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Good Enough Is ….

  How do you complete this statement, “good enough” is ……..?  I don’t think I will ever forget the sign that hung at my high school with bold letters, “Good Enough is Neither.”   Looking back at my teen-age self and as someone with a type-A personality, I think that quote should come with a really […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, MA, CFLE, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County, Maumee Valley EERA, powers-barker.1@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, MS, LSW, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REFERENCES:

  • Managing Holiday Stress, Michigan State University
  • Top 4 Tips for Managing Holiday Stress, University of Delaware, Cooperative Extension
  • Want Happy Holidays? Try Stress Free Holidays, North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Exploring Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy, or essential oils therapy, has been gaining in popularity. Aromatherapy is using a plant’s aroma-producing oils (essential oils) to treat disease. Aromatherapy can also be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. Essential oils may […]

WRITTEN BY: Melissa Welker M.Ed., Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County, Maumee Valley EERA, welker.87@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Donna Green MA, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, Erie Basin EERA, green.308@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • www.webmd.org
  • www.naha.org
  • www.solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu
  • www.umm.edu

When is your next Vacation?

I just returned from a few days of vacation.  I loved just being able to work at home getting some things done that I’ve neglected, like painting the house, mulching the flower beds, planting the garden and attending a wedding and a couple of out of state graduations.  Was it relaxing?  You bet.  Am I […]

WRITTEN BY: Melinda Hill, Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

REVIEWED BY: Pat Holmes, Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Montgomery County

SOURCES:

  • Glenn D Braunstein, M.D “Want to Stay Healthy? Go Ahead and Take a Vacation”
  • Tara Parker-Pope, “How Vacations Affect Your Happiness”

Stressed Out?

Are you feeling STRESSED out? If so, you aren’t alone. Many of us are feeling stress and it can come from a variety of sources. Financial worries contribute to the stress load for many of us. Other common examples of stress include: Money Worries Work Responsibilities including Job Stability Relationships Family Health Problems Personal Safety […]

WRITTEN BY: Michelle Treber, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Pickaway County, Heart of Ohio EERA, treber.1@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Linnette Goard, Field Specialist, Food Safety, Selection and Management, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension.

SOURCES:

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (2013). Coping with Stress, Available at http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/coping_with_stress_tips.html
  • Melnyk, B., M. (2003). COPE: Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment.

See the Cookie, Want the Cookie!

Are you attracted to food when you see it?  Most of us tend to get hunger when we view food pictures we like.  Researchers at the University of South California (USC) found that our brain centers of appetite and reward are triggered by viewing pictures of food, especially high-fat foods. From past studies we know […]

“Be One in a Million Hearts”

Did you know that Heart Disease is the number one killer in the United States?  Preventing heart disease is the campaign of “Million Hearts.”  The goal is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next few years. What can you do to prevent heart attacks?  Million Hearts has examined the research and […]

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