Wellness
Finding Balance: Your Stress Journal
Week 2: Write it down to let it out
Last week, we asked you to rate your overall stress level and think about where your stress comes from.
Finding Balance: Getting Started
Week 1: How stress affects you and why it matters
It’s hard to be your best self if you’re feeling tired, anxious, tense, or distracted. But those are some of the physical and mental symptoms of stress — and they all take a toll on your total health.
Join ACERA’s 8-Week Finding Balance Stress Management Program
Finding Balance is an 8-week stress management program designed to help participants recognize how stress affects their lives and explore positive ways to deal with it.
3 Ideas to Stay Active This Summer
We have 3 ideas to help you stretch your legs, gather together with others, and have a fun summer.
6 Thought Exercises to Gain More Peace, Health, and Awareness
Cultivating moments of positive awareness has been found to be a simple and quick practice with an abundance of health benefits. Researchers at the University of San Francisco have identified a set of skills
Let’s Work in More Workouts
Do you know what exercise is good for? Everything. It’s good for your circulatory system, your sleep, and even your brain. No matter who you are, moving around is good for you. Here are some tips for a healthier, happier way of life.
Make a Mind-Body Connection
How you feel in your head affects how you feel in your body. When life gets overwhelming, it’s important to focus on your emotional wellness. Discover simple ways to tame tension, beat stress, and feel happy.
Sugar’s Effect on Your Sleep, and How to Quit
Consuming excess sugar leads to more awakenings when you’re trying to sleep through the night, according to a 2016 sleep study conducted by Columbia University, where 26 adults were studied in a sleep lab.
How to Deal With Sugar Cravings
Consuming excesses sugar can affect your sleep and lead you into a vicious cycle of low energy and high sugar consumption. But you can reset your body to consume less—or no—added sugar, and you will feel incredible.
9 Lessons From 100-Year-Olds in “The Blue Zones”
Many groups of centenarians (people 100+ year old) are living around the world today. Author Dan Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and sought out these groups and places,
Here’s To A More Rested You!
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 7
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of our Rest and Revive program. Over the last few weeks, you’ve learned about fighting common sleep thieves, making changes to your bedroom,
What To Do If You Still Can’t Sleep
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 6
If you’re not sleeping better after just a few weeks, don’t worry. Making lasting behavior changes takes time—and you can’t fix everything all at once.
De-stress With a Sleep Friendly Bedroom
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 5
It’s hard to leave the day’s stresses and worries at the door when you bring work to bed with you each night. From keeping your laptop out of arm’s reach to finding the right temperature for you
Analyzing Your Sleep Logs
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 3
Now that you’ve filled out your logs for two weeks, it’s time to look at what they’re telling you.
Learn How Much Sleep You Need, and Pay Off Your Sleep Debt
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 2
After a week of keeping your logs, you may be wondering how much sleep you actually need.
Simple solutions for a good night’s sleep: Where you are, and where you want to be?
Rest and Revive Self-Guided Sleep Program - Week 1
Going to sleep is part of your daily routine—after all, you do it every night. But are you getting the right kind of shut-eye?
Love Your Heart Every Day
Be good to your heart, and your heart will be good to you. What goes around, comes around; that’s pretty much how the cardiovascular system works!
Amplify Your Energy Today
Start Off the New Year With an Energy Boost
Working out works wonders. It builds muscle and self-confidence. It boosts the metabolism and the immune system. Most importantly, it benefits the body and the mind.
Strength Training For Everyone
Do healthy, ripped bodies only belong to the young? Not if you’re Ernestine Shepherd. At 77, she’s the world’s oldest female bodybuilder and in a short, 8-minute documentary from Prevention Magazine, you can follow a day in her life.
Celebrate Summer
(And Get Help Taking Off a Few Pounds)
This month, skip the gym and get active outdoors instead.
Get Help With Your Technology
How do I get this contraption to do what I need? If you’re asking this question about your computer or smart phone, help is available.
Walking and Strength Training Make Your Brain Stronger
Can’t find your cell phone?—it’s probably right where you left it. But if you often have trouble remembering where that is, trying going for a jog or a challenging walk first.
Benefits of the Dinner Table Ritual
Published in the New York Times
The family dinner has long been an example of family togetherness. Recently, scientists have been coming up with compelling reasons
Cook at Home and Live Longer, Better
If you are leading a busy lifestyle and you are dining out frequently, making a point to eat at home more often can increase your lifespan, health, and happiness. Here are just a few ways: