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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
4 Evening Changes to Lower Stroke Risk
What you do in the evening may have more of an impact on your health than you realize. When the workday is over, it’s easy to fall into habits that feel harmless—ordering takeout, having a drink, grabbing something sweet, or settling onto the couch for the rest of the night. But if those habits become part of your routine, they can work against your heart and blood vessel health.
By Charles Bettsabout a month ago in Longevity
Why You Should Rethink That Yogurt Liquid: Get More Nutrition
Did you know over 60% of yogurt fans throw away the liquid on top? This habit is so common, you might not even notice it. When you open your yogurt, many people dump the liquid and start eating. But that liquid is full of nutrients.
By Charles Bettsabout a month ago in Longevity
10 unhealthy habits to stop doing if you want to live to 100
Ever thought about how much you can control your lifespan ? Many think it’s all about genes or luck. But studies show a surprising finding: up to 75% of the factors that affect our lifespan are within our control.
By Charles Bettsabout a month ago in Longevity
One Down .. Millions To Go
Introduction This was where I was in 2017, doing a million steps every three months. That is probably still true today, although I have reduced my daily target to seven thousand steps. That may sound odd, but I believe it is always best to set achievable targets because when you hit them, it feels good, and when you surpass them, it feels better. The targets have also got to be meaningful, to sum people it might be walking up a flight of stairs, or even just getting out of bed.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Longevity
The Weather You Bring Into the Next Room
At 8:17 in the morning, a message arrives. Three lines, maybe four. Something about a deadline that was supposed to be understood rather than stated; something about competence, implied rather than said. It takes eleven seconds to read and about three minutes to answer, tersely, and then the day resumes — coffee, commute, the first meeting.
By Khali Sollisabout a month ago in Longevity
4 Coffee Additives That Ruin Your Health
Did you know a Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha has 580 calories and 75 grams of sugar ? This is a huge difference from plain brewed coffee, which has just 2 calories and no sugar . Adding sugary additives can quickly ruin the health benefits of your morning coffee.
By Charles Bettsabout a month ago in Longevity
The Brain May Be Organizing Itself Into Thought
Right now, without any physical change to your brain, you are doing several incompatible things at once. You are reading these words in order, holding the beginning of this sentence in mind while you reach its end. Somewhere in the background, a memory from yesterday is available to you, uncalled but not forgotten. If a door slams in another room, your attention will dart there and then return, unassisted, to this paragraph. None of this required your brain to grow a single new connection. It happened with the same neurons, the same synapses, the same physical hardware you had an hour ago.
By Khali Sollisabout a month ago in Longevity
