Tag: pollution

Can We Achieve Wellness Without Overwhelm?

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest edition of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and guide to others, as well as founder of heartsofwellness.com, my mission is to empower others to live their best lives by embracing simplicity.   How to Maintain Wellness Without Overwhelm   Feeling overwhelmed is a feeling that can affect every aspect of your life. It can cause you to feel like everything is crashing down around you, and it can also make it difficult to see a way out. Stress…

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Are Your Surroundings Keeping You Stuck?

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest edition of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and guide to others, as well as founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to help others make forward progress towards living their best lives!   Our surroundings play a larger role in our mental health and well-being than we often realize. Your home, workplace, neighborhood, community and the natural external world all have a profound impact on your thought process and emotions. The field of environmental psychology studies the impact…

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Reducing the Risk of Dementia Through Better Air Quality

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: < 1 minute Improving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several studies by the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021. Previous reports have linked long-term air pollution exposure with the accumulation of Alzheimer’s disease-related brain plaques, but this is the first accumulated evidence that reducing pollution, especially fine particulates in the air and pollutants from the burning of fuel, is associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Both increasing levels of air pollution and increasing cases of dementia are worldwide public health crises. While…

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