Wellbeing, Health Catherine Polet Wellbeing, Health Catherine Polet

Primary food: having happy relationships

Having happy relationships is part of primary food and healthy living. We now know that people with strong social ties are mentally, emotionally, and physically healthier than people who are socially isolated.

While happy relationships are beneficial in many ways, unhappy relationships can create stress and anxiety, which can manifest themselves in different ways, such as headaches, sleep disorders, digestive disorders, etc.

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Coaching Catherine Polet Coaching Catherine Polet

What is a group coaching program?

Everyone is on a different path in life. The sooner you recognize and accept it, the sooner you will make the right decisions for yourself, where you are, and, above all, where you are going.

You get many values. Some of these benefits will continue to help you far beyond this initial coaching experience.

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Fitness, Exercise, Health Catherine Polet Fitness, Exercise, Health Catherine Polet

11 things to do when it's cold outside

When it's cold, all you want to do is curl up under your blankets and skip any physical activity.

But there are many benefits to not being a groundhog, putting on your workout gear, and getting outside.

Are you ready? Put on some warm clothes and step outside. Here are some tips to help you step up your game.

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Nutrition, Sustainability Catherine Polet Nutrition, Sustainability Catherine Polet

How to have a more sustainable Christmas season

We are approaching this time of the year again.

How can you make a positive impact this season?

  • Adopting a more sustainable lifestyle?

  • Having enough time to prepare everything?

Let’s face it, each year is the same, and each year we tell ourselves that this year, we will make it better!

Don’t stress, I have prepared some easy ways to adopt a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle, without worrying about your impact on our planet, your time and your health.

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Health, Wellbeing Catherine Polet Health, Wellbeing Catherine Polet

Cold season: Try the 1:4:2 rhythm breathing

The 1:4:2 rhythm breathing means that the ratio is 1:4:2 (inhalation : retention : exhalation). For example, suppose you inhale in 2 counts, hold your breath for 8 counts and exhale for 4 counts.

If done daily, this breathing exercise helps improve your general stamina, relax your nervous system and increase your power of concentration. When you practice it you are building vital energy in your body. It cleanses and strengthens your lungs and your entire respiratory system.

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Health, Wellbeing, Aging Catherine Polet Health, Wellbeing, Aging Catherine Polet

Get your brain fit until high age — it's all about coordination

Your mental performance does not depend on the number of neurons but is generated by the connection between them - the synapses. Did you know that each neuron can make ten to twenty thousand connections to other neurons?

All you need for these short brain workouts is yourself and a few minutes of your time. With little effort, a significant effect!

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Health, Sustainability, Zero Waste, DIY Catherine Polet Health, Sustainability, Zero Waste, DIY Catherine Polet

Homemade candles for your health

When you make your own candles, your creativity also increases positive emotions, reduces depressive symptoms and anxiety, and improves the function of your immune system.

And you are making a positive impact on our planet. You reuse, recycle and transform. Candles are a wonderful gift for Christmas. And if you have kids, they will love to get involved.

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Stress, Shopping Catherine Polet Stress, Shopping Catherine Polet

Why is Black Friday stressful and how can you survive it

A guide to escape the madness and save money

This time of the year can be stressful. Finding bargains on Black Friday has become an essential part of our tradition, but feelings of stress and guilt can evoke feelings of tension, anxiety and even depression.

If you feel anxious after your purchases, you are not alone. There is a psychological reason why we feel negative emotions.

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Nutrition, Exercise, Wellbeing Catherine Polet Nutrition, Exercise, Wellbeing Catherine Polet

The 5 best exercises for your abs

When you dream of getting your abs toned, you don't necessarily have to rush to the gym ― it's easy to do at home, too. Abdominal muscle training without equipment ― that's how it works.

Strong abdominal muscles have a lot of advantages besides their visual effect: they stabilize and relieve your spine, prevent back pain and protect your internal organs. Overall, a trained core together with a strong back provides more balance and stability, from which you benefit in all sports.

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Autogenic Training, Health Catherine Polet Autogenic Training, Health Catherine Polet

Autogenic training: More than just a relaxation technique

You know how it is: balancing a job, household, family, and free time is not easy in everyday life. You often feel stressed and find it difficult to relax at the end of the day. But that doesn't have to be so.

Various relaxation techniques are available that can help you reduce stress. Autogenic training is particularly helpful. Learn what is behind it and how it can help you too to find inner peace and health.

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Women's Health, Hormones Catherine Polet Women's Health, Hormones Catherine Polet

The Easy Way to Balance Your Hormones: Change Your Daily Habits

The effects of hormonal imbalance can be nasty. How do the undesirable health effects affect you? Some of the symptoms women experience include acne, fatigue, depression, hair loss, low sexual drive, painful periods, and miserable menopause, among others.

There may be a better way to manage things from the start, even if all of those symptoms are enough to send you to the doctor. Here are some basic steps you can take to keep your hormonal health in check without having to see a doctor.

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Nutrition Catherine Polet Nutrition Catherine Polet

7 Kinds of Hunger

How to focus all your attention on the act of eating mindfully

Eating mindfully favors listening to the messages of your body, based on your senses (sight, smell, taste), as well as on the sensations felt in your stomach and the hunger of your cells, mind, and body.

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Mindfulness, Wellbeing Catherine Polet Mindfulness, Wellbeing Catherine Polet

How to live well and make the most of your time? Take this simple test

The optimal experience, or flow activity, allows you to be motivated and feel satisfaction. For a positive experience, you need a clear goal, immediate feedback, and capabilities relevant to what you are being led to do.

The more focused you are on what you are doing, the better the experience, but if you are not focused, you miss out on life.

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