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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle
We all yearn for great health to keep us fit and extend our lives. However, getting a very healthy lifestyle does not depend purely on the physical aspects of living, but engaging both mind and body to achieve the best state of wellbeing.
By Elaine Sihera 2 months ago in Longevity
How Home Blood Testing Is Making Preventive Healthcare More Accessible
Preventive healthcare is increasingly moving beyond the traditional model of waiting until symptoms appear before investigating what may be happening inside the body. One development supporting this shift is home blood testing, which gives people a convenient way to access important health information without making repeated trips to a clinic or diagnostic center.
By Dan Woodland2 months ago in Longevity
Eating Well is a Hierarchy of Needs
In the world of modern wellness, we are drowning in the minutiae, these minor details that start to take over every health and food decision that we make. We argue over seed oils, debate the timing of our morning shots of apple cider vinegar, and stress over whether our kale was massaged in a BPA-free bowl. We’re missing the plot. We focus on the pinnacle of the pyramid while the foundation is crumbling. Groceries become unattainable because of their cost, air and water quality suffer, health insurance access is smaller and smaller and there are less and less family doctors or public health services.
By Emily the Period RD2 months ago in Longevity
Developed a Sun Allergy Out of Nowhere: It’s More Common Than You Think
can cause itchy, raised hives shortly after exposure to sunlight and may require specialist assessment. Because these conditions can look similar, persistent or severe reactions should be assessed by a healthcare professional.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Longevity
What the Mind Practices, the Mind Becomes
There is a particular kind of stillness that used to be unremarkable. Someone sits down with a book, or a task, or simply their own thoughts, and nothing else happens for a while. No prompt arrives to interrupt it. No notification arbitrates whether the stillness continues. It simply runs its course.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
The Psychology Behind People Who Never Complain
Have you ever met someone who almost never complains? They may be dealing with stress, disappointment, exhaustion or personal problems, yet when someone asks, “Are you okay?” they simply smile and say, “I'm fine.”
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Longevity
5 Warning Signs Your Body May Be Dehydrated
Water is essential for almost every process in the human body. Your body needs fluids to regulate temperature, support circulation, remove waste and maintain normal physical function. Yet dehydration can develop surprisingly easily, especially during hot weather, exercise, illness or long periods without drinking.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Longevity
7 Silent Signs Your Blood Pressure May Be Higher Than You Think
Have you ever looked at your unfinished tasks and thought, “Why can't I just get myself to do this?” You may assume that you are becoming lazy, unmotivated or undisciplined. But sometimes the real problem is not a lack of effort—it is mental exhaustion.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Longevity
What Happens Between Wanting Something and Working for It
There's a particular kind of confusion that shows up somewhere in the middle of a hard project. Not at the beginning, when the goal is still an idea, and not at the end, when it's either finished or abandoned. It shows up in the middle, when the work has gotten harder than you expected and the reward is still out of reach, and you notice — almost as a bystander — that you don't want to keep going, even though you still want the outcome.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
