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Health Benefits of Daily Gratitude | Wellness Connections
Making gratitude a daily practice can help to increase your happiness and have positive effects on your health. Gratitude is being aware of and thankful for things in your life whether past/present/future, material or relational. Sometimes gratitude is a spontaneous feeling and sometimes it requires being intentional. Choosing to be grateful has many health benefits including increased happiness, decreased stress, improved physical health and sleep, and improved relationships. Choose gratitude everyday and you will see improvements in mind, body, and soul.
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ADHD Nutrition | Wellness Connections
October is ADHD Awareness Month! Research shows a direct connection between food & brain function. Diet isn’t a cure all for ADHD & doesn’t cause ADHD, but proper nutrition can improve symptoms of ADHD including hyperactivity, concentration, and impulsivity. 8 guidelines to support children & adults with ADD/AHDH.
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10 Ways to Save Money at the Grocery Store
With inflation on the rise check out these tips to help you save money at the grocery store and still eat healthy. Also, learn how to make each morning great with these 8 must do things, and why breakfast is so important. – From our Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist.
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26 Outstanding Books about Addiction and Healing
Here is a list of some favorites. Not all of these books are faith-based or written by Christians, but they are inspiring and raw. They tell the truth from the perspective of the writer, meaning that this was the life they lived and how they clawed their way out. 1. Drinking: A Love Story By…
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7 Tips To Enjoy The End Of Summer
Take some time to enjoy the little things as summer turns the corner into August. There are a lot of ways to savor summer for just a few more moments and days…. Try out a few of these ideas to enjoy the last days of summer: 1. Linger a Little Longer Stay a little while…
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23 Books for Spiritual Growth
To live a life like Jesus, we have a lot of learning to do. We get so engulfed by our day-to-day lives that we often push our goals aside and get stuck living out each day the same as the last. To learn to live like Jesus, we need to work on our spiritual growth.…
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13 Books For Better Boundaries & Communication Skills
Setting boundaries is an important aspect of healthy communication. We have the right to communicate with others how we would like and would not like to be treated, and to protect the values that are important to us. When we set healthy boundaries we are showing respect for ourselves and others. There are many different reasons that…
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11 Books About Relationships to Read ASAP
From singleness to dating to marriage to family dynamics, our certified counselors have put together a list of books about relationships that are some must-reads! Relationships, whether with yourself or others, are always changing. The world is changing, and we are forced to move with it. Understanding needs, wants, desires, and communicating are just the…
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18 Uplifting Books About Personal Growth
Personal growth is so important: Are you an over-thinker? Are you afraid to step out of your comfort zone? Do you feel like you’re stuck in life? Do you feel burnt out? Time for some change! Time to change your mindset. Time to learn how to find meaning, to lead, to be bold, to be…
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11 Must-Read Books About Mental Health
Mental health and mental illness are becoming less and less taboo, and we couldn’t be happier. We still have a long way to go in terms of education about mental health and accessibility, but books are one way we can learn and share. People must know they are not alone. Nearly one in five U.S…
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