Over time, sleeping less than five hours a night increases your blood sugar swings by 2.87%. That finding — published in JAMA Network Open — underscores just how much your sleep habits impact your metabolic health.1 Glycemic variability — the technical term for those swings — plays a major role in insulin resistance and Type… Read More: How Better Sleep Helps Balance Blood Sugar and Support Memory »
881 Shares Statistics relating to strokes and falls are bleak, with research revealing that strokes can increase the risk of falling by 4 times and drastically increase the risk of breaking a hip following a fall. Approximately 80% of individuals who have strokes will also have impaired balance to some degree. A study which presented… Read More: Can Yoga Help Improve Balance for Stroke Victims? »
Having recently heard from a friend about her struggle to re-enter the workforce after raising her children, I started thinking about some of the managers I’ve had in the past and how they may have impacted my parenting and work choices. When my children were very young, I had some shockers. One who told me… Read More: Getting work-life balance right is as vital for employers as… »
Healthy eating shouldn’t feel restrictive or rigid. It’s important to build in flexibility into your regular habits to allow for times when they’ll be broken. There are so many times in life where there are external circumstances that require or force us to pivot, adjust, and be flexible in order to go with the flow.… Read More: How to Intentionally Practice Balance With Your Food Choices »