stress - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:15:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Summer Can be Stressful: Reduce Stress with These Top Tips https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2018/07/summer-can-be-stressful-reduce-stress-with-these-top-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-can-be-stressful-reduce-stress-with-these-top-tips Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:30:45 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=15686 As Canadians, we are well-known for making the most of our short summer months! We often fill them with day trips, weekends away, and vacations with family or friends. However,  this summer fun can also bring on “summer stress” with all of the errand running, planning, organization and co-ordination that’s required to make that summer […]

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]]> Can you “Catch” Stress Like you Catch a Cold? https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2018/04/can-you-catch-stress-like-you-catch-a-cold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-catch-stress-like-you-catch-a-cold Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:30:29 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=15458 The short answer… yes!  Science has proven that stress is contagious and that basically, being around people who are stressed can change your brain in the same way.  Learn the details of this incredibly interesting study in the following care of The National Post. The National Post:  Your stress can actually change your partner’s brain, study […]

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]]> O-Tip of the Week: Gain Control Over Stress or It Will Control You https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2018/02/o-tip-of-the-week-gain-control-over-stress-or-it-will-control-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=o-tip-of-the-week-gain-control-over-stress-or-it-will-control-you Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:30:37 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=15039 Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.  For the month of February, Heart Month, our O-Tip series will feature Heart Smart Life Hacks. In 2013, Statistics Canada reported that 6.6 million Canadians (ages 15 and older) reported that […]

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]]> Top 10 Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Season https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2017/11/top-10-tips-for-a-stress-free-holiday-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-tips-for-a-stress-free-holiday-season Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:00:01 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=14531 December is, legitimately, the most stressful month of the year. Shopping and presents, food preparation, cards, socializing, crowds, different schedules and routines, decorations, spending, pressure to buy the right thing for the right person – and not forgetting anyone. I wanted to offer some practical suggestions to reduce stress and help you enjoy the holiday […]

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]]> Overcome Emotional Eating https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2017/03/overcome-emotional-eating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overcome-emotional-eating Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:00:17 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=13425 March is Nutrition Month and to celebrate our Food for Thought series will focus on some of the main factors that influence what we eat. Stress is an often overlooked piece of our health, yet it can be very damaging as it effects our bodies both physically and mentally. Specifically related to food, many often “stress […]

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]]> The Link Between Stress and Heart Disease https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2017/02/the-link-between-stress-and-heart-disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-link-between-stress-and-heart-disease Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:00:23 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=13193 Stress can negatively affect many aspects of your physical and emotional health including your heart.  In recent years, more attention has been paid to reducing stress to help prevent heart disease.  The following from Forbes Magazine discusses two new studies that have uncovered more information about the connection between stress and heart disease.  Read the […]

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]]> Holiday Season Survival Guide https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/12/holiday-season-survival-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-season-survival-guide Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:16:23 +0000 http://sandbox.entwistlepower.com/?p=12596 December is, legitimately, the most stressful month of the year. Shopping and presents, food preparation, cards, socializing, crowds, different schedules and routines, decorations, spending, pressure to buy the right thing for the right person – and not forgetting anyone. Instead of harping on all the reasons I struggle this time of year, I am going […]

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]]> Stress Management Tool https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/11/stress-management-tool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stress-management-tool Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:04:56 +0000 http://sandbox.entwistlepower.com/?p=12577 In our post from earlier this week, How Stress is Affecting Your Health, we discussed an important and often overlooked piece of the health puzzle:  stress.  Though some stress is natural and can actually be helpful, when too much stress begins to affect you on a daily basis it can become damaging to your health. Use our […]

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]]> How Stress is Affecting Your Health https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/11/how-stress-is-affecting-your-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-stress-is-affecting-your-health Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:45:57 +0000 http://sandbox.entwistlepower.com/?p=12565 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) We know that exercise, sleep and healthy eating are the three most prominent predictors of health.  But in exploring my own health issues of recent, I was reminded of another important key to this puzzle:  stress.  So, I put together my own simple health formula: Eat […]

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]]> An OT Knows How To Create Work-Life Balance https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/10/an-ot-knows-how-to-create-work-life-balance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-ot-knows-how-to-create-work-life-balance Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:00:58 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=11517