Live in the Moment or Envision the Future?

How to get excited for both By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I have a really good friend who has somehow mastered living in the moment.  Ask him about the future and you won’t get much of a response.  While I enjoy the “moments” of everyday I can’t help but move my mind forward to envision the future. Living in the moment has its rewards, but so does thinking about the future.  The way in…

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Healthin30 Now on HuffingtonPost!

Just a quick note to let you know that my blog entries will now also be appearing on the HuffingtonPost website, in the “Living” section. Here’s one recent entry of mine, 5 Ways to Improve Your Health. [Thanks to all who left comments, by the way!] But be sure to check out all the great stuff in the Living section. It’s a mix of health, relationships, pop culture and personal essays. Other Huffington Post Living…

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5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Health

Simple lifestyle changes boost your health–and your happiness By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Health care isn’t just what happens between you and your medical professionals. It’s how you care for yourself and maintain your health and well-being. Here are five ways to change your life in a way that will not only make you healthier, but happier too. 1. Connect with friends–face-to-face Spending time with your best friends is proven to be good for…

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Happiness: It’s Contagious

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA If you’re happy chances are your friends will be happy and their friends will be happy… and so on and so on and so on. When was the last time you felt really happy? Maybe it was this morning, yesterday or last week. Those feelings of joy, cheer, elation, euphoria or whatever you want to call it not only made you feel great, but it affected the people around…

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