Life Balance

Forest Bathing: Is Better Health Just A Walk In The Woods?

October 26, 2010

A walk in nature can relieve the stress caused by living in an urban setting with it’s noise, pollution and overcrowding. The scent of trees, the sound of brooks and the feel of sunshine can have a calming effect to lower stress levels. Japanese groups have studied the stress reducing qualities of walking in nature. [...]

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Spirituality, Stress and Your Health

September 14, 2010

Can improving the spirituality in your life lower your stress levels? The studies say “yes.”  Along with improved lifestyle habits like exercising regularly, eating a nutritious diet, getting adequate sleep and maintaining a strong social network, engaging in a more spiritual life can decrease negative stress.   In fact, living a more spiritual life has shown [...]

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Do Zoomers Need Perfect Health?

July 13, 2010

Life is not perfect.  Things get in the way.  That’s why, as Healthy Zoomers, we believe it’s important to live a balanced lifestyle instead of obsessing over every new food, new super supplement or new exercise program. Feeling guilty about not living the perfect life can be a huge roadblock to achieving a healthier life, [...]

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Goals Keep You Going

June 1, 2010

The importance of setting goals can never be underestimated. Whatever it is you want to achieve in your healthy life – lowering your risk of chronic diseases, fending off aches and pains, losing weight, improving balance, having more energy or improving your mood – it will be more easily achieved if you have a plan [...]

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