I’m back from vacation! I took the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine with me on vacation, but it’s time to get back into the regular home routine! And that’s how I practice Lifestyle Medicine -the 6 pillars-just for today!
Workout Wednesday: Less than Perfect
I want to envision myself leading the perfect healthy life. My diet, my exercise, my temper , and my hair all just cooperate perfectly. Every. Single. Day. I once proudly told a mentor that I was a perfectionist. Without hesitation she replied, “Well, I can always tell when someone has …
On Beauty: A Workout Wednesday Post
I once had a person tell me that looking at my feet made him want to vomit. It’s perhaps a fair assessment as I was born with very deformed feet. I can’t point my toes, stand on one foot, or do ankle circles, I don’t have the correct number of …
Workout Wednesday!
Some days I just need a quick workout at the gym. I know I need to exercise for mental health as much as physical health and so the days when I am feeling not at the top of my mental/emotional health game, I am at a crossroads of needing to …
Workout Wednesday: Pool Time Friends!
Because this is Workout Wednesday, No-Beach-Week-Hurricane edition I decided it appropriate to head into the pool. I was a swimmer in high school, but I haven’t been in the water recently because a friend at a dinner party told us all about what she saw at the bottom of the …
Lunch time Move
I decided that instead of napping after lunch this week, I would take 30 minutes and add some body movement. I am a lunch napper and so this idea is a big change for me. After I eat lunch, I love to close my eyes and catch a 15 minute …