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CHANGING HABITS #5: MAKE GOOD HABITS STRONGER
View this post on Instagram CHANGING HABITS #5: MAKE GOOD HABITS STRONGER- We all have both Good Habits and Bad Habits. A Good Habit is tying your shoelaces. You don’t have to think about each movement. You have repeated this… Read More ›
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CHANGING HABITS #4: IDENTIFYING HABITS
View this post on Instagram CHANGING HABITS #4: IDENTIFYING HABITS- Identifying the routine sometimes unconscious behaviors such as binge eating snacks is the next step after identifying your personal cues and triggers. A new behavior becomes a Habit through repetition… Read More ›
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CHANGING HABITS #3: PICKING UP ON CUES
View this post on Instagram CHANGING HABITS #3: PICKING UP ON CUES- The first part of the Habit Loop is the Cue or Trigger that comes before the routine sometimes unconscious Behavior of eating a high sweet, high fat or… Read More ›
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CHANGING HABITS #2: HOW HABITS WORK
View this post on Instagram CHANGING HABITS #2: HOW HABITS WORK – Why are bad habits so hard to break? Do you have trouble resisting high fat/high sugar/ high salt foods? To learn to change your habits, let’s look at… Read More ›
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CHANGING HABITS #1: WHAT IS A HABIT?
View this post on Instagram CHANGING HABITS #1: WHAT IS A HABIT? – This is the first of a new series of posts on Changing Habits. Humans and animals form Habits, because the brain wants to save energy on those… Read More ›
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HAPPINESS #9: HAPPINESS AND HEALTH
View this post on Instagram HAPPINESS #9: HAPPINESS AND HEALTH- Happiness is so important because it is related closely to good health. Happiness is associated with the release of endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and other neurotransmitters associated with brain health…. Read More ›
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HAPPINESS #7: HELPING OTHERS
View this post on Instagram HAPPINESS #7: HELPING OTHERS – When you help another person change their life by getting healthier and happier, you get happier too. Many studies have shown that helping others benefits you in return. The caring… Read More ›
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HAPPINESS #6: RELAXATION
View this post on Instagram HAPPINESS #6: RELAXATION To be truly happy, you have to take time to take care of yourself each day. Sleep is the most effective way to recharge your brain, but there may be nights where… Read More ›
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HAPPINESS #5: PROACTIVE FOCUS
View this post on Instagram HAPPINESS #5: PROACTIVE FOCUS-One of the best ways to improve your Happiness is to develop healthy habits in all aspects of life including Balanced Nutrition and a Healthy Active Lifestyle. We each have a Circle… Read More ›
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HAPPINESS #4: GRATITUDE
View this post on Instagram HAPPINESS #4: GRATITUDE – We all have daily stresses in our lives both big and small. However, we also have things for which to be grateful. Psychological research shows that concentrating on what is good… Read More ›