October
Move Your Mood from Bad to Good
We all get into bad moods sometimes; it’s part of the human experience. But that doesn’t make it easy. When you’re feeling down, grouchy, or generally out of sorts, it can feel like you’ll never experience happiness again. A bad mood is isolating—it can block us from enjoying life and connecting with others. However, a
The Mediterranean Diet: Food for Better Health
Good chance you are working on healthier eating habits for yourself and family. Great news. Never before has there been as much excitement and devotion to thinking about food and cooking as there is now. Cookbooks, websites, restaurants and specialty food markets tease our palates and answer the quest for healthy and novel foods. However, finding
Surprising Things That Increase Your Chance of Stroke
The best way to lower your risk of stroke is to take your cholesterol meds, keep your blood pressure in check, don’t smoke, and exercise – even a few times of week. If that’s the case, good news — you’ve neutralized some of the biggest risk factors for stroke and heart attack. But the latest
Computer Health: Understanding the Risks
There are risks with almost everything we do. Whether we are driving a car, crossing a busy street, going on vacation to Hawaii, or investing money in real estate, we expect the rewards to ideally outweigh the risks. However, to increase our odds for success, most of us spend time educating ourselves and initiating ways
How Much Sleep Do You Really Need Each Night?
Sure, you’re eating your vegetables and fruits and squeezing in exercise at least 20 minutes a day, but are you getting enough sleep, too? The National Sleep Foundation’s latest sleep recommendations, published March 2015 in the journal Sleep Health, may make you want to think twice about skimping on essential shut-eye. Sleep is key to your physical health and
Lifestyle Tweaks To Help Ward Off Dementia
New research shows a dramatic increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s disease, with the number climbing from 16.5 per 100,000 Americans to 25.4 per 100,000 between 1999 and 2014. Specifically, some 5.2 million Americans suffer from the disease, with nearly 94,000 dying of it in 2014. That number is only expected to rise as the elderly
Surprising Facts About Dizziness and Vertigo
Many of us have found ourselves asking the question, be it on ordinary days or in times of illness, “Why am I dizzy?” While dizzy spells can be uncomfortable, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that occasional dizziness is very common in adults. But you may not have suspected that vertigo — a related
Winning Ways To Power Up Your Brain
You have the power to define your life. Just how much you accomplish depends largely on how well you control your attitude and behavior. To avoid the emotional pitfalls that derail success, develop the mental fortitude to effectively manage what you say, do, and feel. Stay the course by powering up your brain to act
Fall Bounty
Confession. I’m giddy with the idea of fall cooking and warm nourishment. As summer slips away and cooler days become colder days, my appetite longs for cozier meals like a bowl of warm soup rich with vegetables fresh from harvest. Even the colors of fall leaves seem to share the colors of squashes, pumpkins, onions,
It’s Up To You To Manage Your Health
Being proactive about your health has never been more important. The health care system in the United States is set up brilliantly to prevent you from dying and for maximizing profits of all parties involved. In fact, the United States spends more money by a wide margin than any other country on health care. Our