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Do you want to help your body burn calories more efficiently all day long? Yes, you can boost your routine and be even more productive starting today. Here are 5 habits that can improve your morning and your body, and help you burn at least an extra 310 calories every day!1. Eat BreakfastAlthough you may have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you might not realize just how...
9/14/2021 8:00:00 AM
Our health can often feel like a delicate balancing act, and at times, we may not even be aware when we’ve done something to tip the scales into imbalance or disease. Infections, autoimmune diseases and sometimes cancer can hit us even when we feel like we’re doing everything right. Or, maybe, the connections just aren’t clear.Well, a recent Swedish study suggests physical fitness levels could play...
9/5/2021 8:00:00 AM
It’s been a difficult year so far, with COVID-19 complicating our lives in scary and unforeseen ways. Uncertainty remains in the air. Even if we can hope that the virus falls off our radar in the coming months, a fall resurgence is likely — but there’s no need to panic. This gives us a few months to prepare ourselves and our families so that the next round is easier to tackle.Even with states reopening...
9/3/2021 8:00:00 AM
The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and everyone is itching to get out and enjoy that beautiful sunshine — especially after a few months of quarantine and staying home to stay safe. But the numbers of COVID-19 cases are not encouraging. In fact, they're soaring. Just because we’re all ready to move on and shift gears into summer, we may be more likely to put ourselves and our...
8/31/2021 8:00:00 AM
If you've ever been to a campout with that one person who keeps swatting while others are relatively unbothered, or if you are that person, you've seen first hand that mosquitoes seem to prefer some over others. Researchers have long thought it might be blood type or pheromones that caused this preferential treatment. But new research implicates something else entirely. Why are Mosquitoes Drawn to...
8/3/2021 4:00:00 AM
Geniuses aren’t typically known for their social skills, and few nerds are ever crowned as royalty at the prom. While some among the highly intelligent do manage to make friends, many find themselves spending a large portion of their time alone. The average person might assume pretentiousness and selectness are to blame, but the real reasons are far more down to earth than most people realize.Anxiety...
7/28/2021 4:00:00 AM
There’s a reason most of us are willing to spend a little extra for the experience of eating out; the food alone is usually worth it, let alone not having to worry about any clean-up afterward. And if we're lucky the company puts it over the top into one of many Americans' favorite ways to spend an evening.As it turns out, the price we pay may be even steeper than we ever realized. Research shows strong...
7/27/2021 6:32:29 PM
Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States, according to the CDC, overshadowed only by heart disease. We lose nearly 600,000 people each year to this mysterious and devastating cluster of diseases. But there may be hope on the horizon as, despite the high figure, cancer deaths have been on a steady decline. We have a few different shifts to thank for the positive turn, which...
7/27/2021 5:11:20 PM
Pain is the body’s way of showing us that something is wrong. It gets our attention, makes us move fast to stop the problem and helps us steer clear of danger or serious injury. It's a useful alarm that keeps us safe. What if we could apply that to other uses? Scientists have mimicked that trigger, creating artificial skin that actually detects pain. Pain is Keyed to Survival No one wants to feel physical...
7/23/2021 7:00:00 AM
Every year, there are approximately 10 million people diagnosed with dementia around the world, according to the World Health Organization. Could the medications we’re taking be putting us at risk? The answer is yes, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Let’s take a look at six common meds that may be linked to dementia. 1. Atropine Atropine is among the medications with suspected...
7/22/2021 4:59:32 PM
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