10 Tips to stay healthy during the winter

10 Tips to stay healthy during the winter

The best way to combat illness and disease is to prevent its occurrence. Take the offensive and adopt some preventive practices.  Get additional sleep.Increase vitamin D intake. Eat foods that are high in vitamin D such as fatty fish, mushrooms, and eggs....
4 key vital signs to monitor

4 key vital signs to monitor

Vital signs are measurements of the body’s most basic functions. The four main vital signs routinely monitored by medical professionals and health care providers include the following:  Vital SignNormal RangeBlood pressure          ...
Look for these signs of heat exhaustion

Look for these signs of heat exhaustion

In hot weather conditions, monitor closely to detect symptoms of heat-related stress: Excessive sweating and thirstConversely, lack of sweating (and thus no heat removal)Light headedness or dizzinessNauseaFlush red skin tones Impaired breathingMuscle...
Monitor personal performance

Monitor personal performance

As the saying goes, what gets measured gets done. So, however you plan to attack learning more, consider a means of tracking your performance. Are you going to read more? Consider the book and page reading metrics in Goodreads. Are you going to study a new language?...
Take pride in the physical you

Take pride in the physical you

Positive feedback in many forms can motivate new behaviors and prompt different decisions. Accordingly, a little bit of personal vanity can be a good thing. Take time to… Look in the mirror and assess improvements made and opportunity areas to be pursued. Stand tall...