I’m sure most people can agree that work can be stressful! Here at the Irving Publications office, our most stressful times come when we are getting ready to go to print. With deadlines to meet, stories to write and photoshoots to coordinate, things can get a little crazy at times. When seeking out ways to [...]
2020 is here, so it might be time to update your vision board. We are in a new decade after all! Maybe you have some new dreams and aspirations to manifest in 2020, or maybe you completed all your previous goals in the last decade and need some new ones! Whatever the reason, creating a [...]
We all love vacation and time off, but wouldn’t you love it a little more if you knew that it was actually beneficial to your mental, physical and emotional health? Research has shown that men who take annual vacations are 32% less likely to die from heart disease. Women who take vacations at least twice [...]
Much of our day is scheduled around food. Breakfast before school, lunch breaks at work, drinks after dinner. Meeting for breakfast, lunch or dinner is commonplace for social as well as professional interactions. Entire cultures are known for their specialty foods and for their family time during meals. Memories of certain times in ones life [...]
The holidays seem to start earlier and earlier every year. Grocery store shelves are stocked with an assortment of pumpkins and fall decorations during the peak of summer. Luckily, for those who crave the holiday season and spend November googling when it’s socially acceptable to start decorating with Christmas lights, psychologists have found that people [...]
Stress is a natural part of the human experience. It alerts us, drives us to work harder and makes us care about things. Stress is not always bad, but too much stress can cause serious health issues including increased blood pressure, risk of heart disease and vulnerability to the immune system. It’s easy to get [...]
Sue Arteaga started baking at a young age. As part of a blended family of 9, she remembers baking her first batch of cookies at age 6 with her stepmother who loved to bake and has fond memories of baking her first full cherry pie complete with lattice. After that, baking became an escape for [...]
In the middle of your head is a band of nerve tissue that functions like the Panama Canal. This tissue, called the corpus callosum, connects the two hemispheres of your brain and allows them to work together. That’s where the analogy to the Panama Canal ends, though, because unlike the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, there’s [...]
When someone is stressed or in anguish, they may take a walk to help clear their head. Well, it turns out that research has shown that aerobic exercise benefits more than just physical fitness. It also can boost your mental health! Physical and mental health are closely connected. Typically, what is good for one may [...]
Growing up, my Granny always loved doing the crossword puzzles in the daily paper. She used to say it kept her mind sharp. She was usually right and this is likely no exception. These types of brain teasers are still popular today, both in print and electronically. Many believe that these puzzles for healthy minds [...]
