Posted June 30, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Healing Touch

Debra’s Wellness TipsHealing Touch is something I wish more people knew about and practiced. It is one of the most soothing things I know, and it cannot hurt!

I learned about Healing Touch in the 1990’s and was trained by Janet Mentgen, a nurse-healer.

This about Janet from the Healing Touch website:

Posted June 23, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Hiccups

Debra’s Wellness TipsHiccups are so common. Most of the time we don’t pay much attention to them at all, but there are good reasons why, especially women, should not ignore some hiccups.

These hiccups will be, “painful, unrelenting and severe that come on out of nowhere,” according to neurologist Diana Greene-Chandos, MD in a Huffington […]

Posted June 16, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

The Skin You Are In

Debra’s Wellness TipsHuman skin is amazing. Your skin changes constantly throughout your life. In fact, your skin regenerates itself approximately every 27 days!

Your skin needs to be hydrated and well-cared for.

Skin is our largest and most sensitive organ.

Skin wounds can occur from time to time. Seek medical advice for serious wounds. […]

Posted June 9, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Heat Urticaria

Debra’s Wellness TipsMany conditions exist that we are not even aware of. For example, have you ever heard the term urticaria? A person can actually have a allergic reaction to exposure to cold or heat. See Sports Med Today.

Heat urticaria, also called cholinergic urticaria, refers to hives caused by increased core body […]

Posted June 2, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Your Blue Zone

Debra’s Wellness TipsIf you are interested in what to eat if you want to live to be 100, you may want to read the The Blue Zones Solution, in which New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the eating and living habits of the world’s longest-lived people.

Most of us are already familiar with […]

Posted May 26, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Importance of Hugging

Debra’s Wellness TipsIn, “Why Some People Hate Being Hugged,” Darcia Narvaez, a professor of psychology at University of Notre Dame, says that there are two main ways that not being touched can affect a growing body: it can lead to an underdeveloped vagus nerve, a bundle of nerves that runs from the spinal cord to […]

Posted May 19, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Finding Your Center

Debra’s Wellness TipsRecently, a great article was published in a Costco sale flyer. You will appreciate the honesty and simplicity:

“You cannot balance your life, but you can anchor yourself to the values that make you feel calm and capable despite what’s happening around you.” ~ Rachel Hollis

She went on to list some of […]

Posted May 12, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Do Something Wholesome

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Many of us are familiar with these words of Edward Everett Hale: I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. Whether this is […]

Posted May 5, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Benefits of Boredom

Debra’s Wellness TipsResearch has shown that being bored can actually be good for you, and stimulate creative ideas.

While being plugged in causes us to crave more stimuli (increasing what is necessary for the onset of the benefits of boredom), performing a very familiar task can invite those benefits quickly.

Go for a walk on […]

Posted April 28, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Ease of Being....

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In our culture some people work more than they need to, and others can actually become stressed out by leisure time. In the US News Article, “Buying Time Can Make You Happier Than Buying Things,” David Levine writes about research showing how sacrificing money for free time can promote a sense of […]