Optimal Wellness

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• Build a stronger belief in you

  By Kay Wagner - Apr 03
  Since a high school student asked me about increasing her self-confidence I have been wondering, what exactly is self-confidence? “A strong, ...
  

• Call to action: See your challenges with new eyes

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Feb 06
  “Every negative thing is an opportunity to find a beautiful solution,” says my friend Leo Kaminski, a Portland software developer. “Take the ...
  

• Stay centered, fit and focused

  By Kay Wagner - Nov 07
  With the holidays knocking on the door, most of us are ready to run for cover. Now is the time to form sanity strategies to ease our way through ...
  

• Here we go again on the school year roller coaster

  By Kay Wagner - Sep 05
  “We’re totally insane over here,” one honest parent commented about school starting. After we stopped laughing at the truth, she continued: ...
  

• Simple secrets to make your life better

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - May 02
  Sometimes little things can make our lives better or easier. Here are a few tips that help me. I hope they make a difference for you, too! Hard to ...
  

• Smart secrets for easy weight loss

  By Kay Wagner, LMP,CPT - Mar 14
  Why is it so easy to put on weight? One reason is that to two hours after we eat, our intestines decide what to do with the food. If we are active ...
  

• Start the new year right – stay strong

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Jan 04
  So many things are uncertain. There’s so much we can’t control. But we CAN stay strong. And there’s only one way to do it. Move your body. ...
  

• Zap fall illness with a powerful immune system

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Nov 02
  “You sound stuffy, mom,” my daughter Chelsea said.  “Take your Emergen-C.”   “Darn I was hoping my coffee would kick it,” I answered.   I ...
  

• Keep your metabolism burning for weight loss

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Sep 07
  What’s your eating style?  I’ve always liked to wait until noon to eat breakfast and then charge along until evening and wolf down a big meal. ...
  

• Build a stronger belief in you

  By Kay Wagner LMP, yoga ... - Jul 06
  Since a high school student asked me about increasing her self-confidence I have been wondering, what exactly is self-confidence? “A strong, ...
  

• Stand tall and be beautiful

  By Kay Wagner - Mar 06
  Want to be more beautiful, trim your waistline and increase energy? Stand tall! It’s that simple. When we hold ourselves with a tall spine and ...
  

• Give your mind a fresh start for 2013

  By Kay Wagner - Jan 02
  “Two men looked out through prison bars. One saw mud the other saw stars." This favorite saying of my father’s demonstrates the positive perspectiv...
  

• Exercises for a strong core and flat abs

  By Kay Wagner, LMP, CPT - Oct 03
  Have you noticed the lovely dancers’ posture on “Dancing with the Stars”? Strengthening your core is the only way to look and feel like that! And ...
  

• Discover the power of meditation

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Jul 03
  How can sitting quietly to meditate truly have the benefits science is proving? Regular meditation has been found to lower blood pressure, reduce ...
  

• Don’t stand still while the saber-toothed crouches

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Apr 04
  Your boss tells you that your department’s downsizing. Inside your alarm goes off. “What about my mortgage and family?!” your mind screams. Now ...
  

• The most important heart of Valentine’s Day is in your chest

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Feb 01
  In the next minute, while you read this, your heart will pump four or five gallons of blood.  That’s all the blood you have in your body.   ...
  

• Healthy holiday tips and time savers

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Dec 21
  When Marge Simpson was fed up with the kids fighting in the car, she pulled over, got out and left.  She checked in to a spa.  From her bubble ...
  

• Stretch! For health, vitality and inner peace

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Oct 05
  I couldn’t believe my eyes. A humming bird was perched on a wire near the feeder one morning doing neck rolls, shoulder (wing) circles, twists and ...
  

• Moisturize dry summer skin naturally

  By Kay Wagner LMP, CPT - Aug 03
  Want to give new life to sun parched skin?   These “good enough to eat” treatments rely on the bounty of the garden and earth to naturally ...
  

• Friends keep us young at heart

  By Kay Wagner - Jun 01
  There’s magic in friendship, whether it’s chemistry, common interests, or a working relationship.   How valuable to call a friend and say, ...