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Is Obesity a Disease or a Lifestyle Issue?
Obesity rates are rising rapidly across the globe, with the World Health Organization estimating that over 650 million adults are clinically obese. As waistlines expand, so does the debate: Should obesity be officially recognized as a disease rather than just a condition caused by lifestyle choices?
By Lucy watsonabout a year ago in Longevity
Faith is a Flower: From Summer Grief to a Sigh of Relief
Good morning and welcome to the July 7 edition of my Monday Morning Huddle! Many thanks to returning visitors! If you're stopping by for the first time, thank you for joining this installment of my weekly series written to uplift humanity! Inspiration, motivation, and perhaps a new perspective all drawn from nature are the gifts I offer to you, the reader.
By Marilyn Gloverabout a year ago in Longevity
Eco‑Anxiety Explained: Why Climate Change Is Hurting Mental Health 🌍🧠
“Every time I scroll through the news, it feels like a countdown to disaster.” Sound familiar? If you've ever felt overwhelmed, anxious, or even helpless after reading about melting ice caps, wildfires, or extreme weather events, you're not alone. Welcome to the emotional frontier of the climate crisis: eco-anxiety.
By Dorking Wavesabout a year ago in Longevity
HEALTHY LIFE
Leading a healthy life entails many factors: the food we eat, the amount of exercise we get, our personal relationships, our physical well-being, our psychological well-being, how we deal with stress, and more. Besides these aspects, I think staying in balance is a good motto. Below, I will reflect on these parts of a healthy life in detail based on my personal experience. Being healthy has a lot to do with what we do not have much control over the economic situation we were born in and our genetics. If we were born and raised in a poor neighborhood, our access to healthy food and medicine is usually much less. Also, if we were handed down bad genes, then we have to accept the fact that we might be unhealthy naturally. I was born in a middle-class family, but I have a line of heart troubles and psychological disorders in my family. So, though I did not encounter the first issue, I got in line for sour genetics. But, say you were not born into poverty and did not inherit bad genes. What you eat can easily shape your overall health. For instance, as soon as I eat at McDonald's, or any other fast food restaurant specializing in selling food with tons of preservatives, chemicals, and the like, my stomach and whole body will eventually feel remorse for taking in such drivel. I will have irregular bowel movements, I will have a sugar high accompanied with a low, a headache, a stomach ache, and more within hours of consumption. Our bodies respond to our poor tastes, but we often ignore these signals. In my experience, I need to exercise every day, at least a little bit. If I skip out on exercising, my knees will hurt from sitting most of the day, I feel more depressed than usual, and my self confidence will be less. It is good to combine aerobic and anaerobic exercises together in one day, though doing just one type of exercise each day is fine. Exercise seems to keep my blood flowing and my creative juices flowing. Personal relationships can make or break us. They can lift us up, or keep us in a sour mood. In my case, I do my best to stay away from negative people and negativity in general. The energy of the people around you does in fact influence your energy. Our physical well-being, on a holistic level, is important to maintain. Since I entered my thirties, I have noticed that sustaining proper physical health is increasingly difficult. I do not know how people in their sixties or seventies do it. This means personal grooming, watching your weight, going to the doctors often for checkups, and such. Extending from our physical well-being, our psychological state is always key to keep in balance. Since my family on my father's side has a history of schizophrenia and manic depression, it is essential for me to keep my mental health in check. For this, I meditate twice a day, occasionally visit a psychologist, and make sure I do not fall or
By Neel Smithabout a year ago in Longevity
Temptation Can Be Blinding
Temptation The first recorded story of temptation in the Bible is about Adam and Eve. God told them that they could eat from any tree in the garden except not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:16-17 says, “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’ ”
By Rowan Finley about a year ago in Longevity
Why You’re Always Tired: Hidden Causes of Fatigue You Shouldn’t Ignore
Do you constantly feel tired no matter how much you sleep? Do you drag yourself through the day with low energy, unable to focus or feel motivated? If yes, you’re not alone—and no, you’re not lazy.
By Millicent Chisomabout a year ago in Longevity
