Vicki Griffin MPA, MACN – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org Your Health Simplified Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:23:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://lifeandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cropped-lhn-favicon-32x32.png Vicki Griffin MPA, MACN – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org 32 32 The Power of Forgiveness https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/the-power-of-forgiveness/103092.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-forgiveness https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/the-power-of-forgiveness/103092.html#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:43:28 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=3092 There is an old saying that “when you forgive, you set a prisoner free— that prisoner is you.” Forgiveness is defined as “giving up resentment, granting relief from payment, or ceasing to feel resentment against an offender.”[1] Forgiving an injury or injustice is an active virtue that requires a conscious decision to part with angry,…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/the-power-of-forgiveness/103092.html/feed 0 Rest for the Stressed https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/rest-for-the-stressed/1718.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rest-for-the-stressed https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/rest-for-the-stressed/1718.html#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:34:00 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=846 How can we tune the deadlines, noise, and daily pressure out?

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/rest-for-the-stressed/1718.html/feed 0 Overcoming Food Cravings and Obesity https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/overcoming-food-cravings-and-obesity/1724.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overcoming-food-cravings-and-obesity https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/overcoming-food-cravings-and-obesity/1724.html#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:09:00 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=841 Is it possible for a junk food junkie to change bad eating habits—for good?

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/overcoming-food-cravings-and-obesity/1724.html/feed 0 How Food Affects Your Brain https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/food-for-thought/16352.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-for-thought https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/food-for-thought/16352.html#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:38:00 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=91 Dietary choices affect health—or lack of it. That is not news to anyone. So often when we think of certain problems such as obesity, heart disease, or diabetes, we think merely of the obvious physical complications such as the extra baggage around the stomach, the clogged arteries, the overworked pancreas, or the needlelike pain of…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/food-for-thought/16352.html/feed 0 Exercise: The Mind-Body Connection https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/exercise-it-goes-to-your-head/10354.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exercise-it-goes-to-your-head https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/exercise-it-goes-to-your-head/10354.html#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:26:44 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=86 Achieving “fitness” is different than just being active. Activity means moving about, burning so many calories when doing a certain task. That is good, but fitness yields even more benefits. Fitness, specifically the aerobic type, is the type of fitness that increases endurance, heart health, muscle strength, and coordination. Rapid walking or other more strenuous…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/exercise-it-goes-to-your-head/10354.html/feed 0 7 Steps for Setting and Reaching Goals https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/seven-steps-for-setting-and-reaching-goals/08366.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seven-steps-for-setting-and-reaching-goals https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/seven-steps-for-setting-and-reaching-goals/08366.html#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:24:00 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=2 Ever been on a diet—just one diet? Not likely. The pattern is more like 20 or 30 diets, often gaining a little “interest” in weight—and discouragement—after each attempt at paring those pounds. And that’s the way it seems to go, whatever the habit that keeps us bogged down in old, negative routines. Replace donuts with…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/seven-steps-for-setting-and-reaching-goals/08366.html/feed 0 7 Tips to Keep Healthy During the Holidays https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/healthy-holiday-traditions-for-any-special-occasion/08418.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=healthy-holiday-traditions-for-any-special-occasion https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/healthy-holiday-traditions-for-any-special-occasion/08418.html#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:16:09 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=3 Special occasions, and especially the holiday season, can be a time of happiness, fellowship, refreshment, and spiritual renewal. But all too often the flurry of high-geared activity results in stress, overspending, overindulgence, and exhaustion. How can we gear special occasions to maximize special opportunities for relationships and celebration without sacrificing health? Here are seven helpful…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/healthy-holiday-traditions-for-any-special-occasion/08418.html/feed 0 Fiber, The Best Kept Weight Loss Secret https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/fill-your-plate-lose-weight/15436.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fill-your-plate-lose-weight https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/fill-your-plate-lose-weight/15436.html#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:34:00 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=87 Looking to lose weight without starving yourself? Look no further

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/fill-your-plate-lose-weight/15436.html/feed 0 Keeping Sane and Rested When Your Schedule Is Booked https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/sleep-schedules-sanity/11472.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sleep-schedules-sanity https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/sleep-schedules-sanity/11472.html#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:55:27 +0000 http://adamjacksonphoto.com/life_and_health/?p=95 We live in a busy world.  In fact, business has become such a part of our lives that we oftentimes view business as productivity.  For many of us our jobs have become our lives.  We hurry about from place to place, hammer away at our laptops and make phone calls all day long.  We take…

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