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Mental Fitness Resources

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Resilience Reinforcement

Resources to tap into inner strength and rebound from tough times.

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Performance Degraders

Mental and physical degraders of performance and how to combat them.

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Sleep Optimization

Tips on how to get the Zs you need for optimal performance.

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Learning mental toughness through Army training
Can mental toughness be taught? Time magazine interviewed Dr. Martin Seligman on how the Army plans to do it.
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Learning mental toughness through Army training
Can mental toughness be taught? Time magazine interviewed Dr. Martin Seligman on how the Army plans to do it.
Leveraging mindfulness as a performance-optimization tool
Practicing mindfulness can improve performance by reducing stress and increasing well-being.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Do you know your Drinking IQ?
March is National Nutrition Month
The FDA is using National Nutrition Month to remind Americans they can use the Nutrition Facts labels on food and drinks to make healthier choices.
Listen your way to relaxation
Learn to “Relax Relax” with a toolkit of audio files from NMCPHC.
Keeping steady with motion sickness
Motion sickness can affect anyone, and it can have a serious impact on military operations. Here are some ways to reduce your own risk.
Eliminate headaches without taking a pill
Before you reach for those pain killers, try a few behavioral techniques to eliminate your headache.
Playing mad: Is there such a thing as healthy anger?
Can anger be channeled positively towards enhancing performance?
The latest development in the Total Force Fitness Movement: the Chairman's CJCSI
Next step in the development of the Total Force Fitness movement recently was issued in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction on the Chairman’s Total Force Fitness Framework.
Could sleep be your single most important health habit?
Guest contributor Dr. Daniel Johnston of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness makes a case for why he thinks sleep is the most important health habit.
Learning mental toughness through Army training
Can mental toughness be taught? Time magazine interviewed Dr. Martin Seligman on how the Army plans to do it.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Do you know your Drinking IQ?
March is National Nutrition Month
The FDA is using National Nutrition Month to remind Americans they can use the Nutrition Facts labels on food and drinks to make healthier choices.
Listen your way to relaxation
Learn to “Relax Relax” with a toolkit of audio files from NMCPHC.
Improve performance— get help to quit smoking
Quit smoking with useful resources from Quit Tobacco—Make Everyone Proud.
Leveraging mindfulness as a performance-optimization tool
Practicing mindfulness can improve performance by reducing stress and increasing well-being.
Acupuncture in military medicine is a growing phenomenon
The December 2011 issue of Medical Acupuncture features a number of free, peer-reviewed articles detailing the use of acupuncture in the military.
Smartphone apps to help with stress and relaxation
The National Center for Telehealth and Technology offers expanded mobile apps to help users control stress and monitor PTSD symptoms from their smartphones.
More hospitals are offering alternative treatments
Alternative treatments are becoming more popular within the hospital setting. By including these types of treatments, hospitals may be better equipped to treat the “whole person.”
Sleep disorders are associated with PTSD and head trauma
A new study found that high rates of sleep disorders are associated with PTSD and/or head trauma in veterans.

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