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Why Take Breaks and Vacations?
In 2009 Americans will throw away 465 million vacation days. Expedia.com, 2009 Men who take vacations every year lowered the risk of heart disease by 20%. Those who did not have a vacation for the 5 years of the study had the highest mortality and incidence of heart disease. Houston Woman Magazine, 8/2009, re: State University of New York research Workers receiving the alerts on the job to take... -
Fast and Simple Stress Solutions
Image courtesy of Ambro/FreedigitalPhotos.net Stress is meant to protect us from dangerous predators and situations. However today our stress response is triggered by less hazardous situations (e.g. deadlines, countless interruptions). Because these situations are constant, we never get the break needed for our bodies and minds to recover. As a result, stress can cause a multitude of problems, such as physical (cardio-vascular diseases), mental (depression), and behavioural (absenteeism) symptoms.... -
La Bella Vita: Life Lessons from Tuscany
At the beginning of June, I spent a week in Tuscany at a charming Agroturismo, with my sister, Dana, and cousin Natasha. Dana has been going there for years and just loves it. This summer she is staying a month – her longest stay yet. I was excited to see Il Cellese because the pictures looked gorgeous and Dana had been raving about it. When I arrived, it actually...
