by Brenda Watson | Jun 27, 2014 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Health
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. It is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. It is a state of observation without judgment. Mindfulness meditation is getting a lot of press lately, and for good reason. It has...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 28, 2011 | General
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Weekly challenge (I mean opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to your week. You could even add it to your calendar. Join us! Our children are being...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 12, 2011 | General
Many of the foods we eat, and the ways in which we eat those foods, are the result of formed habits—that is, when you eat a certain snack at a certain time (say, chips in the afternoon); or when you eat a particular dessert each night in front of the television; or...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 18, 2011 | General
As it turns out, 3-year-old children who consume a diet high in processed foods are more likely to have a lower IQ by the age of 8 when compared to children who eat either a traditional meat and potatoes diet, or a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, salads, rice and...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 10, 2011 | General
For this week’s ‘Renew You’ Challenge, I decided to tackle something on everyone’s mind this time of year…those extra pounds many of us are carrying around. So, it turns out, obesity is contagious. No, not in the same way as getting...
