Cultivate health. Take 10 minutes to stretch the often-overlooked muscles in your jaw.
Tips Category: Cultivate health
Cultivate health. The average adult in the U.S. consumes 77 grams of sugar a day, which is over double the recommended amount. Have a low-sugar day. Avoid sweets and check out your packaged food for added sugars.
Cultivate health. Many people eat too fast. Today, make a point of eating more slowly, chewing more thoughtfully, and avoiding digital distractions while you eat.
Cultivate health. Carve out three, 10-minute windows to get your heart rate up. This is the recommended daily amount of physical activity. If you’re already meeting the guidelines for physical activity, take it up a notch by adding 10 additional minutes of exercise or stretching.
Cultivate health. Did you know that balance is partly a skill that can be improved with practice? If you’re physically able, take 10 minutes to try some balance exercises.
Cultivate health. Pick a health habit that you want to develop (e.g., staying hydrated, flossing, etc.), and write out your goal. Be specific. For example, you would specify “drink 4 glasses of water” – rather than “drink more water.” Brainstorm ways to make it easy to engage in that activity, such as linking it to […]
Cultivate health. Try the viparita karani yoga pose. In this pose, you lie on your back, on the floor, with your legs propped up against a wall. Hold this pose for 5 minutes to improve blood flow and relieve stress. If you are unable to do this pose, try replacing it with laying on the […]
Cultivate health. Make a list of things you tend to overindulge in (alcohol, social media, caffeine, TikTok videos, sweets, doom scrolling, etc.). Pick one overindulgence and do a “detox” day.
Cultivate health. Have an “eat the rainbow” day, where you eat one unprocessed food from every color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue/purple, and white/brown.
Cultivate health: Start a recipe book of your favorite healthy recipes. Every time you find a new healthy recipe you enjoy, add it to the book. Make note of how easy or difficult the recipe is and how long it takes to make. This will encourage you to make these recipes more often.