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How Stress Sabotages Your Immune System
Many people believe that stress only affects your mental health. Since it’s a mental state, it surely must only change your other mental states. However, that’s not true. As we’ve known for years now, your mental health and physical health are closely tied to one another. Stress, Impact on Blood Cells, and the Immune System Changes in mental health can affect physical health directly. Stress can have a significant impact on your physical health, particularly when it comes to your immune system. Stress comes with a lot of adverse physical effects, and it can even contribute to compromising your immune system. One of the worst effects that it has is…
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National Shrimp Scampi Day
Having an allergy to seafood has played a large role in my life. My mother figured it out when I was a toddler. However, my family was a regular seafood-eating bunch so I found reasons to get out of the house on Fridays. I had not interest in eating most types of seafood — although I was jealous of the hush puppies and fries at the local fast food seafood joint! But… I did like shrimp. I didn’t eat if often but I did eat it. Probably dodged a few bullets in my youth… Now I steer clear. Everyone else in the house eats seafood but they know that I…
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Children, Family, Food, Gifts, Gratitude, Healthy Living, Journaling, Mindfulness, National Days, self-care
Guide to the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
Mother’s Day is the day that’s set aside to honor the women in your life who are mothers. It’s a day intended to show the love in your heart through acts of kindness, expressions of love, and by giving gifts that they’ll treasure. Being a mother is a 24-7 job — with middle of the night shifts caring for sick children or waiting for teen drivers. It’s a job that’s peanut butter and jelly handprints on the table and toys scattered on the floor. But it’s a job that mothers gladly undertake because they love their children. You want to take the time to show your appreciation and gratitude for…
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Focus on Your Mental and Physical Health When You’re Home
Whether you are quarantined and on self-isolation or just spending more time at home, you need to focus on both your mental and physical health. They are both vital to keeping your sanity and focusing on general wellness. Give Yourself a Break During this time, try not to stress about being perfect and doing everything right. Nobody can “win” at being home and being productive. Whether you are spending more time at home because of an illness, virus, or other reason for your isolation, putting too many expectations on yourself is going to make your stress and panic worse. This will severely affect your mental health and your ability to…
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National Garlic Month: Roasted Garlic Hummus
One more recipe for National Garlic Month. Roasted Garlic Hummus… When I was a child, I did not care much about garlic. My family didn’t use it all that much in their cooking so I really wasn’t exposed to the flavor that much. I didn’t eat much in college either. But by the time I got to medical school, I was in love. I had developed a taste for garlic at that point. I think it was because I was exposed to a lot of different cuisines as I got older. As for this recipe, I always add extra cloves to each garlic recipe I make. It’s never enough! And…
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National Pecan Month: Pecan-Crusted Pork Chops with Plum Sauce
Another National Pecan Month recipe! When I was a child, pork chops was one of my favorite meals! Juicy fried pork chops! Yum! My mom used a basic flour recipe when making her chops. This recipe would have been a welcome addition to the dinner repertoire when I was a kid. Enjoy!
