Live Smarter with a Stress Free Lifestyle
Live smarter, reduce stress! Achieving a stress free lifestyle often reflects the willingness to readily adopt a change in routines. The ability to maintain a daily fast pace and remain in control of yourself requires new ideas and innovative survival skills. Unmanaged life demands can trigger burnout, fatigue and uncontrollable mood swings. This blog was created to inspire, educate and inform you about potential tools to optimized your personal achievement.
Please note: This blog is for information and educational purposes only. It is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice. If you need treatment advice for your medical illness, please seek the help from your mental health provider.
De-Stress Tips Managing Junk Mail Clutter
It’s hard to imagine that managing junk mail clutter can be stressful. Yet it is so easy for our daily routine of dealing with paper mail to overwhelm us. Decluttering junk mail requires both valuable mental energy and designated time to sort through piles of paper. Finding more time to complete another of life’s tasks […]
Lavender Essential Oil Adverse Reactions
Lavender essential oil is a very popular tool to reduce stress. Those seeking a natural prescription often seek lavender oil to promote relaxation. It seems unlikely that this flowering plant would be the center of a health debate. Yet the European Chemical Agency (ECHA)is labeling the lavender essential oil as being “maybe harmful if […]
Rethinking High Blood Pressure Readings
When a patient goes in for a doctor’s appointment, one of the first evaluations is for high blood pressure. If their blood pressure turns out to be high, patients will often have excuses like, “I always have high blood pressure when I come to see you, I’m just nervous for this appointment.” While this […]
Managing Digital Distractions Reduces Stress
Distracted! Digital distractions reduce productivity and increase stress. Are you one of many suffering with this problem? Distractions are easily identified as a source of daily stress. Attempts to focus intently on a specific task can be easily interrupted by the relentless bombardment of information. Consider the following five distraction management tools to start your productivity […]
Sustaining Healthy Lifestyles Goals in 2018
Sustaining healthy lifestyles is your desired goal for 2018. Have you still maintained your plan for a healthier you? At the start of each New Year, it is common to aspire to do better in life. Losing weight, eating better and being organized are examples of planned goals. So, what gets in your way […]
Effective Communication- Saying the Powerful Word “No”
Are you comfortable saying “no”? This word is considered to be one of the most powerful in the world. Nonetheless, it is without question the most underused command. The word is very simple, with only two letters of the alphabet, yet it can be challenging to verbalize. It seems that setting restrictions and barriers by […]
Persistence Lesson the Cuban Classic Cars
The Value of Persistence The power of persistence can never be overemphasized. Persistence is doing what you believe in and sticking to it. It’s the will and desire to finish the identified goal. An easy example of persistence could be visualized as bird building a nest from natural materials without the luxury of glue […]
Fatigued and Exhausted Culprits Reducing Productivity
“I am fatigued and exhausted!” This remark is a regular everyday status update. Are you one of the many? Complaints of being consistently fatigued and exhausted has grown to be the new life ‘normal’. Just like many other health care providers, I have responded to eagerly awaited phone inquiries of test outcomes. So, what is […]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Workplace
Originally published April 5, 2011 in the Baltimore Washington Corridor News “I just can’t focus at work. It must be my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” Many joke about the illness and are not aware that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms are not limited to disorganization. The symptoms of ADHD are much more pervasive and […]
Rethinking Drinking Alcohol to Manage Stress
Is drinking alcohol a guilty pleasure? Everywhere there are ominous headlines about the dangers of moderate alcohol consumption. These negative reports exist alongside targeted ads featuring women relaxing with a glass of wine. These mixed messages have created an atmosphere of confusion. Is drinking alcohol hazardous or beneficial for women’s health? My objective inquires about […]