Reach Wellness • Jennifer Allen Newton, Health Coach

12/31/2025

I love HeartMath as a way to wrangle stressful emotions!

When negative emotions take over, and your reactive brain overwhelms your thinking brain, it can be hard to stay in control.
However, staying calm helps your brain function better and allows life to run more smoothly.
To be your best and maintain balance, our brain, body, and heart must work together in harmony.

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12/30/2025

12/28/2025

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In this season of turning, as light and darkness meet, may you pause and feel the simple truth of being here—alive, breathing, belonging. Whatever this time brings—joy or sorrow, connection or quiet—may you meet it with a tender heart and deep self-compassion.

May you remember that nothing you feel separates you from love, and that you are held in a vast field of care. May kindness guide your steps, peace soften your body and mind, and love widen to include us all.

With Loving Blessings, Tara

12/28/2025

How’s your sleep?

Sleep is a better predictor of longevity than diet or exercise, according to new research. It’s also essential for maintaining brain health. Don’t you just love it when something enjoyable is good for you? Here are some helpful targets: at least 7 hours of sleep each night, at least 90’ REM, at least 60’ deep sleep, and oxygen saturation at least 94%. https://www.sciencealert.com/one-critical-factor-predicts-longevity-better-than-diet-or-exercise-study-says

12/23/2025

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12/22/2025

Want to take care of your brain? Maintain your blood pressure!

A new study from China finds that keeping your blood pressure below 130/80 is associated with a 15% reduced risk of dementia and a 16% reduction in overall cognitive impairment. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/blood-pressure-goal-the-number-your-doctor-wants-to-see

12/21/2025

Cool!

Those brief bouts of attention wandering may actually be moments of brain maintenance! According to new research, attentional failures, particularly after sleep deprivation, could be the result of your brain working to remove waste. https://www.sciencealert.com/zoning-out-may-be-your-brains-rinse-cycle-study-finds

12/20/2025

Words to remember as we face the joys, challenges and family dynamics of the holiday season!

Some things to remember...

12/08/2025

“Change isn't a grand event, but a constant practice. Embrace the transformative power of your own agency.”
- AHA

12/02/2025

Moderate exercise slowed cognitive decline and tau protein buildup in a new study, adding more support that lifestyle changes can “delay Alzheimer’s symptoms.” Best to do the walking outdoors, in the sun, away from air pollution, with some inspiring views, with some hills (and some like to include earthing for further benefit). Of course, this is one of the Basic 7 that we have recommended for over a decade. https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251104013008.htm