Tips for a Healthier 2022

Tips for a Healthier 2022
People who have a strong social support network of friends and family are healthier, happier, and enjoy a longer life.Sabrina Bracher/Shuttertock
Emma Suttie
By Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP
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I—and many of you I suspect—use this time of year to decide what we can do to have the best year possible. A new year represents new possibilities with unlimited potential. That said, 2021 was a tough year for a lot of us. So, as we bring in the year 2022, here’s a list of things we can do to support our collective health, happiness, and well-being—and give us the best shot at making it an awesome 2022.

Unplug

When was the last time that you were more than a few feet from your beloved cellphone? How long can you resist the siren sound of a new text message, email, or social media comment? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. In fact, you’re in the overwhelming majority.

There’s no doubt that technology is a powerful tool that can improve the lives of the people using it. Unfortunately, as many of us are discovering, it’s difficult to find the balance between using technology as a tool or succumbing to it as a crutch. This balance has been especially elusive since the emergence of COVID-19, simply because technology for many of us, has been the only way we’ve had to communicate and stay connected.

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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