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On Wellness, from Bruce

Today is Monday, October 06th, 2008

5. TIPS.Mind and Health

Are You Ready for Weight Loss Action Now

Dr. James O. Prochaska, PH.D. is a specialist in the psychology of behavior change. He wanted to know why people would not and seemly could not change even when faced with certain disaster if they persisted in the same habits. While he was at the University of Rhode Island, he and his […]

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18Jun2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

Action - Steps to better health

In discussing the reason for smoking with many people, the number one perceived benefit is “It helps me relax”. There sometimes is a great deal of anxiety and even some anger displayed during discussions about quitting this habit. One person told me about how anxious they were and how they used […]

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17Jun2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

Stress - natural problem and natural remedies

Stress is something we think of as abnormal. It is something to be avoided or remedied. Patients often tell me they think their symptoms are due to stress and often they are correct. How can stress be a natural problem and an abnormal one?
Stress is caused by the processes of life. The […]

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2Apr2008 | Bruce Bair | 5 comments | Continued

Action Cures Fear, Top 5 things for you to do

Action Cures Fear. It is a statement and a principle of David Schwartz, author of The Magic of Thinking Big. If you are afraid, you have to do something about it. Here are 5 action suggestions. You can find more.

1. If you know what you want, do something about […]

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14Mar2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

Exercise and Your Brain - 5 questions

I last wrote about how exercise can improve your brain by improving it’s cognitive reserve.

It seems to be a well documented fact that exercise has a beneficial effect on your thinking, feelings and the ability to preserve your thinking functions. I am obsessive compulsive. I like to measure how much and how […]

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5Mar2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

Exercise and your Brain

Exercise stimulates your brain to make a chemical called Brain-derived Neurotropic Factor.
BDNF is like fertilizer for our brain’s cells. It causes them to grow, make more connections to other cells and create new brain pathways. It is probably responsible for helping a person to learn better and faster after exercise and is […]

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27Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 8 comments | Continued

What is Your Diet Plan and Why

Harvard Medical School publishes a series of health information booklets. I am on their list since I bought one. Last week they wanted you to buy their book Weigh Less and Live Longer. The excerpt that came with the buy message gave advice on how to calculate the calories you need to […]

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25Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

The Stress-related Ear Ache

Stress and the response to it is a fact of life. It is a blessing in times of danger
and an aggravation when it isn’t controlled. Actually I don’t think stress can be controlled but the severity and length of our response to it […]

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22Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued

Fitness, Fatness and Cancer Risk

Stephen Farrell Ph.D. of the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas was the lead investigator in a study about how fitness affects death from cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the USA.
What did the study conclude?
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15Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 4 comments | Continued

Wellness Coaching for Fitness Success - 3 Tips

Ask any wellness coach and they will tell you that holiday weight gain is over exaggerated. However, the 1-2 pounds gained usually do not come off and over 20 years this can amount to 20-40 pounds and that can mean the difference between good health and a diagnosis of diabetes and/or heart disease.
Hiring […]

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1Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued