health

The fifth of December 2018

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Have you ever noticed the amazing restorative power of taking a walk? Two thousand years ago, Hippocrates noted the amazing benefits of walking. A daily stroll can help lower your blood pressure, may decrease your risk of getting cancer, decrease your risk of dementia and memory loss, improve your mood, and generally contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Even when the weather is terrible, it is good to get outside and move around, even only ten minutes a day makes a difference.

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“Walking is (hu)man’s best medicine” -Hippocrates. 

The fourth of December 2018

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When unexpected things happen that disrupt your plans you are faced with a choice. You could react negatively, dig in your heals and try to resist. Alternatively, you could just roll with it. Sometimes we aren’t lucky enough to have a choice, things happen that are simply out of our control. You can save yourself a lot of unnecessary stress by not getting angry at forces outside of your control. Stay calm and you never know, an unexpected disruption could be an opportunity for something amazing.

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Calm and cool, just roll with it. 

The third of December 2018

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Sometimes it is so hard to stay focused. December is a time of fun and festivities, but it is also a time of deadlines and duties. Self-care during this time of year is especially important, when you feel like you are all over the place and run ragged, take a moment (or two, or five, or an hour!) for yourself to refocus before polishing off your to-do list.

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Don’t forget to take care of yourself during the busy holiday season. 

The twenty seventh of November 2018

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Even goats get itchy sometimes. Itches are scientifically known as pruritus, basically a general neurological response to irritants that come in contact with the skin. Most of the time, itches are just momentary nuisances; however, sometimes an itch is the body’s response to exposure to harmful things like urushiol. Goats are lucky that they do not get the same painful, itchy rash from the urushiol found on poison ivy and other plants. However, goats may get itchy from itch mites and lice, and even excessively dry skin. Horns and hooves make good tools for satisfying the occasional itch, and most of the time an itch is just an itch.

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Everyone gets itchy sometimes.