Dr. Mark and Dr. Chip's Healthy Blogs

  Greetings Natural Health Family. I imagine everyone had a great Independence Day weekend. Today I wanted to talk about the different ways people can view the world. Last weekend we were able to be with friends and family. Perhaps we were able to see some fireworks. As kids, watching fireworks gave us a sense of awe. When we grow older we can get caught up in thinking about the other things we have to do. However, when we are able to be more present in our lives we can appreciate life more.  Many times, when we are not present, our minds may get stuck in past thoughts of what we could have done to make a situation better. When we can shift or switch our mindset even subtly it can help us to be more present in our lives. When we think of any past events or happenings that didn’t go the way we thought it would, we can think from trying to change it to learning all we can from it. There are many successful people that have said multiple times that their biggest failures were t...

Hello Natural Health family! I have been thinking more about being more present with people and giving my undivided attention to others. During this time we are blessed with the opportunity to spend more time with our families. Being present is an important aspect of health and can have many benefits. Let’s discuss why something that seems so easy can rather be quite difficult because of how we have been conditioned to think and act.      Being present with others and different activities may seem easy, but i would like you to try it today after reading this post. Our minds continue to race throughout the day and practicing being present in the moment helps to limit the chatter in our minds. It also helps to increase our attention span. When you begin being present you will notice how many times your mind tends to wander off. That is because you are now being aware of the present moment and awareness helps you to realize the activity of your mind. Don’t feel bad...