Wellness

January 29, 2010

• 3 Simple steps to stay “brain healthy” in a frenzied world

  As my friend and colleague Elizabeth Harrington pointed out in her recent post,”Taking care of business starts with taking care of yourself." (Cited as Harvey Mackay’s moral).
  I would ask…in addition… are you attending to your “brain health”.
  What do I mean?
  In my research about making thriving daily choices toward a more successful and satisfying life, I [...]

December 31, 2009

• A lot has changed in 10 years, but how we move forward toward happiness/success hasn’t?

  I was cleaning out some drawers in my almost 84 year old mother’s house last week, a habit that I have decided to do each time I visit.
  She is a depression era baby after all. A penny saved is a penny earned. Read every spec of every periodical ever received and clip those great [...]

December 23, 2009

• Any of you stressed? A few tips from Mayo Clinic…

  Hi, as we have arrived in the midst of annual holiday times, I am reminded again of the choices that we have to make around this busy time of year?  In addition to our already challenging entrepreneurial ventures, we have all the OTHER stuff to get done by year end, right?
  Are we going to choose [...]

December 8, 2009

• Men Married to Smart Women Live Longer (we knew that!)

  Stepping out of our normal beat of tips and resources on "entrepreneuring your life", the following title and information on optimizing your
  health and wellness, seemed a good topic in these often harried and exhausting days of December! Enjoy..and guys, remember to marry SMART WOMEN!
  A study has determined that for men, long life and good health [...]

September 21, 2009

• Can Facebook Make You Happier?

  What a great weekend! A big internal broadcast called to me to take a look at purposeful living and tapping into a wisdom society! My purpose starts by understanding my role as a messenger, not necessarily the message.
  How did I get started? By tapping in to my FACEBOOK friends!
  What an absolute delight and extraordinary [...]

September 15, 2009

• How Many Friends Is Enough on Facebook?

  Perhaps it's a coincidence, but I noticed two articles last week which discuss a "backlash" against Facebook and the number of friends we have on FACEBOOK.
  I believe our wellness is greatly influenced by the people we surround ourselves with, and this mix of different types of friends is a key component. There is strength and [...]

March 6, 2009

• Can it be true-BARBIE Turns 50!

  Here we are-the end of another busy week in the world of the midlife adventure!
  Hanging on and hanging in as a free agent in the business world!
  Doing my best to dodge all the economic BAD news, and that alone is a major challenge
  these days! I know that complaining just makes it more real…so I thought [...]

February 27, 2009

• Reinventing yourself @ midlife (part 2)

  Well here is my second part of how to look better, feel better and  just be better at work and life. Words of inspiration from Suzanne Somers. Let me know what you think. Here at New PRimeTime.com, we are passionate about spreading the message that it isn't all downhill as we hit our 40's, and [...]

February 26, 2009

• Reinventing the Way We Work! (Part 1)

  OOPS! Those of you who are familiar with me know that I always have much going on im my life… so no surprise to find that I published part 2 before part one of Reinventing work…from a taking care of yourself perspective..Thank-you for those of  you in my community or "tribe" for letting me know. [...]

January 4, 2009

• The Dumbo Diet

  OK, I saw this in the news yesterday as I sat in our snowy northern Wisconsin cottage…..on my wonderful pda of course keeping me connected!
  I have attached the link here…kind of a cute story: Click here to go the news story in the San Diego Union Tribune
  The gyst is this:
  Since 2000 7 elephants [...]

November 27, 2008

• 10 Steps for staying healthy this winter….

  A major foundation for success in your midlife career is being healthy. So many of you know that we bring health tips and products to your attention when we find them.
  I recently picked up the November issue of Yoga Journal and it has a great article entitled "10 steps for staying healthy this winter".  the [...]

November 25, 2008

• A Must Read If You Want To Stay Young-Discover The Blue Zones!

  Well finally it has happened-I know someone who has made it to the Motherland-the Oprah Show! Dan Buettner-author,
  explorer, adventurer,athlete, writer,film-maker and boyfriend of Cheryl Tiegs(the famous model from the 60's and 70's).
  I admire him for all of those attributes and notwithstanding the  maturity factor of choosing an "older woman" to hang with!
  I have been following [...]

October 27, 2008

• Don't Let The Economy Kill You!

  Today we are doing something a little different….hosting a blog segment from one of my friends and colleagues…
  Lori Finlay Hamilton of Women, Wisdom and Wellness. Today's article is so timely with all the bad news hitting us
  on the economic front. There is no better time than right now to step back and nurture and nourish [...]

October 24, 2008

• Is Leptin key to managing weight?

  Hi, we have seen more and more about the impact of Leptin on weight management.  The theory….which has been supported now by various studies… is that Leptin is a hormone that is link to signaling the brain to want us to consume more.  In particular for frequent dieters, Leptin levels are reduced…explaning why frequent dieters [...]

October 21, 2008

• MSG….its everywhere!

  Well not quite…..but it is in a lot of places that you might not be aware of.
  Elizabeth and I were talking the other day and she mentioned that in her household they would be working to avoid monosodium glutomate AKA: MSG…due to its purported potential instigation of atrial arrythmia issues.
  When she brought it up, I [...]

October 13, 2008

• Fit To Lead?

  There has been alot in the press lately about the health of our Presidential candidates. Age has been a big discussion point. On one hand it
  is all about the perceived wisdom gained from  John McCain's 72 years here on this planet, yet the fact of his advanced years may mean he won't live out his [...]

March 22, 2008

• "The longer I live the more beautiful Life becomes!"

  A wonderful quote by Frank Lloyd Wright. Found it this morning directly above the cover story in our local Star Tribune and the photo of a couple jogging around Lake Harriott in a winter wonderland. Here in Minnesota, the frozen North of the Midwest, that means we are digging out from  the 10" + of [...]

March 16, 2008

• Your youth does NOT have to be fleeting…

  Ahh this is my birthday week. I call it my birthday week, because I like to celebrate all week long. 

  It's actually Tuesday, March 18th.
  To those that are saying isn't that a little ego-centric to celebrate all week long?
  My answer is an emphatic-No, not for me….
  I just really like to celebrate special [...]

March 9, 2008

• Laughter, the Best Medicine

  Growing up, the Readers’ Digest was a common publication in our house. I remember reading the “Laughter” section religiously. It did always get a smile or a chuckle out of me. So, 40 years later, there has been more discussion and study about the good health impacts of “laughter”….the health of the things we do for fun, [...]

February 27, 2008

• Running on empty is risky!

   
  Did you know that "running on empty can in the long run mean a shorter life-span?" 
  This quote by Dr. Tracey Gaudet was on the PBS special a  year or so ago on
  " The NEW Medicine."
  Dr. Gaudet also said: " if you are constantly tired, stressed and overwhelmed-
  you are damaging your life-even putting [...]