10 Healthy Habits to Start Today for a Happier, Healthier Life

Looking to adopt a healthier lifestyle? It might seem like a big task, but you’d be surprised how big a difference a few simple tweaks to your routine can make. Here are 10 healthy habits to start today that’ll get you on the road to greater well-being, happiness, and longevity. Prioritize at least 150 minutes of cardio per week. Exercise is one of the most important lifestyle practices you can adopt. It has huge and varied benefits, including: Improved mental

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The Death Of A Pet Should Be Taken More Seriously By Counselors

Losing a pet can bring about a profound sense of grief, yet the significance of this loss is often overlooked in society. A new review aims to raise awareness among counselors about the importance of recognizing and addressing the grief experienced by individuals whose pets have passed away. Disenfranchised Grief and the Need for Validation: When relationships are not valued by society, individuals are more likely to experience disenfranchised grief after a loss that cannot be resolved and may become

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Can Yoga Cure Diabetes?

More than 37 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes most often develops in people over age 45, though it is increasing in younger Americans(1). There’s no cure for type 2 diabetes, but losing weight, eating well and exercising can help you manage the disease. If diet and exercise aren’t enough to manage your blood sugar, you may also need diabetes medications or insulin therapy. Along with

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The Salty Truth The Food Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About: Are Pink Himalayan, Sea, Celtic, Table Salt And Others All The Same?

The flavor journey of our food involves various elements, and one quintessential ingredient that enriches this journey is salt. However, the taste adventure doesn’t stop there. Salt isn’t merely a taste-bud tickler, but a labyrinth of options, including pink Himalayan salt, sea salt, Celtic salt, and commonly used table salt. Each variant offers unique elements that contribute to their composition, sourcing, and health benefits. This article aims to dismantle the salt matrix, diving deep into the fascinating realm of salt

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Escape Rooms in Edmonton: Original Quests to Break Your Brain Body

Are you keen on all possible forms of riddles, puzzles, and mysteries? If yes, escape rooms are a perfect match to spend time in a meaningful and super exciting way. What exactly are those escape rooms? First of all, it’s all in the name: you will need to find a way out of the room by handling a set of challenging tasks, requiring hard thinking, creative approaches, and often teamwork. You will be locked there and have to accomplish all

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The 3 Types of Tea That the Longest-Living People on the Planet Drink Most

No magic potion or hidden fountain of youth exists, but studies suggest that diet plays a significant role in longevity. Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow, bestselling author, and the founder of the Blue Zones, supports this claim through his extensive research. The Blue Zones, as identified by Buettner and his team, include five areas worldwide: Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; and Loma Linda, California. These regions are believed to house the longest-living populations. Unsurprisingly, tea

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Do we really have to make big pharma richer?

For the answer to this question we have to go back in time. We are generally raised in a family that was raised in a family that lacked sufficient information to eat properly. Upon growing up, in my formative years in the 40s and 50s, not knowing squat about the proper way to eat, the diet I was faced with was bacon and eggs or Cheerio’s for breakfast and two squares a day of meat and potatoes, except for Fridays

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Can mindfulness meditation help patients with glaucoma?

Researchers in India conducted a study among glaucoma patients and found that those who were randomly selected for the meditation group developed lower eye pressures; an improved balance of blood factors which may help protect from glaucoma damage; and improved quality of life. There were a total of 90 subjects, 45 were randomized to do meditation under the guidance of a certified meditation teacher and the other 45 were control subjects. Those who underwent mindfulness meditation practiced in a daily

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9 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Don’t Have Sex For A While

The discussion surrounding periods of sexual abstinence can often lean towards the realm of absurdity, fueled by misinformed ideas. Let’s clarify: you won’t suddenly grow cobwebs in your vagina, nor will tumbleweeds start rolling across your pelvic floor. While it’s true that going without sex for a prolonged period may have some physical and psychological impacts, they are more related to missing the health advantages that sexual activity offers. Most importantly, your ability to engage in sexual activity in the

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Tips for Living a Longer and Healthier Life

Today more people than ever are looking for ways to improve their health, increase energy, reduce stress, restore or enhance functionality, relieve aches and pains, balance emotions, and sharpen mental focus. Because of the demands of modern life, most people want those ways to be relatively simple and not require much time out of their busy day. If you still haven’t found something to fit your needs, you may want to consider Chinese healing exercises. Chinese healing exercises make up

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