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An injury really can change a life if it's serious enough. But what about the person inside the life? A tear to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be life-changing, especially for athletes as it causes long-term challenges and may be enough to throw a person off of their sport. But it may surprise you to learn that in some cases, it might even cause long-term changes to the brain. Torn ACL Has...
9/24/2020 4:27:09 PM
Let us count the ways that we love fall: Pumpkin spice lattes, back-to-school excitement, tree leaves changing into sunset colors, crisp air and long walks, and of course that extra hour of sleep when we “fall back” for daylight savings time.But just as some prefer regular coffee to seasonal-flavored drinks, there are those who dislike that autumn time change. Do they have a point? Could daylight saving...
9/21/2020 6:24:46 PM
Fats are an important part of any balanced diet, but they’re all far from created equal. Different types of fats can have vastly different effects on physical and mental health, and the wrong ones may even disrupt normal brain function. Just one meal high in saturated fats can impair a person’s ability to think, and trans fats could be even more neurotoxic, increasing risks for behavior disorders and...
9/18/2020 7:00:00 AM
From the time we are born, we are dependent in some way on other people. As we grow, we learn that healthy relationships mean giving to, as well as taking from, others. But when we are a codependent enabler, we build our lives around pleasing others. We may lack outside interests, focusing only on our need to be needed. Codependency may begin in our childhood. Possible causes include feeling unwanted,...
9/17/2020 4:47:37 PM
Rashes, gastrointestinal symptoms and body aches can be concerning, especially when there's no explanation. Even after routine testing, it can take a while for doctors to come up with a diagnosis. Some people conclude that their problems are, at least partially, related to diet. But how do you learn to fine-tune what you're doing other than to "eat healthy"? One option is to pinpoint the underlying...
9/16/2020 5:36:05 PM
How much do you know about fitness? It's one of those things that's always around and we think we know a lot about, but when you look a little deeper you realize that much of hat we think we know may be myth or assumption. We’ve put together some interesting exercise facts that may surprise you.Stretching Before a Workout May Be UselessMost people believe it's essential to stretch and warm-up before...
9/16/2020 4:24:59 PM
Many of us have been waiting anxiously for updates on the COVID-19 battlefront, but the news has been uncertain at best. We’re still only slightly closer to finding herd immunity than we were months ago, and though treatment has improved, slowing the death rate, the infection rate has not likewise dropped off. And recently, scientists have confirmed that reinfection may be possible under some circumstances,...
9/15/2020 7:00:00 AM
How many of us look up the ingredients of every food we eat, let alone investigate every obscure, unpronounceable additive to make sure it’s safe? We should be able to assume the foods in our pantries aren’t going to cause us long-term harm, but it’s possible that some of them are. Processed foods can contain all sorts of questionable ingredients. But some food additives can cause us harm. And this...
9/12/2020 7:00:00 AM
COVID-19 has tested our resilience, that's for sure. For every move we take to get a step ahead of this pandemic, it seems to have another surprise for us waiting in the wings. Most recently, researchers have taken a serious look at the role central heating and air conditioning units are playing in COVID-19's continued spread. The news looks bad, but good solutions could be on the way. HVAC's May Be...
9/12/2020 7:00:00 AM
COVID-19 continues to make the rounds, and contact tracers are busy working to slow the spread. Both the CDC and the WHO have recommended that states and towns implement contact tracing to break up chains of transmission. But some are taking advantage of the situation and using it to make a buck. Along with people legitimately doing their jobs to keep people safe, scammers are finding new ways to use...
9/8/2020 7:00:00 AM
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