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October is National Healthy Lung Month!
As someone who has lived with asthma her entire life, lung health is never far from my mind. It’s also why I feel so frustrated when I see someone smoking. Healthy lungs aren’t something to be taken for granted.
Lung health just isn’t something the average person thinks about – certainly not compared with the amount of time they spend thinking about brain health or heart health. However, if someone were to spend just one hour struggling to breath, they’d realize that it’s a very terrifying situation to be in. Trying to get precious oxygen into your lungs while it feels as though your airways are the size of a crushed coffee-stirring straw redefines horrifying.
Naturally we shouldn’t limit our focus on healthier lungs to one month only. We should use the month as a reminder to pay more attention to the health of our lungs…. each and every mont.
The tips in the infographics shown here are outstanding and quite eye-opening. I hope you’ll read them carefully and use this as a wake up call for treating your lungs as the valuable gifts they are.
Mesothelioma and Asbestos
In an effort to raise awareness about mesothelioma, the MAA Center would like to share information with you. This horrible cancer is primarily caused by the inhalation of asbestos, which can be found in homes all across the country. Once asbestos is disturbed or broken, it can be easily inhaled and cause severe health issues later on down the road, including lung cancer.
Since asbestos is still not banned in the US, we all have do our best to stay informed to protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Click HERE to request your free information packet.
Thanks so much to the MAA Center for sharing the valuable information with Self Help Daily’s readers!
Guide to Managing Your Emotions with Aromatherapy
Life’s sense of irony always fascinates me.
We had been discussing the wonderful effects from Lavender and Vanilla. I told them that, years ago, when I lost my dad, I had A LOT of trouble unwinding and falling asleep at night. I found that lavender helped calm my frazzled nerves and even soothed my shattered emotions.
Vanilla has a similar effect. Whether (like me) you work from home or outside the home, you know certain days just have stress written all over them. I once threatened to rename a particular Tuesday “Bluesday” because it did nothing but cause me grief from sunup to sundown. On days like this, I just automatically reach for one of my favorite candles – usually vanilla or lavender – but I always have seasonal ones on hand as well.
Pumpkin, cinnamon, and evergreen make the world a sweeter place too.
I hope you enjoy the infographic above as much as I did.
~ Joi
Infographic Credit: Holland & Barrett
Infographic: Perfectionism… Is it a Good or Bad Thing?!
Perfectionism. The word has kind of a bad rep, doesn’t it? Yet, just yesterday I was in the Emergency Room with one of my precious daughters and desperately hoped for a doctor who was a perfectionist. Another daughter has an upcoming doctor’s appointment and I’m counting on his perfectionism.
When my vehicle is at the shop, I hope for a mechanic who’s a perfectionist.
When yet another daughter took her adorable cat, Edgar, to the veterinarian’s office – we wanted nothing lest than perfectionism from the vet.
On the flip side of the same coin, however, I used to build websites for people and I have the emotional scars to prove it.
“That blue isn’t blue enough…”
“Can the red be about 2 shades brighter?”
“I want my header to be like the header on this website and my logo like the one on this website… but I don’t want it to look like I’m copying.. but make it look just like them..”
Perfectionism can be a beautiful thing, or it can drive you so crazy you have to say, “I used to build websites for people!”
The infographic above does a great job of distinguishing between the two. Determine which side of the coin you’re on and, if you’re on the wrong side… flip it!
Until then, whatever you do, don’t ask me to build a website for you!
~ Joi (“Joy”)
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