Weekend Plus Desk :
If you think of health as simply swapping apples for cookies or getting a flu shot, you’re only seeing part of the picture. Complete wellness means maintaining balance in body, mind and spirit – which is not always easy to do if you’re the kind of person who puts themselves last in line for TLC.
“As women, we tend to take on more than we can chew,” says Elizabeth Trattner, an integrative health expert in Miami, Florida. “No one wrote the handbook on how much should women juggle.” Take control of your well-being and care for yourself with these wellness tips.
Caring for mind
n Focus on the positive:
The next time you feel self-defeating about your to-do list or a stressful work situation, try to see things in a positive light. Hard as it may be, give yourself a ‘this too shall pass’ pep talk, then think about something fun. “By focusing
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If you think of health as simply swapping apples for cookies or getting a flu shot, you’re only seeing part of the picture. Complete wellness means maintaining balance in body, mind and spirit – which is not always easy to do if you’re the kind of person who puts themselves last in line for TLC.
“As women, we tend to take on more than we can chew,” says Elizabeth Trattner, an integrative health expert in Miami, Florida. “No one wrote the handbook on how much should women juggle.” Take control of your well-being and care for yourself with these wellness tips.
Caring for mind
n Focus on the positive:
The next time you feel self-defeating about your to-do list or a stressful work situation, try to see things in a positive light. Hard as it may be, give yourself a ‘this too shall pass’ pep talk, then think about something fun. “By focusing
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