One of the many joys in life is owning a pet. 68% of U.S. households include at least one pet, which means there are well over 160 million pets in this country. Of course, it's not hard to see why. Pets, small and big, offer a number of positive benefits to a person’s day-to-day life, including companionship, physical activity, and stress relief — to name a few. Many studies … [Read more...]
How You Can Embrace Hygge for Winter Wellness
Wikipedia defines hygge as “a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.” It’s a Danish word, and no good equivalent seems to exist in American English. Maybe that’s because we invented the rat race, and the two are diametrically opposed. It involves living life at a slower pace and adopting an emphasis on mindfulness, … [Read more...]
