Every weekday at 5:45pm, Allan gives you a tip to help improve your life. It’s WEBE Wellness! It could range from exercise to better sleep to eating healthy. A minute that could help enhance your world.
WEBE Wellness: Why Adults Should Take Up Skateboarding
If you happen to go by a skatepark and see among all the kids a middle-aged person riding a skateboard, if you said to yourself “that’s someone having a mid-life crisis,” you’ll probably be right. Researchers are now recommending skateboarding for those in their 40s and 50s who may be struggling with depression, substance abuse…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Is Hitting Snooze A Bad Thing?
Have you heard before it’s bad to keep hitting the snooze button on your alarm? Well don’t let it stress you out – it turns out it’s not a bad thing after all! Researchers did a study where half of the sleepers hit the snooze repeatedly for 30 minutes, the other half had their alarm…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Trick To Making A Pill Work Faster
No one wants to have to take medicine, but when we do, we want it to work fast. And there’s a trick you can do with your own body to have it kick in faster. Lie down on your right side. A study at Johns Hopkins figured out that it hits your blood stream more…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Beat Work Burnout
If you’ve totally burned out by work and you can’t take a vacation or if a different job isn’t a possibility, there are some things you can do to beat work burnout: First, recognize that your burned out – not just tired – be on the lookout for headaches, gastrointestinal issues, or restlessness when you…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Eating Healthier When Dining Out
We all love to go out to eat, but it’s important to remember that comes with unintended consequences – primarily, trying to eat healthy. But there are some easy tips to keep in mind when sitting down at a restaurant if you want to keep up your healthy lifestyle: • Keep track of calories –…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: 3 Seconds A Day To Build Muscle
Building muscle is important, but many of us can’t find the time. But that’s no longer an excuse – because all you need is 3 seconds! A new study shows that performing one bicep curl, at maximum effort, will give a 10% increase in muscle strength in just a month. So, 3 seconds day, for…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Write It Down
You ever feel like it’s getting harder than ever to remember important info – or even what you need to get at the grocery store? Just because it’s easy to put things down in the Notes app on your iPhone, if you really want to remember things – use the old tried-and-true method of writing…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Healthier Toothbrushing
Did you brush your teeth today? Well, hopefully you did – but, more importantly, did you brush correctly? Many of us brush our teeth wrong – and there are big mistakes dentists say they see all the time. First – brushing too hard. It’s bad for your gums, and the bristles can’t do their job…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Bad News For Night Owls
If you consider yourself a night owl, there’s some news that may make you want to become an early bird. Researchers believe they’ve discovered scientific evidence that our brains are not meant to be awake after midnight. Our internal biological clock expects sleep by that time and staying up too late triggers changes in our…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Tips To End Snoring
When it comes to snoring, if you do it, you probably don’t care. But if someone else in the same bed does, it could be a problem. There are a few tricks you could ask them to do to help: First – ask them to sleep on their side. Because of gravity, sleeping on your…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Home Surfaces You Should Be Cleaning (But Aren’t!)
We’re at the halfway point of the year, and have you not cleaned your home in a while? Well take stock because there’s a lot of stuff we overlook in our regular cleaning. A new study shows that the handle of your coffee maker has more bacteria than your toilet seat! The study did swab…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Staying Safe This Summer
The final weekend of June is upon us, and the Fourth of July is next week, so you’re gonna be spending a lot of time outside in the near future. But it is important to stay safe and avoid potentially dangerous things this season. First, insect bites – use repellent, wear long clothing, since both…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Keeping Fit On Vacation
If you’re headed on a Summer vacation soon, it that doesn’t mean while you’re away you need to take a vacation from your nutrition or exercise routines! Plan, and you’ll be able to stick to your fitness goals. Right at the beginning, instead of stopping for a fast-food lunch on the way, pack healthy snacks…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Protecting Yourself Against Mosquitos
With the summer heat and humidity upon us, it’s a reminder that we’re in the middle of mosquito season. And that best way to avoid getting sick is to prevent mosquito bites. The CDC has some tips on how to do just that: First, if you’ve got stagnant water anywhere near your home, make sure…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Best Time Of Day To Lose Weight
Good news for early birds! The best way to lose weight is to exercise early in the morning – between 7 and 9am. After looking at exercise habits, a new study shows those who work out in the morning tend to have slimmer waists, and a lower BMI. Plus, they eat fewer calories overall and…… Continue Reading