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By Sharon Martin, LCSW
- Oct 9, 2016
- 3 min
9 Simple Ways to Love Yourself
~ 3 min read “Instead of mercilessly judging and criticizing yourself for various inadequacies or shortcomings, self-compassion means you...
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Author Judith Winer
- Jun 17, 2016
- 2 min
SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF STRETCHING?
Stretching is a simple and effective activity that helps to enhance athletic performance, decrease the likelihood of injury, and minimize...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 12, 2016
- 2 min
Building Your Core, So Your Back’s Not Sore
As warmer weather approaches, golfers can’t wait to step foot on the course. But twisted postures, the torque of the swing and a weak...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 6 min
Sugar Addiction
Sugar Addiction Imagine making a nearly life-size sculpture of yourself out of sugar cubes and consuming it over the next 365 days. That...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Physical Benefits of Sports Massage
Sports massage is an effective method of after exercise recovery. If you are challenging yourself on a regular basis in your workouts,...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 4 min
Mind-Body Connections: How the Physical Body Is Affected By Stress
There is much talk in the news about the mind-body connection, specifically about how our emotions impact our physical health. This...
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RITA CARTER FOR MAILONLINE
- Apr 10, 2016
- 5 min
The brain diet: Eating the right foods can improve your memory, lift your mood and help you concentr
Junk food is as addictive as heroin, it was reported recently. It seems fatty and sugary snacks trigger the same pleasure centres in the...
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Leslie DeMatteo, LMT, MS
- Apr 10, 2016
- 3 min
Breathing and its connection to stress
Breathing is something we all do, our entire lives, and something to which we rarely pay much attention. Focusing on breathing is one of...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 4 min
Are we facing a coping crisis? How well we cope with stress can affect our mental and physical healt
Do you ever worry about how effectively you’re coping with your life demands? For the vast majority of the population, the answer is yes....
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 3 min
A controversial treatment shows promise, especially for victims of trauma.
It’s straight out of a cartoon about hypnosis: A black-cloaked charlatan swings a pendulum in front of a patient, who dutifully watches...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Why Rest is Critical After A Concussion
Doctors who order several days of rest after a person suffers a concussion are giving sound advice, say researchers, and new data from...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 3 min
The wonder drug that could save your life... and best of all, it’s free
If your doctor offered you a new drug that cut your risk of death from heart disease, cancer or other disease by 30 per cent, you didn’t...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Researchers urge caution on wearable health devices
Wearable devices to monitor health are not always reliable or secure according to research. The market for digital devices like...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 3 min
Don't use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says
BMI incorrectly categorizes millions of 'obese' people as unhealthy, according to research University of California - Los Angeles Over...
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Northwoods Health Centre
- Apr 10, 2016
- 4 min
Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Health
What is good emotional health? People who have good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They have...
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GoodTherapy.org
- Apr 10, 2016
- 6 min
Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
Trauma is a distressing event in which a person feels severely threatened emotionally, psychologically, or physically. Most people will...
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Mental Health Works
- Apr 10, 2016
- 3 min
I have decided to tell my employer that I'm ill: What should I say?
As an employee you have a responsbility to be a productive worker. When you are experiencing a mental disability, you may also have the...
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Mental Heath Works
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
What I Wish I Knew A Snapshot of My Experience with Mental llness at Work
By Mandi Luis-Buckner Seven years ago I was a successful employee at a large financial organization, and if depression hadn’t hit me, I...
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Mental Health Works
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Isn’t stress just part of any job?
Stress is a normal part of any life, and any job. Stress can be positive or negative, and how people react to various stressors is highly...
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