Health, Kindness

Compliments: Do they do more harm than good?

Compliments. We all love to get them. Have you ever noticed how the majority of compliments we give and receive have to do with appearance or material possessions? We always mean for compliments to build people up but what if they are really making someone feel worse about themselves? It seems like second nature to… Continue reading Compliments: Do they do more harm than good?

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Orthorexia: Fixated on Health

Who would have thought that in a society crippled by the increasing prevalence of chronic lifestyle diseases healthy eating could be at the root of some of those ailments?  When most people think of lifestyle diseases, ailments such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, and chronic lung disease come to mind. Few people think of mental… Continue reading Orthorexia: Fixated on Health

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Optimism

Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of the heavily intertwined relationships between thoughts, emotions and the immune system. Within recent years there has been a shift within the medical field. Health professionals are no longer just accessing health in terms of the physical body, but also including holistic trends that take into consideration all parts of a… Continue reading Optimism