Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Caitlin Coyle
Setting workout goals for the New Year? Increasing physical activity and aiming to improve your health are worthy goals, but can be challenging.
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- Written by: Marjorie Miller
Negative mood—such as sadness and anger—is associated with higher levels of inflammation and may be a signal of poor health, report researchers.
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- Written by: Marla Paul
Being obese or overweight while pregnant can pose serious health risks for both mother and baby. Now, researchers say that with proper nutrition guidance, restricting weight gain during pregnancy is both safe and feasible.
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- Written by: Douglas Mason and Michael Kohn
We will present medications that have been identified as possibly causing temporary or permanent memory impairment. If you find that you are taking some of these medications, it is best to consult your physician and ask about alternative medications that might be available.
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- Written by: Barbara Benham
Increases in physical activity tend to be followed by increases in mood and perceived energy level, research finds.
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- Written by: Dana Ullman
There are many influences that increase or decrease your risk of heart disease, but, like so many issues in medicine and science, there is probably more controversy than agreement on what exactly individuals should do to help themselves live longer, healthier lives.
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- Written by: Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff, M.D.
Today, virtually every form of medicine recognizes these basic truths: 1) Simple exercise can have profound healing effects. 2) Specific "healing moves" can help fight illness and enhance health. Healing moves provide an ideal self-care strategy to help prevent, relieve, and...
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- Written by: Ellen W. Evans and Beth Rowlands
For countless households, Christmas is turkey time. The bird takes pride of place in festive meals across the world – but if not stored, handled and cooked properly it can cause serious food poisoning.
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- Written by: Kristin Grayce McGary
Vitamin D is often referred to as the “sunshine vitamin”. It is produced in your skin in response to sunlight and is a vital organic compound supporting the absorption of calcium and protecting bone strength, supporting immune function, and regulating mood. Deficiencies in Vitamin D can lead to...
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- Written by: Dr. Jeremy R. Geffen
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming. Here are five essential steps to help you move forward with clarity, support, and confidence.
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- Written by: Liz Entman
New research looks at the tendency to overeat when we only have a little bit of food left over—and how we justify it by convincing ourselves that it’s not as unhealthy as it is.
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- Written by: Herbert Rothouse, B.PM., M.S.
Today, homeopathy is widely accepted in most Western or industrialized countries except the United States. In France, some 25 percent of all pharmacies are homeopathic. In England, half of all physicians either use or recommend homeopathy. In India, it is taught in almost all medical and pharmacy schools.
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- Written by: Filippo Bianchi
Meat makes a meal, so goes the saying. But with more people than ever before ditching meat for plant-based alternatives, it seems meaty dishes are starting to go out of fashion.
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- Written by: Jim Dryden
Scientists have discovered a lone mutation in a single gene that causes an inherited form of frontotemporal dementia makes it harder for neurons in the brain to communicate with one another, leading to neurodegeneration.
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- Written by: Cecilie Krabbe
Folate deficiency creates more problems in connection with cell division and DNA replication than previously thought, a study shows.
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- Written by: Matthew Swayne-Penn State
The overprescribing of opioid-based painkillers may be the main, but not sole, driver of the increased abuse of opioids in rural America.
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- Written by: Nick Haslam
Financial shocks can lead to severe consequences for mental and physical health, increasing risks of depression, anxiety, and even suicide. Recent studies highlight the correlation between economic downturns and negative health outcomes, revealing a complex interplay between financial stability and well-being. Understanding these effects is crucial for addressing the broader implications of financial crises.
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- Written by: Laurel Thomas, University of Michigan
Adults in their 50s and older who suffer a catastrophic loss of wealth have a 50-percent higher risk of dying than those who do not have such loss, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Jim Dreaver
When you are able to detach yourself from the areas of stress, tension, and pain in your body and just be aware of them without the interference of your analytical mind, they have room to unwind and release. This is not to deny or ignore pain; it is to be present with it in a relaxed, open, non judging way.
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- Written by: Marco Travaglio
Historians consider it one of the ‘cradles of civilization,’ but for many scientists today the real value of the Mediterranean basin does not lie in its contribution to history.
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- Written by: Vincent Ho
If you’ve ever thought your poo is just a bunch of dead cells, think again. Most of it is alive, teeming with billions of microbes. Here’s what studies in healthy adults reveal makes up our poo.
