The outline for this post is adapted from the book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith. See also Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website and “Rest Quiz” (you don’t have to take the quiz…
Category: Health & Wellness (page 6)
BridgingApps Reviewed App | WW / WeightWatchers
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The WW / WeightWatchers app is a user friendly “healthy eating” app. Rather than counting calories or requiring a certain daily amount of servings per food group, it assigns…
Emotional Support Dogs (And Other Emotional Support Animals)
Read Time 5 Minutes Service dogs have been around for over a century (or much longer than that, if you count “unofficial” service dogs that have been trained by individuals since early domestication days); but the concept of Emotional Support…
Straight Talk on Vaccinations
Read Time 3 Minutes August is National Immunization Month, and also back-to-school month in many parts of the United States. An appropriate combination, since preparations for starting or returning to school typically include bringing a child’s immunizations up to date.…
A Brief History of Service Dogs | National Dog Month
Read Time 3 Minutes In honor of National Dog Month, BridgingApps dedicates this post to all hardworking service dogs past and present. Working dogs have been part of human civilization for thousands of years. Once upon a time, a wolf…
Wellness With Brittany | Seated Stretches
Whether it’s helping individuals tackle anxiety, improve focus and productivity, overcome fear, or to take a much needed timeout, Yoga can be an incredibly helpful tool to improve mental health. BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston are pleased to announce…
988: The New Mental-Health Emergency Number
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 3 Minutes In the United States, over 45,000 people die each year from suicide—the country’s twelfth leading cause of death. Many of these tragedies could be prevented if prompt diagnosis and treatment were available (and…
Can Childhood Habits Reduce Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s?
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 4 Minutes Nearly 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, the best-known and most dreaded form of dementia. Typically seen in people 65 and older, Alzheimer’s rarely gets much thought from those under 50, unless they…
Wellness With Brittany | Easy Evening Stretches
Whether it’s helping individuals tackle anxiety, improve focus and productivity, overcome fear, or to take a much needed timeout, Yoga can be an incredibly helpful tool to improve mental health. BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston are pleased to announce…