When stress creeps in while we’re at work, running errands, or waiting for dinner to finish cooking, we may turn to a social media scroll for a quick distraction. While this isn’t always the most effective strategy for finding our inner calm, a recent study says that our phones could help lessen our anxiety — […]
It sometimes seems like athletic exercise fiends in their 20s are the only ones weight lifting in the gym, but that isn’t the case — and absolutely shouldn’t be either. While that decade of your life is a great time to get into strength training, the truth is that adults of nearly all ages can
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You might be doing the dishes, taking a shower, or walking the dog when it happens: Seemingly out of nowhere, your mind circles back to those old, deep-seated feelings of shame about a time you wronged someone or felt intense embarrassment, even though you thought you’d moved on. You may even get frustrated with yourself
A decadent chocolate cake drizzled with caramel, a pint of mint chocolate chip Haagen-Dazs, and a crisp can of Coke. No, we aren’t listing the items from someone’s last meal request, but you wouldn’t be surprised if we were, right? Humans love sugar — so much so that we add it to a huge array
We previously covered that gender equality may help increase longevity for both men and women — but while society continues making progress toward this systemic change, a new study has revealed how your individual personality could also impact your lifespan. Publishing their findings in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, researchers searched for links between longevity
“Loud voice, fun stories, just always laughing and smiling” is how Lisa Ihnat-Durbin described her husband, Sean Durbin — but that changed when he was diagnosed with a form of frontotemporal dementia: a group of brain disorders that impact language, behavior, and comprehension. “I noticed at times I couldn’t quite get my words out,” Sean, 58, said in a video shared by the Cleveland Clinic, adding, “That’s when I first noticed it, that I was struggling.”
Between all the fitness apparel, classes, and equipment options at our fingertips, figuring out the best way to exercise can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube. But there’s no need to twist yourself into knots to find a good workout. One of the easiest paths forward is free, accessible, and allows you to both chat
Imagine that your wedding is coming up in a week, or that you’ve missed a deadline at work for the third time in a row. How would you feel? We’d bet that stress would be part of the equation, but we’d also imagine that the specific type and intensity of that stress would be quite
Around 3 million Americans live with cardiac pacemakers: small, implanted devices that regulate slow heart rates by delivering electrical pulses to the organ. In use since the late 1950s, they can significantly improve quality of life — not just for humans, but for canines, too. Like us, dogs can experience slower-than-normal heart rates, or bradycardia,
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It’s easy to think of stretching as merely a pre- or post-workout ritual. After all, it’s said to lengthen our muscles and loosen up our joints, which can help prevent exercise-related injuries. But stretching is such a boon for your body that it shouldn’t be limited to your weekly kickboxing class. Just a few minutes
