Are Parasocial Relationships Healthy… or Getting Out of Control?  Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform ! What is a parasocial relationship? I have to ask because lately, I feel that’s the new buzzword being thrown around. Everyone is talking about the detriment of parasocial relationships brought on by social media. Discourse is particularly intense on social media and reflects society's obsession with celebrities.  And I am thinking Duh … are we new here? So let’s take a look at parasocial relationships through two articles.  Psychology Today’s Parasocial Relationships Key Highlights What are parasocial relationships, and why do we form them Health vs unhealthy parasocial relationships Do Parasocial Relationships Fill a Loneliness Gap Key Highlights Why do we get into parasocial relationships Pro and cons Fostering deeper connections —------------ Love the show? Be sure to like, share, and subscribe wherever you stream podcasts. You can also follow @L...

Reboot Mode: Your No-Stress Guide to Getting Fit Again Journal Prompt: When have you been your worst enemy? What were the circumstances and outcome? Did you learn anything from it? Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform ! Entertainment Updates Cardi B - including older songs (W.A.P and Up) to boost album sales for “Am I the drama” Damson Idris on press tour for F1 (Brad Pitt movie) and talks of Black Panther Brandy and Monica are going on The Boy Is Mine tour Prosecutors in the Diddy Case rest. Jury deliberation to begin Mahershala Ali still wants Blade (2019), and so do we. He is in Jurassic World: Rebirth Tiffany Haddish: multiple baby daddy comments Box Office: How to Train Your Dragon, 28 Years Later We can be so toxic to ourselves. I am trying to be my best friend and treat myself with grace and kindness. That treatment includes how I take care of my body. I would say some of us could improve on how we care for ourselves. Sometimes we need to be better parents to ...

Shocking: Supermodel Warns Against Ozempic—Here’s Why! Let's discuss our obsession with weight loss and the lengths we will go to to lose a few pounds. Featured articles: Kate Moss' sister issues warning after Ozempic overdose: 'Worst decision I ever made' 1 in 4 adults would consider using weight loss drugs without prescription: Study

A discussion of the SciTech article, "Viruses May Be 'Watching' You – Lying in Wait Before Multiplying and Killing." Connecting the dots between viruses and stress management. This article was published yesterday and I couldn't help but connect the dots on how unknowingly can succumb to illness manifesting in us. Listen to the podcast above. Feel free to check out the article as well.  Viruses May Be 'Watching' You – Lying in Wait Before Multiplying and Killing.

What is Type 3 Diabetes? How many of you know that type 3 diabetes is a thing? Not only is it a thing but it might not be the thing you think. It is a thing that is surprisingly affecting more than five million Americans and growing. That’s right and growing. More and more research is validating the existence of the “new” type 3 diabetes. If you want some sobering statistics on the prevalence of this condition and its growing spread just visit www.alz.org . The Alzheimer's Association maintains that “by 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) may grow to a projected 13.8 million, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or cure Alzheimer’s disease.” That’s right, the Alzheimer’s Association.  Are you shocked? Taken aback? I was certainly surprised at this link. As a nurse that focuses on stress management, I constantly research medical trends, particularly ones that highlight how we can improve our overall wellbeing. Inter...

Ever have those moments when you wake up in the middle of the night and your mind is going a mile a minute, but all you really want to do is get some sleep? I do not get them as often as I used to but it does still happen to me. Then I am up worrying about why I am not sleeping- such a vicious cycle. Here are a few things that I have done to get back to sleep. Read a book, but not one that I am really into because I will stay up all night finishing it. I have recently increased my nonfiction reading and some of the books, though the knowledge gained is invaluable, are dull and take some focused intention to get through. I start to read one of them and I am soon dozing off to dreamland. write in my journal especially if I have a lot on my mind. It helps to get those thoughts out of your head and onto paper. If it is personal, shred it in the morning. Write it down and let it go for the night.  meditate. Ideally, your not supposed to fall asleep while meditating but it is a r...

