In keeping physically, mentally and spiritually fit it is important to have backups. This is true in many respects. It helps to have a network of family and friends who support you as you move toward your goals, affirm your progress and lift you up when you fall down, as we all sometimes do. Other […]
Reflections by Gene
Reflections- Wishing the World a Good Night’s Sleep by Gene Clark
As a university professor I hopefully keep my students awake and avoid the definition proffered by WH Auden that: ‘A professor is someone who talks in someone else’s sleep.’ Jokes aside, it is increasingly recognised that sleep is a major issue in today’s 24/7 society where it is estimated that up to half of the […]
Reflections- Making Community, Health and Wellness a Priority by Gene Clark
A country is only strong, productive and competitive if its citizens are healthy. Moreover, health care is assuming a larger and larger share of government budgets. One of the major ways to reduce health care costs and improve the health of citizens is for communities to do more to focus on prevention and wellness and […]
Reflections- Accentuate the Positive! By Gene Clark
It is so easy to be critical of others—a mistake that I have made often in my life when my tongue gets ahead of my brain. Yet, I know that each of us is more likely to be persuaded and respond to a compliment as opposed to a criticism. So, when you see someone making […]
Reflections: A Healthier Information Diet—Leading to a Healthier YOU by Gene Clark
Not only do many of us eat too much junk food; we also read too much junk information and suffer from a poor information diet. When your information diet is improved, you are highly likely to find that you have more time to go for a walk, take up a new activity and generally feel […]
Reflections: The Many Facets of Wellness—exercise, nutrition, motivation, learning and more by Gene Clark
Every year at this time many thousands of people, having over eaten and indulged over the holidays, make New Year’s resolutions to get fit, shed those pounds and join a gym. Yet, the business models of gyms depends upon their knowledge of past history that shows that the majority of people will not take up […]
Reflections: Smart People Set Smart Goals by Gene Clark
This is the time of year when people typically take stock of where they are and make resolutions for the New Year. In setting goals for 2016, it is useful to be reminded about the now classic advice about maximizing the chances of success by setting ‘SMART’ goals. What are SMART Goals? The acronym stands […]
Reflections: A New Year, a New Beginning by Gene Clark
Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog I am confident we will find that 2016, like all years before it, will contain elements Dickens described in Tale of Two Cities, that will reflect the best of times and the worst of times. Unfortunately, with a global media that tends to focus on […]
Reflections: Introduction by Gene Clark
Emerson wrote that “The first wealth is health.” In other words, nothing can take the place of good health. Moreover, good physical health is at the foundation of sound mental and spiritual life as well. EDN is about nutrition in the broadest sense of health, wellness, success and happiness. This means that the focus of […]
