Mental Health
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Are you ‘Old’?
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The other day I was chatting with a friend about a colleague and when I mentioned that the person was 50, she said, “Oh, they are old.” I nearly fell out of my chair. OLD? How is 50 OLD? I did a quick calculation of how far away I was from 50 and then turned […]
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Does Botox give you freedom of expression?
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One of my biggest pet peeves within the advertising and marketing arena is false advertising…or for that matter, misleading the consumer. It happens all of the time and most of the time, I can let it go. That said, I’ve been fighting the urge to write about this specific topic for some time, but it […]
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How to Beat the Post-Summer Blues
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Depending on where you live, you may not have had much of a summer. In the Northeast, we have had so much rain and dreary, cold days, that many of us feel robbed and can’t believe we are in the throws of honest to goodness Fall. It just doesn’t feel right that the leaves are changing […]
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Thank God I wasn’t THAT Person
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There are times when we are in a rush, didn’t get enough sleep or are just in a bad mood. And, these times may very well bring out the worst in us. Unfortunately, we can be so caught up in our own worlds, that we lose all sense of self-awareness and don’t even realize how we […]
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The Permagrin: Being Forced to Smile
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Not long ago, I wrote an entry on how powerful it is to smile. Today, I’m going to discuss how important it is to allow yourself to not smile. Smiling is great…I’m all for it. It has a lot of great benefits and makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. But let’s face it: there are times […]
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Why is Relaxing so Difficult?
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It is really hard for me to sit still. I have this thing where, if I sit still for too long, I feel like I am wasting time. I also believe there aren’t enough hours in the day…that I could benefit from a 32 hour day, as compared to our […]
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Can Keeping a Diary Help you Lose Weight?
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I hear a lot of people claim that they eat really healthy, but yet, they aren’t able to lose weight. Call me a skeptic, but I never really trust those statements. I’m not saying I think these people are lying, I’m just not sure that they are truly aware of how they are really eating. For one, many people […]
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Top 10: Reasons Spa is more than ‘Fluff and Buff’
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The past couple of times I’ve spoken at Spa Industry conferences, I’ve heard industry experts describe the consumers’ perception of a spa as “a place to get fluffed and buffed,” implying that spas are purely meant for superficial grooming benefits. Sure, there are definite beautification benefits, but the reality is that there are a lot of mental […]
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The Power of your Smile
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Unfortunately, there may be times that smiling can be difficult - when it might not be easy and might feel virtually impossible. Sometimes we get so caught up in the bad things that we forget that smiling is actuallly an option. Maybe your boss inappropriately yelled at you…maybe you had a fight with a loved one…maybe […]
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Take Spa Home: Water Circuits
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The water circuit, a type of hydrotherapy, originated in Ancient Rome where citizens would partake in bathing rituals that were considered medically beneficial. Individuals would circulate between baths of warm water, hot water and cold water, in order to ward off disease and ailments. With some creativity, you can enjoy
