and in ourselves.…
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Gardening – March 2021
One of the best decisions I ever made was to eliminate the water hogging lawn around my home and grow food instead. I started small in the backyard in 2012 which then evolved to a front yard edible landscape too. My front yard gardening project surely raised some eyebrows (especially since I live right next…
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7 Healthy Days Newsletter – February
February is American Heart Month, and while it’s a good idea to care for our hearts every day of the year, now is a particularly great time to focus on holistic ways to combat heart disease. Did you know that sadly while 400,000 people died in the U.S. from or with the coronavirus, more than 655,00…
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7 Healthy Days Newsletter – January
I am launching this health and wellness monthly newsletter and I want to share it with you because of our past connection. You can be assured that I am not sharing your email address with anybody and that you can unsubscribe any time if you prefer to not receive this.
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