The Self-Care Blog page 16
Fun and free tips on health and wellness from Dr. Francis Scorca: 262 articles since 2016, on posture, back and neck care, exercise, food, sleep and everyday habits.
How to Exercise at your Desk
Your body dreads the prospect of sitting for 8 hours a day But it necessarily takes a backseat to pulling in the daily dough.…
The Brain’s Hunger Games
Your brain is hungry, but how hungry? For an organ that accounts for 2% of body mass, it uses up to 20% of the…
Breathing to Beat Stress
Releasing the stress through deep breathing. We are all aware of the maxim, "Take a deep breath!" and the wisdom is tried and true.…
Cooling Down: Finish off Your Exercise on a High
Cooling down is essential for the ending of any work out. One of the single most important elements of working out is patience. A…
Spirited Stretching: Warming up the Right Way
Warming up could be the most important part of your exercise. If you are short on time, shorten the length of your workout not the warm…
Microexercise: 10 Minutes or Less
When it comes to feeling better start small, very small… While you can't change the overall state of your health in a night, there…
Walking: Back to Basics for Big Health Benefits
Americans walk significantly less than other cultures There's no use denying it: we are on a trend toward making walking obsolete. We drive, we…
An Energy-Giving Diet
Winter fatigue can be combated with a diet rich in energy. And let's cut straight to it: soda and candy don't provide you with enduring…
Winter Fatigue and What to do About it
Why do I constantly feel tired and down during winter? It is an outcome of nature: the shorter hours of daylight and the dearth…
Body Weight Training
Using your body to train for strength. When it comes to breaking into the fitness world, we find that one of the best places…
Wintertime Fitness
Winter is a time to consolidate the gains of summer. It's a stark fact that we don't get out as much in the darker,…
Hip Stretching
As a conductor of forces between the upper and lower body, a facilitator for movement of the legs, and as power points that are…