(Courtesy of Ebruli via Flickr) In a recent study in Spain, researchers found that increased trans-fat intake significantly increases your chances of developing depression. They tracked 12,000 adults over 6 years. While none of the subjects had depression at the start of the study, over 650 did by the end. The participants who got 0.6% of their total calories from…
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Feb 2012
Creating Positive Change February 2012
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Dear Fellow Nurse, The women in this photo are fellow nurses who are interested in holistic nursing and meet monthly to study various healing modalities and to share experiences. At last month’s meeting, we harnessed the power of our mind to promote positive change in our life by creating “vision boards.” Some of us focused on healthy behaviors while others…
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Jan 2012
Promoting Positive Change Through Vision Boards
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When I went to my first holistic nurses meeting a few months ago, I knew I had found a group of women I wanted to spend more time with. Kelly Sheehan, a nurse who works at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, started the group last year to bring together nurses who want to learn more about various healing modalities…
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Jan 2012
Going Green to Stay Healthy and Lean
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Thanks to several studies released on the effects of global warming, popular films like An Inconvenient Truth, and Leonardo DiCaprio setting the new trend in Hollywood that driving hybrid cars is the “cool” way to hit the road, the term “Going Green” has certainly become a main topic of conversation in recent years. Of course we all know that being…
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Jan 2012
Welcome to Nurses4Wellness
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Hello and welcome to nurses4wellness! Nurses4wellness is an online community where nurses can collaborate, share, and learn about wellness. Here at Spectrum LifeWorks, we have found that our most meaningful learning comes when we share knowledge and experiences with fellow nurses. Nurses4wellness is a way to give all nurses a chance to stay up-to-date on the latest wellness research and collaborate with one another as they help…
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Aug 2011
Eating for Better Health August 2011
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Dear Fellow Nurse, I grew up in a household where my mother’s answer to the question, “What’s for dinner?” was most likely “steak,” “chicken” or “pork chops.” Most of our meals focused around meat with white rice or potatoes – french fries were our favorite – and one serving of vegetables. I am very grateful to have grown up in…
