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Fun Facts About the Human Body

James Lovette-Black PhD — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:17:45 +0000

Here's a great infographic with fun facts about the human body.

So How’s Your One Weekly Wellness Action Plan Proceeding?

James Lovette-Black PhD — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:45:15 +0000

Two weeks ago we proposed a once weekly progressive action plan for wellness with 5 starter actions - easy and immediately productive ones. Reader, did you thoughtfully consider any of them? Or did you go directly to doing one? What's your experiences with wellness from this article?

Wellness Challenge is Add One Action Weekly

James Lovette-Black PhD — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:01:34 +0000

The benefits of improving one’s health and wellness are immense. However, it can often be difficult to know how and where to begin. Our best-of-the-bunch recommendation is to choose one action for one week and make it habitual. Optimally, this means you are thinking about this wellness action and using it daily for one week.

That’s the easy part.

The challenging – and interesting – part is adding a new action each week, building on your previous work. In so doing, your global health will improve quickly and you will likely be pleasantly surprised at having more energy, sleeping better, moving easier, etc.

This simple approach reinforces the idea that the work of wellness is empowering and proactive. It shows immediate, tangible results, which provides quick cognitive reinforcement for the mind’s construction of a new routine.

Here is a list of 5 great starter actions to take and easy ways to implement them, followed by a CBS News video highlighting cognitive and physical workout methods for everyone. Be on your new wellness path in days!

Eat 9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily for one week: set reminders on your smartphone during the day, wear 9 stretchy bracelets and transfer them to your other wrist as you eat a fruit or vegetable serving,
Walk for 30 minutes every other day for one week: on recognition of a 45 minute window or a period that is about 35 minutes or so, put on your walking shoes, GET UP and GO: do not think about doing it, proceed directly to GO
Increase water intake for one week: practice carrying an empty, refillable 8-12 ounce water bottle for one day and then drink one, two, or more bottles daily
Sleep enough nightly for one week: usually this means 7-8 hours for most, 6-7 for some: check out this excellent resource for a concrete plan that will improve one’s sleep hygiene
Practice an attitude of gratitude daily for one week: be mindful of saying “thank you” or “thanks” to others, tell your body “thank you!”, fill yourself with a strong sense of appreciation for life around you

Be well and live in abundance. @DoctorJames

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Daily Sunshine Counters Vitamin D Deficiency

James Lovette-Black PhD — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:02:29 +0000

Vitamin D is required by the human body for proper functioning of numerous systems, to maintain health of both mind and body. After several decades of drumming the message to avoid overexposure to the sun because of the damage ultraviolet rays can do to the skin, including melanomas, clinicians are beginning to offer more balanced advice for sun exposure.

Wellness Methods to Improve Sleep Hygiene Elevate Health

James Lovette-Black PhD — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:23:51 +0000

Sleep hygiene is a clinical term used to describe a matrix of lifestyle choices, behavioral actions, diet, exercise, and attitudes that together generate regular renewing sleep. Transforming one's life into one in which a high level of sleep hygiene is practiced as a fundamental wellness method has both immediate and sustained health benefits.