Establishing a regular morning routine helps you stay more focused and productive during the day. It can be as simple as making your bed, or reminding yourself of one good thing that happened the previous day. These habits will help shift your perspective to a positive one and get you prepared for the day ahead. …
Powerful Training for the Mind
Every one of us has thought patterns that keep us stuck: Discouragement: What’s the point, I’m going to fail anyway, why even try, it’s too hard. Rationalizing: It’s OK to skip this, I can do it later, one time won’t hurt, do it but don’t try that hard, wait out the clock, go through the…
Frequent Insomnia Symptoms Can Cause Higher HbA1c
Multivariable regression (MVR) and one- (1SMR) and two-sample Mendelian randomization (2SMR) analyses indicate that frequent insomnia symptoms can cause higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), according to a study published in the April issue of Diabetes Care. Junxi Liu, Ph.D., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the effects of five self-reported sleep…
Modern Civilization, Modern People, and Modern Diseases (Part III and IV)
From the beginning of the industrial revolution, human beings have accelerated the destruction of the environment. Since drilling for and utilizing petroleum, humanity set about destroying and polluting the environment in earnest. In the past, people stored things in vats, wooden containers, and willow and bamboo baskets. Vats are made from heating molded clay and…
“Miracle” Herb Offers Many Amazing Health Benefits
Obesity is a major health concern in the United States, impacting millions of Americans’ lives. It is a serious health condition on its own but becomes of even greater concern when you factor in its role in diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis. If you have struggled with reaching your ideal weight, you are probably eager…
7 Fruits and Vegetables That Peak in the Spring
Spring has returned, meaning you don’t have to eat another root vegetable for months if you don’t want to. If you eat with the seasons (and hey, even if you don’t), few events on the food calendar beat when those first asparagus spears appear at the market. They signify that you have a wonderful stretch…
11 Myths About Fitness…and How to Get Into the Best Shape of Your Life!
When it comes to fitness, there are a lot of myths out there, and it can be confusing to know who or what to believe. This week we’re so excited to share some fitness insights from a personal trainer and former professional athlete, Marc Zimmermann. Myth 1: To Stay in Shape You Need to Exercise…
Our Need for Community Can’t Be Digitized
Human beings harbor a deep need to belong. On a biological level, belonging is survival: If we’re not part of the herd, we’re left behind and die. In modern times, we need to belong to something larger than just ourselves to survive emotionally. We need to belong to feel accepted, loved, known, and, in a…
The One Thing You Can’t Live Without
by Lori Borgman Tribune News Service Don’t ever say things can’t get worse. At least not out loud. The cosmos will prove you wrong. It can and often does. When life does indeed “get worse,” you quickly discover the things you can live without. It’s like a giant loofah exfoliates your entire life. There’s sleep,…
Processed Meat Like Bacon Causes Cancer: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has published a report classifying processed meat like bacon, hot dogs, lunch meat as a Group 1 carcinogen. How has that revelation been received by governments and industry? And just how much cancer does processed meat cause? I’ll answer those questions in this two-part series. “It is [perhaps]…
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