Rest—and not just a good night’s sleep—is essential if we want to be at our best. Here are some tips to help you find that elusive rest. By Sheryl Nance-Nash Rest is the new holy grail—though, while it is a necessity, it’s often viewed as a luxury. In...
We all need strategies to keep the stress—work, family, life––from overwhelming us By Bev Lucas Five down and one meeting to go. That’s a typical workday in the life of Branita Griffin Henson, a senior writer-editor at the National Education Association (NEA) in Washington, DC. After work on...
As climate change has dramatically accelerated the threat of natural disasters, we all need to take steps to increase the odds that our families and homes are safe By Kylie Ora Lobell On October 8, 2017, a major wind event started the North Bay wildfires in Northern California....
Here is your seven-step program to keeping your brain young By Leslie Pepper After she turned 50, Gale Sterling noticed she was forgetting things more often than usual. The nuisance of it annoyed her more than anything. “I’d walk into a room and literally forget what I went...
Learn how you can incorporate fitness into your routine —without judgment It’s not the scale prompting Harlem resident Alana Beale to focus on her fitness; it’s the calendar. Her goal is to be “fit by 40.” She says, “Turning 40 will mark a new phase of my...
It’s hard to avoid inflammation in today’s world. Here are some tips on how to manage it. By Suzi Morales Before she was diagnosed with osteoarthritis, Tonya Horton traveled frequently for her job as the executive vice president of central operations of education at the nonprofit New Teacher...
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