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Wellness Technology Set to Revolutionise the Home Building Industry

delosteam — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:02:41 +0000

Innovation in the housing industry has been driven by a range of consumer and industry trends over time. Open plan design, energy efficient products and smart home technologies have become common solutions to provide greater convenience, reduce our environmental impact and advance movability within the home. Yet, little focus has been given to the wellness of our homes and what can be done to optimise the spaces we live in for improved health and wellbeing outcomes. Let’s consider the following facts #1: Recent research shows that genetics account for as little as 10-15 percent of our overall health outcomes, while 70 percent of our health is determined by social characteristics (e.g. income, social status) and the environment (our surroundings). #2: Only 4 percent of annual global health expenditure is on public health, risk reduction and prevention. In Australia, the population spends about $2 billion on health prevention each year, or

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Mindful Kids: Why You Should Bring Mindfulness and Meditation to your Family

delosteam — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:30:34 +0000

Mindfulness is often described as an individual’s awareness of their present state. Meditation and yoga aim to support health and wellbeing and are successful strategies to engage kids and young adults in mindful practices. While still preliminary in a growing field, the following mindfulness benefits are observed in younger populations. The Academic Benefits Meditation can help improve academic performance, attention and behavioral problems in children with learning differences. Children’s social skills can be improved through mindfulness practice. The Physical Benefits For adolescents with high blood pressure or those at risk for hypertension, meditation may improve their cardiovascular functioning. Yoga may improve respiratory functioning with regular practice, particularly in children with asthma. Practicing yoga may reduce self-reported and physiological indicators of anxiety, including resting heart rate. Children’s motor function and, specifically their muscle strength, may be improved by yoga. The Psychological Benefits Yoga may reduce attention difficulties and symptoms of

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Can Your Home Help You Sleep Better?

delosteam — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:08:27 +0000

Meet Julie – a sleep-deprived woman Julie turns the key to her front door and exhaustion hits her. After collapsing onto the lounge she turns on the television, responds to a few more work emails, and when the TV show ends, tells herself she deserves to relax and just one more episode can’t hurt… At 4am she wakes up on the lounge with every light on, the TV blaring and her laptop in front of her. Shuffling to the bedroom she hopes for a couple hours of restful sleep. At 6am, Julie’s phone alarm rudely interrupts her slumber and she opens her eyes to a dark, cold room. She’s tired and hits the snooze to get 10 more minutes’ of sleep – and then hits it again – and then again. Fifteen minutes before she has to leave for work she leaps out of bed, quickly gets ready and runs

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Approximately 90% of Our Time is Now Spent Indoors. Here’s How to Make Your Home a Healthier Place to Be.

delosteam — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:22:59 +0000

Over the past 200,000 years, we homo sapiens have spent the vast majority of our time outside as hunters and gatherers, lived in temporary structures, and would walk to wherever the best food and resources happened to be. It wasn’t until relatively recently—over the past 10,000 years—that agriculture was born. This has enabled us to live in more permanent homes and spend a bit less time hustling outdoors. We now spend approximately 90 percent of our time indoors, almost 70% of which is at home. Have we adapted to our modern environments, or maladapted? Although our modern lifestyles undoubtedly have enormous benefits, we also should be aware that the large amount of time we spend indoors may have negative consequences on our health and well-being. Here are three potential issues with spending this much time indoors and what you can do to help prevent them. Risk #1: Poor indoor air quality can

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