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Now more than ever, it is important to create healthy habits and find ways to decrease your stress levels through activities like meditation and relaxation. — 2020 has been a stressful year. In fact, the CDC reports that mental health issues, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation are all on the rise due to the widespread chronic stress we all feel from the coronavirus pandemic. Now more than ever, it is important to create healthy habits and […]

The Benefits of Meditation and Relaxation

October 20, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged anxiety / healthy mind / mental health / Wellness by Macee Hall

Handwriting instead of typing can improve retention and brain function across all age groups. — As the years pass, humanity is becoming increasingly reliant on modern technology. Though we don’t have flying cars yet, we carry palm-sized computers and plastic money cards in our back pockets that provide improved efficiency and convenience in our everyday lives. Some of these technological advancements may hinder us, however, […]

Handwriting Instead of Typing Improves Retention

September 4, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged healthy mind / lifestyle tips / mental health / Neurology / Wellness by Macee Hall

If you have recently found that your idea of reading is logging in to your Facebook account and scrolling through your feed, then you may need a reminder about what health benefits reading an actual book has to offer. From textbooks to the New York Times bestsellers, reading gives your […]

Benefits of Reading

June 29, 2020 in Health tagged healthy habits / healthy mind / lifestyle tips / mental health / Wellness by Emily Schellin

The act of planning is sometimes relaxing for people who enjoy organizing their schedules in advance, and what better plan to make than a vacation? Studies show that planning a trip in advance can boost your view of your social situation, economic means, and general well-being. While it is unlikely […]

Boost Mental Health with Vacation Planning

June 8, 2020 in Health tagged healthy mind / mental health / travel by Emily Schellin

5 tips for staying Healthy during college finals College finals can be an extremely stressful time for most college students. With our current pandemic, it could be harder than ever with lockdown orders remaining in effect in most of the country. With that being said, let’s take a look at […]

5 tips for staying Healthy during college finals

May 28, 2020 in Health tagged healthy habits / healthy mind / mental health / stress by Micah Boulter

Are you looking for something to do in your current downtime? We know you have a lot of that lately. Look no further for a fun and interactive game that is also proven to be beneficial to your health! Ease your anxiety or curb unhealthy cravings with an old fashioned […]

Ease Anxiety with Tetris

May 2, 2020 in Health tagged anxiety / healthy habits / healthy mind / mental health by Emily Schellin

How we are coping with quarantine at Empower Empower Brokerage is classified as an Essential Business so that we can help consumers find the coverage they need in an ever-changing market and situation. We are following best practices from the CDC but we wanted to ask some of our co-workers […]

How We Are Coping With Quarantine at Empower

April 16, 2020 in Health tagged healthy mind / quarantine / relationships by Micah Boulter

Why I decided to go on a diet Diets are a funny thing, some of them are incredibly hard. While others are just healthy eating habits. I am somewhere in between. On one hand, my diet is very similar to the keto diet, where you eat little to no carbs, […]

Why I decided to go on a diet

March 10, 2020 in Health tagged exercise / Health Goals / healthy eating / healthy mind / Wellness by Micah Boulter

Being sleep deprived is a difficult experience. There is a stigma around this phrase that entails an extraneous ordeal. In actuality, people do not have to be awake for days, fighting for their lives after a plane crash in the wilderness, to be sleep deprived. It just takes sleeping for […]

Effects of Sleep Deprivation

January 11, 2020 in Health tagged healthy body / healthy mind / mental health / sleep health / Wellness by Noah Thomas

Weather affects pain — Cloudy with a Chance of Pain According to a new study by The University of Manchester, approximately 75% of people with long-term pain believe weather affects pain. It is a long-held belief that cold weather worsens or aggravates pain. As a result, researchers set out to explain this weather-pain relationship. […]

Weather Affects Pain, New Study Says

December 16, 2019 in Health tagged family health / Health Goals / healthy mind by Jenny McCann