Mental Health

Smell Training Could Improve Your Sniffer
Wellness

Smell Training Could Improve Your Sniffer

April 29, 2020

If you’re concerned that your sniffer isn’t performing quite up to snuff, be sure to mention this to your doctor.…

To Check Your Balance, Start With This Self-Test
Wellness

To Check Your Balance, Start With This Self-Test

April 29, 2020

Balance is a critical element of your overall well-being. But it’s not something you can take for granted. It can…

Try This Healthy-Liver Lifestyle
Wellness

Try This Healthy-Liver Lifestyle

April 29, 2020

Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for your liver, but don’t stop there. You need an overall lifestyle plan that also…

How to Find the Best Yoga Teacher
Wellness

How to Find the Best Yoga Teacher

April 28, 2020

There’s hardly a town or city in the US that doesn’t offer one or more yoga classes these days. But…

Relaxation Breathing
Stress

Relaxation Breathing

April 28, 2020

This guided yoga breathing practice from yoga therapist Carol Krucoff offers stress relief in just six minutes… https://blhextra.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Relaxation-Breathing-Healing-Moves-Carol-Krucoff-E-RYT.mp3

Relax with Nature Sounds
Stress

Relax with Nature Sounds

April 28, 2020

To hear relaxing nature sounds from national parks, including Yellowstone and the Everglades, listen to this audio. https://blhextra.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fyp_npf_parktracks_final.mp3

Get More Out of Your Therapy Sessions
Mental Health

Get More Out of Your Therapy Sessions

Ryan Howes, PhD | April 12, 2020

Psychotherapy sessions can be more productive if you find the right fit, schedule the best times to talk, and know the signs that you’re making progress

Salt Therapy: Is It a Help or Hype?
Wellness

Salt Therapy: Is It a Help or Hype?

Jamison Starbuck, ND | March 30, 2020

Salt therapy—aka “halotherapy”—is all the rage. But can it really treat asthma, allergies, COPD, psoriasis, eczema and more? What you need to know…

Finish On a Happy Thought
Common Threads

Finish On a Happy Thought

Sarah Hiner | March 19, 2020

Feeling overwhelmed by the news? Don’t end a conversation in chaos…finish with a moment of positive imagery or opportunity.

Sound Heals! The Right Playlist to Boost Your Mood
Natural Healing Secrets for Women

Sound Heals! The Right Playlist to Boost Your Mood

Laurie Steelsmith, ND, LAc | March 7, 2020

Music can affect your brain and body. What you should listen to (and avoid) to promote wellness, help you focus, improve performance, make you happier.

Why The Rocky Mountains Are My Happy Place
Common Threads

Why The Rocky Mountains Are My Happy Place

Sarah Hiner | March 5, 2020

Millions of dollars are spent a year on antidepressants, and yet time in nature fuels all of those “happy hormones.” The mountains are my happy place… where is yours?

Stop Pushing Pills On Our Kids
Common Threads

Stop Pushing Pills On Our Kids

Sarah Hiner | February 27, 2020

The health-care crisis begins in childhood…when we teach children to solve their problems with pills and prescriptions. Let’s teach resilience and prevention instead.

For the Cleanest Hands—Sing This!
Wellness

For the Cleanest Hands—Sing This!

Nisha Thampi, MD | February 14, 2020

This French folk tune helps children and adults get in all six steps of the WHO-recommended 30-second best way to wash hands.

We Are Strangling Ourselves from Tightness
Common Threads

We Are Strangling Ourselves from Tightness

Sarah Hiner | February 13, 2020

Tight muscles? Neck pain? Back pain? Welcome to the club. I’m tired of strangling myself from stress and poor posture. The solution—stretching!

Beat Loneliness by Caring for Your Grandkids
Mental Health

Beat Loneliness by Caring for Your Grandkids

January 13, 2020

Being a grandparent has lots of rewards. Now, new research shows that caring for the grandkids can even help prevent loneliness. The details…