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Vacationing can be good for your health

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During this blog we have talked about different forms to having a healthy lifestyle, such as; eating healthy, doing different forms of exercises, being spiritually healthy like doing yoga and meditation, along with talking about mental health.  As the school year winds down, and everyone going home for the summer I wanted to talk about sometimes going on a vacation or getting away from your hectic life can be great for your health. Even the anticipation of a getaway can be more satisfying than remembering it once you get home. When we start planning a vacation, even if you don't take one, it can improve your frame and mind. An improved mood or mental "lift" can start to kick in immediately. The "restoration process" when you take a vacation is also called 'recovery' - reversing the negative effects of demands and through engagement in self - chosen and pleasant activities. When you are constantly going and under pressure, stress hormones can spike, whi
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Mental Health Awareness Podcast

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Podcast  - This is my podcast mental health awareness. Season 1 Episode 1 mental health refers to our cognitive behavioral and emotional well-being. It is all about how we think feel and behave. The term mental health is sometimes used to mean an absence of a mental disorder. Mental health is a part of overall health just like we can't be well without good mental health. We can't be healthy if we neglect the rest of our body when dealing with a mental health condition. It can be easy to fall into a rut relying only on medication or therapy to be your cure for getting to take good care of your body. However paying attention to lifestyle choices is important for recovery as well. In this blog we also talked about getting active and eating healthy engaging in any type of physical activity for at least 20 minutes a day. It doesn't matter the type of activity it is.  What matters is if you just do it. Studies have shown that as she size can reduce anxiety and depression and i
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About Me

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Hello, and welcome! My name is Megan Cox and I am a freshman at Indiana State University. I grew up as an only child with two loving parents in Avon, Indiana. My family and I love to travel around the country as well as the world! I'm a very adventurous person, zip lining, white water rafting, sky diving - sign me up! Some of the things I love consist of my family, friends, dogs, fun socks, summer, and snacks! Have fun reading my blog!
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Yoga and Meditation

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The new year is traditionally a time of resolution. We look at the past year and decide how we'd like to change or do better. We renounce what isn't working and are filled with a renewed sense of hope. We are infused with a sense of possibility and confidence in our ability to achieve the goals or outcomes we may have missed over the past year. We all wonder why do we have to wait to give ourselves a second chance to succeed or "do better" in life? We wait until January 1st to re - start our gym regime, eat the foods we know make us feel best, get the sleep we need, or end a toxic relationship. Today I would like to talk about what I call the art of embodied listening or the embodiment of listening. We live in a world in which information is continuously bombarding us. I'm sure all of us have heard someone say "I'm going to go be alone with my thoughts." have you ever thought that the idea of being "alone with our thoughts" seems to much
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Eating and Exercising

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As a college student writing this blog I know how hard it can be to get yourself motivated to workout or eat healthy. On a college campus there is so much junk food everywhere and we can't help ourselves to just go ahead and eat a cookie or a few. We like to think that our parents aren't around us anymore so we can eat and do whatever we want. This is why everyone talks about the freshman 15 so much, because the average freshman will gain about 15 pounds throughout their first year of college. Us college students get very busy with class work, social activities, and part time jobs some students may have. We rarely have time for exercise at the rec and we know it is very hard to eat healthy when you have so many other options that may just seem easier to get which may be unhealthy, to eat healthy it can be very challenging. With just a few quick tips you can find yourself at the gym much happier and healthier. Something that might help you is going with a group of friends to e
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