Quantum Touch Today is a good day. I am so excited to get started on my new book, Quantum Touch: The power to heal by Richard Gordon. Just another way to spread out good vibes and keep the light shinning on. We know the power of touch is healing and I am excited to learn more about it. This is a great tool to add to the stress relieving bag of tricks. You are a healer.  Time to discover your healing powers.

Monsanto they creep they are winning the revolution's here under ignorance we'll lose the  food war

Bust Off That Gut With the Insanity Workout By Carl Barton It can be quite the dizzying experience trying to find the right workout regimen when a person decides to get back into shape. In many cases, it takes a high level of commitment to stay on track with whatever kind physical of activity and/or diet that is chosen. For people who truly desire results and have a high motor, the Insanity Workout could be the right option for a variety of reasons. The Insanity Workout is a high energy workout routine that works on the interval training method. The interval method stresses a period of high activity followed by a period of low activity. This is the key to workout regimen because it warms up muscles, builds them up, and acts as a lactic acid conditioner. By building up a lactic acid tolerance, muscles become stronger while building up someone's endurance. When applying this kind of aerobic training to the human body, the pyramid system is a base model for the workout routine....

So after waking up this morning on only two hours of sleep, I was elated to see an article talking about "recovery sleep." Now that's what I am talking about. I believe, I am about to engage in some recover sleep tonight. Basically, the article mentions a recent research done on people making up sleeping hours. Okay, let us be honest. I do not believe they needed to spend research dollars on this. Ever heard of college students. The bottom line of the article (go to LiteVi Facebook to read it) is to avoid the need for recover sleep in the first place. Now that sounds like a good idea. So here are my tips for getting a good nights sleep. Well, it works for my kids. Strict bed time Have a relaxing bedtime routine. I figure if it works wonders for my kids why not me. Although mine will include a bottle of wine. Take a nice soothing shower bath or whatever and put on your favorite jammies. Remove the clutter on the bed. Oh no food before bedtime and empty that bladd...

Let’s make a baby. Literarily, let’s make the perfect baby. We can pick out the sex, the eye color, and make him perfect, just like Gattaca . Can you imagine being able to design your baby? Personally, I can and I can’t. I would not mind picking the sex for my second and third child. Anything else would just be too weird. Recently, I had a friend who didn’t want to know the sex of her baby and I did not even understand her. That is something I would want to know from conception. However, when we start determining eye color and other features, it gets too weird. There are so many idiosyncrasies that bind together to make a little person that we would mess it up. Our imaginations are just not that deep. Baby’s would all start to look the same; one sex would beat out the other. Discrimination would pale in comparison to what a natural child would have to go through when competing next to a special “designer” child. Of course we are not there yet, but isn’t this little adventure just the s...

Don’t get it twisted. Grandpa is still getting his groove on. You may look at a nursing home with a new appreciation for what goes on behind the closed doors. They are knocking boots and giving eachother STDs. They don’t seem to think that the safe-sex-practice rules apply to them, but according to the article, they better start thinking differently. Study: 50-Somethings at Higher Risk of HIV FOXNews "HIV prevalence and incidence in the over-50-year-olds seem surprisingly high and the risk factors are totally unexplored," the authors from the WHO and ...

I’m telling you, years from now we better not start to get reports of how cellular telephone usage can lead to brain cancer or some crazy mess. The situation would far exceed a medical crisis and roll over into the worldwide economy. Two-thirds of the world’s population uses cell phones. That is about 4.1 billion people. Majority of those comes from the astounding mobile phone usage in developing countries. Africa went from approximately 2 percent to 28 percent. I watched a report about a year ago that said the phones and the plans were made extremely affordable. They showed clips of kids living in squalor but were rocking there cell phones like it was the most normal thing. One hopes that access to this technology will eventual lead to positive growth for these countries whether it be in health care or education, communication is the key. mocoNews - Report: 4.1 Billion Mobile Subscribers Worldwide Helps ... Washington Post There are now 4.1 billion mobile subscriptions in the world...

What a great time to make a change in your diet. At this point, I need any excuse I can get since I am way past breaking all of my well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions. So, what does it take to get a good kick in the butt for better eating these days? Why not start with Nutrition Face Sheets from http://www.eatright.org/ .