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Wellness Wednesday: 5 Ways to Use Apples Beyond the Pie
If you're like us, going apple picking just might be on your list of upcoming weekend outings. You might also be wondering what you'll do with bushels upon bushels of apples once the day is done. We'll be trying these ideas to make the most of our local picks.
Shining the Light on Domestic Violence during October
I normally try to avoid Times Square. If you've ever been (or even if you just share my deep appreciation for peaceful, serene places), you might know the feeling of being overwhelmed and dizzied by the thousands of people and by all the bright billboards that, even during the night, cast a bright glow over Broadway between 42nd and 47th Streets in New York City. But last Wednesday night was a different experience altogether.
Wellness Wednesday: Transforming Tendencies
Each of us has behavior patterns that inform our individual personalities, habits and thought patterns that stem from deep mental impressions. These conditioned ideas and behaviors have a name in Sanskrit: samskaras. While we tend to think of a habit as a bad thing, though not all samskaras are harmful. But if you've noticed that a certain habit—like a daily doughnut indulgence or relying on the television for background noise—is keeping you from truly living well, know that each of us has the power to replace a "bad habit" with a positive one.
Wellness Wednesday: 40 Winks: The Ultimate Multivitamin
Your alarm goes off. It's 6am, and you'd really like to get to a 6:30 yoga class... but you've only been asleep for five hours. What's more beneficial: an early morning stretch session or an extra hour of sleep?
It may seem that getting to yoga will be better for your state of mind, but a full night's sleep is undoubtedly better for your body—and bolsters your brain over the long run as well.
Get Involved in our Big Day: Watch SVU and Learn More about our Engaging Men Initiative
Mariska Hargitay, Joyful Heart's founder and president and star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, was on the TODAY Show yesterday morning to discuss a very important episode of SVU--one that addresses the often ignored effects of male sexual abuse.
Wellness Wednesday: Small Steps to Mindfulness
In the routine of day-to-day life, from waking to work to home life, it's all too easy to forsake the present moment for the future and its to-do lists. Enter mindfulness, a practice that is useful in any and every environment. Mindfulness is the practice of developing presence in all aspects of our lives, whether we're working, commuting, gardening, cleaning or having dinner with our families. The goal and end result of mindfulness is to be in a constant state of peaceful presence.
Wellness Wednesday: The Wonders of Coconut Oil
Coconut oil can be a powerful addition to your health and beauty routine—and to your medicine cabinet. Just a quick glance at its benefits makes us wonder why it took us so long to discover this helpful and healthful gem.
Wellness Wednesday: A Nourishing Soup for Fall
Kitchari is the comfort food of India—a thick, creamy vegetarian soup for the soul. The name means "mixture," and kitchari is an easily digested mix of one bean plus one grain, providing a perfect complement of carbohydrates and protein in one steaming bowl.
