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e-know.ca writer: Carol Gordon
Do you take your health for granted?
By Carol Gordon It really can be quite easy to ignore the essential elements required for optimum health (see previous articles: Staying Well and Taking Ownership of Our Health) and take one’s health for granted. In so doing, we “value … > Read More
Taking ownership of our health
By Carol Gordon Taking ownership of our health and well-being requires that we take on the responsibility of our wellness journey. In so doing, we do not put that responsibility in anyone else’s hands but our own. We consult with … > Read More
Learn Ayurveda basics
By Carol Gordon In Ayurveda, the 5,000-year-old traditional healing system of India, the natural state of the body is one of order and it uses the five elements (space, air, fire, water and earth), to create balance between the body, the … > Read More
Be proactive for your health
By Carol Gordon In Let’s talk about staying well (September 30, 2012), I refer to three essential elements for a wellness journey: awareness, an attitude of wellness and being proactive. I’ve shared thoughts on the first two elements, in subsequent … > Read More
Viewing life through wellness glasses
By Carol Gordon “To have a strong attitude of Wellness means to view life through wellness glasses.”(see An Attitude of Wellness , December 9, 2012). By viewing life as if we are wearing a pair of ‘wellness’ glasses, we are … > Read More
An attitude of wellness
By Carol Gordon Beginning in August of this year, I began a series of short developmental articles on e-KNOW.ca to explore Wellness. These pieces have included: In conversation: What is health and wellness? Furthering the conversation on health and wellness; … > Read More
Healthy awareness
By Carol Gordon At the close of Let’s Talk About Staying Well (September 30, 2012) I mentioned some important additional ingredients that are not commonly on our list for staying well: Awareness An attitude of wellness Being proactive Over the … > Read More
Let’s talk about staying well
By Carol Gordon Unfortunately it may take a chronic, acute or life threatening health challenge to make us realize that a lot more is required to keep us healthy than merely following a set of simple guidelines, such as these, … > Read More
Investing in our health for life
By Carol Gordon When we hear or read the word “invest,” we naturally think in terms of money and rightly so. The first few modern day definitions of the word (as per http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/investment) do refer solely to money. “1. To … > Read More
Furthering the conversation on health and wellness
By Carol Gordon Have you noticed that dictionary definitions of health and wellness (see August 4 e-know.ca article “In Conversation: What is Health and Wellness”) are quite different from what we in our society have actually come to believe health … > Read More
