Small Changes to Live Longer

Small Changes to Live Longer

We’ve all been told 50% of our plates should be stocked with veggies. But did you know that small changes like cutting back on sweets and replacing it with health options like nuts, vegetables, and legumes could add years to your life? To see just how much small changes can impact your life, a team at the University of Bergen, Norway created a model using data from the Global Burden of Diseases study.

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Small Changes to Improve Stress Management

Small Changes to Improve Stress Management

Stress affects every organ in our body. Our brain sends a signal to our adrenal glands to produce adrenaline. Adrenaline increases the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and slows down other bodily functions that are deemed unnecessary to deal with the stressor. We respond to stress this way to help us react to that perceived threat. This is what we know as the "fight or flight response."

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10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning. Symptoms grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. The greatest known risk factor is increasing age, as the majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 and older. The Alzheimer’s Association has assembled a list of 10 warning signs and symptoms that are beyond normal aging related changes.

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Mental Health is Physical Health

Mental Health is Physical Health

May is Mental Health Awareness month and as the world starts to open back up again after a two-plus-year pandemic, it’s a great time to reflect on how closely linked our mental health is to our physical health. The clinical definition of “good” mental health is more than just not having a mental illness. The World Health Organization defines it as being able to cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, realize your own abilities, and contribute to your community.

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