Is Journaling Good for Mental Health?
What is Journaling? Journaling is the process of writing down your thoughts, ideas, and feelings. While writing your way out of depression might not be possible, journaling may help lower symptoms of depression. Journaling is the process of writing down your thoughts, ideas, and feelings. When you journal, you express yourself and understand your thoughts […]
How To Take N.O.T.E And Help Your Kids If They Are Struggling
If your child is struggling, it can be hard to know if those struggles are common or typical, or if they might be the signs of a learning or thinking difference. Learning and thinking differences, like ADHD or dyslexia, affect 1 in 5 Americans, though misinformation, stigma, lack of awareness and other barriers such as […]
How Can Anger Hurt My Heart?
How to control your anger Recognizing and accepting your tendency to get angry is probably the first and most important step. If you find you’re often angry, it’s never too late to address it — there are many effective ways to control anger. Intense physical exercise Engaging in intense physical activity such as running, swimming, […]
Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease: Popular diet trend could reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease
Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society’s journal, Endocrine Reviews. Time-restricted eating is a type of intermittent fasting that limits your food intake to a […]
The Easy Ratio That’ll Make A Perfectly Balanced Kids Lunch
Packing a nutritionally balanced lunch that your kids will actually eat can sometimes feel like a crapshoot — the second you think you have your lunch game on lock, that’s the day they’ll come home with the elaborate bento box you packed them still intact. As parents, we feel responsible for our kids’ health and […]
The Easy Ratio That’ll Make A Perfectly Balanced Kids Lunch
Packing a nutritionally balanced lunch that your kids will actually eat can sometimes feel like a crapshoot — the second you think you have your lunch game on lock, that’s the day they’ll come home with the elaborate bento box you packed them still intact. As parents, we feel responsible for our kids’ health and […]
The Healthy Snack Bars Approved By Kids And Nutritionists Alike
If your kids like to snack on cookies and chips, getting them to nosh on a healthier option can be tricky ― but it doesn’t have be a hair-pulling experience. Snack bars are an easy grab-and-go choice, especially as kids head back to school and schedules get busy. But with a proliferation of possibilities (a […]
This Man Had the Hiccups … for 3 Years
[embedded content] Ever felt like your hiccups would never stop? For Chris Sands, that was his reality for 3 years before the cause of his hiccups was diagnosed. Find out what hiccups are and what causes them, including some rare life-threatening causes. Following is a rough transcript (Note that errors are possible): Chris Sands: Then […]
Can isometric resistance training safely reduce high blood pressure?
When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people around the globe and in 2019, it accounted for 10.8 million deaths. Worldwide, it’s the leading risk factor for mortality. More than a third of the Australian population over the age of 18 has high blood pressure, […]
AHA News: New Genetic Tech Can Fight Inherited Heart Disease – And Families Can, Too
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Understanding your risk of heart disease can be as cutting-edge as the latest advances in genetic science – or as down-to-earth as a conversation with grandma. For inherited heart disease specialists, those factors overlap. Families can share a risk for several forms […]