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8 Tips to lift your Mood during the Winter [Visual]

8 Tips to lift your Mood during the Winter [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Do you normally have a sunny disposition, but the winter blues are keeping you down? The long, cold, dark days that accompany the winter months can affect your mood, circadian rhythm, and energy levels. Some people may even develop a seasonal form of depression known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

If you think you may have SAD, it’s important to talk to your doctor. They’ll prescribe some of the same treatments used for depression, like antidepressants and talk therapy. You can also follow some of the tips mentioned in this post to help lift your mood in addition to your prescribed treatments.

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Tips to Improve your Bone Health [Visual]

Tips to Improve your Bone Health [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Your bone health is key to your overall health and preventing injuries as you age. Bone loss is a natural part of aging that, if left untreated, can lead to weak or brittle bones (osteoporosis). More than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 are currently living with osteoporosis. Fortunately, you can slow bone loss as you age with the right lifestyle changes.

Keep reading to learn more about how your bone health changes as you age and what you can do to prevent osteoporosis.

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Cold Plunges for Better Health [Visual]

Cold Plunges for Better Health [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Many people claim that immersing yourself in cold water has all sorts of benefits for your mind and body. But does the trend live up to the hype? Here are a few of the ways cold plunges might help your health.

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5 Weight-Lifting Mistakes to Avoid [Visual]

5 Weight-Lifting Mistakes to Avoid [Visual] | ecogreenlove

The gym is like an unsupervised adult playground. It’s easy to walk in and toss a few weights around. But if you don’t follow the right routine or skip necessary steps, you may buy yourself a one-way ticket to injury town.

Before you strap on your kicks for your next gym session, check out the five most common weight-lifting mistakes below. Also, learn the best ways to avoid them so you can build a healthier, more resilient body for years to come.

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Wellness Tips while Staying at Home [Visual]

Wellness Tips while Staying at Home [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Being at home 24-7 due to the current quarantine or shelter-at-home orders is a completely new experience for many of us. Most of us have active lives out in the community and are not used to working from home or sharing space with family members around the clock. Just the feeling of being trapped inside four walls all day can be stressful. In addition, everyone is feeling a lot of stress and anxiety with a global pandemic and significant economic changes looming outside those four walls. This is a time of unprecedented stress to say the least.

Instead of adding fuel to the fire and dwelling in negativity, Well Wisdom may help you with a few tips for keeping yourself socially connected, mentally well and physically healthy during this adjustment to your new surroundings.

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