By Kelley Ashby, MS People with high emotional intelligence are more empathetic and better equipped to create strong interpersonal relationships and positive workplaces. What about the personal health benefits of emotional intelligence, especially for those who work or live in a toxic environment?
Pain and anxiety? Try this breathing technique
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Research suggests that by slowly reducing breathing rates, the body can deactivate neurons that can significantly reduce anxiety and similar behaviors.
Sunglasses may prevent melanoma of the eyes?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Nearly 5% of all melanoma cases occur in the eyes. To prevent melanoma, researchers strongly recommend people wear sunglasses as a successful preventative measure.
Mental Health Education in African American Church Culture
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Group-type of education, may also promote conversations, experiences, and help individual people see their struggle as not so unique in some ways and that other people with similar, or different, beliefs and values still struggle in similar ways.
Suffer from Diet Derailment Syndrome?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Diet derailment syndrome occurs when you begin a diet and you stick to that diet; then you encounter an event in which food is abundant and the food available lacks healthy options!
Is Intermittent Fasting Right For You?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Intermittent fasting is a strategy and there are multiple strategies possible to achieve the possible health benefits of intermittent fasting.
Exergames and fitness for kids or adults?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The term exergaming is derived from the advent of movement-based video games and is becoming more popular with virtual reality (VR) types of gaming.
Count Your High Intensity Points, Number of Minutes!
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective form of exercise that can yield very positive health and body composition results.
Calorie Intake..Plant-based vs. animal-based diet conundrum!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS In the world of health and fitness, the debate rages on which diet is better, plant-based or animal-based diets.
Sugar, ADHD, and trouble with Sleep?
by Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Excessive sugar in the diet can result in a “sugar crash” which negatively effects energy, cognitive function, and for adults, it can disrupt daily productivity.