insert_link Health & Wellness The Best Way to prevent Coronavirus is NOT wearing a Face Mask As fears over the is the best way to prevent the spread of infectious illnesses like coronavirus. That's because one of the most common ways infections spread is when people touch a contaminated surface and then touch their mouth or nose. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook points out that it's especially important to make sure that you scrub the soap into […] todayMarch 2, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Exercise can boost your Physical AND Mental Health Experts say that unmanaged stress, psychological burnout, depression, anxiety – they all impact your ability to do your best work as well as live your best life. Exercise, however, consistently proves itself to be one of the most beneficial lifestyle interventions for improving mental health. In fact, 2014 research in Frontiers in Psychology shows that exercise doesn’t just decrease stress, it strengthens your capacity to deal with the stress in […] todayFebruary 28, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Special Diets May Help your kids’ ADHD – or Do More Harm? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affects approximately 11% of children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ADHD can alter a child’s ability to pay attention, behave and learn. The management of ADHD includes a focus on modifying behavior for young children and, for older kids, a combination of medication and behavioral approaches. In addition, there's another component to successfully managing ADHD that often gets overlooked: […] todayFebruary 27, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Avocados – Great for Health AND Weight Loss In the 1990s, everyone seemed to fear fat. The idea was that because a gram of fat contains 9 calories – as opposed to the 4 calories in a gram of protein or a gram of carbohydrate – eliminating fat could help you lose weight. After all, it sort of made sense that eating fat would make you fat. Except that’s not actually true. Every diet needs to contain a […] todayFebruary 27, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Valerie Bertinelli has an awesome way to Shut Down Body Shamers Many of Valerie Bertinelli's fans associate the 59-year-old actress and current Food Network host with her upbeat personality. After all, the former One Day at a Time star has been quite vocal about her dedication to uplifting others; she previously shared her personal motto "choose happy" in a tell-all essay published by NBC's TODAY Show, which also documented her struggle with her health and, more specifically, her weight. But even […] todayFebruary 25, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness When it comes to Snacks, eat This, not That to feel fuller, longer Satiety, or a feeling of fullness after eating, holds an important place in both weight management and blood glucose level management for people with diabetes. For instance, we should feel full after eating a meal or snack. The body has a series of mechanisms that occur as we eat. The hypothalamus, a tiny area in our brains, regulates both our desire to eat and to stop eating. And there is […] todayFebruary 21, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Should You Visit Urgent Care For Acute Pregnancy Complications? Few things bring more joy in one’s life than the birth of a child. It’s estimated that each year in the United States, at least four million babies are born. After nine months, there’s nothing quite like seeing your baby boy or baby girl and holding them in your arms. But the nine months leading up to that glorious moment can see a lot of ups-and-downs, even for pregnancies that […] todayFebruary 20, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Good Sleeping Habits Can keep your Mind… AND Body Healthy We all need to take better of our own lungs and each others. Apart from just the simple act of living, there are so many things that proper breathing helps us with. There are also 45 percent of women who have sleep disordered breathing and also developed mild cognitive impairment or dementia, as compared with 31 percent of those who slept normally. Another reason to worry about your sleeping pattern […] todayFebruary 19, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Got ‘Couch Potato’ Teens? It’s Not Helping Their Mental Health New research suggests that getting your surly teens off the couch might trigger a long-term turnaround in their moods. "Our findings show that young people who are inactive for large proportions of the day throughout adolescence face a greater risk of depression by age 18," said study author Aaron Kandola, a psychiatry Ph.D. student at University College London (UCL). "We found that it's not just more intense forms of activity […] todayFebruary 18, 2020
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