I recently read that the average lifespan for a person diagnosed with schizophrenia is 69 years. That’s a whole decade less than the average American life span. Mental illness cascades into physical illness for many reasons. Those who have trouble functioning in the world are less likely to get preventative care, more likely to live…
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Am I “healthy enough?”
Lifestyle choices can be fraught. When it comes to healthy or unhealthy living, our choices can fall anywhere on what seems to be a pretty massive scale. When you have elite athletes on one end and morbidly obese shut-ins on the other, it can be hard to assess what is “healthy enough.” I’m going to…
Five Foundational Habits
Habits are the key to a happy life. Or a terrible life. It really depends on the habits you pick. A great reference for choosing small habits and making them stick is James Clear’s Atomic Habits. Tiny, easy habits tend to lead to exponential changes over time, and healthy habits generate more healthy habits. On…
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