Let’s start with one basic thing that you might not want to hear: You are going to get older. Whatever you do, whatever tricks or magical formulas you try, that’s inevitable. That doesn’t mean aging has to be difficult or painful, however. There are things you can do to ease the way. No one really […]
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Data from the CDC shows that in 1900, an average American could expect to live 47.3 years from birth (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2010/022.pdf). That doesn’t sound too great, does it? Certainly not by today’s standards. Travel forward 100 years, and average life expectancy would rise to 76.8 in 2000. It’s grown more since then. That’s pretty astonishing. Not
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It can get a little monotonous listening to health professionals and other experts telling us we need to eat more healthily. I’m sure everyone knows that by this point. The trouble comes with converting that knowledge into action. There’s a popular perception that eating healthy food is more difficult than dining exclusively on junk food.
Health isn’t just about what you can achieve on your own. You’re going to be influenced by the people and culture around you, whether it’s in a good way or a bad one. If you want the best outcomes, you’re going to need to make sure the community support is there. At its best, community
There are two times when motivation is particularly important. The first is when we are about to start a new project. It can be daunting looking ahead and seeing everything we need to do, but if we can just push ourselves to take the first step, it can make everything that comes afterward a little
What are you thinking when your alarm goes off in the morning? Do you immediately jump up, raring to go, or do you groan and look at the upcoming day with dread? Most of us have trouble summoning motivation sometimes, but it can make a huge difference to how successful we are in our day-to-day
It’s one of the simplest things you can do as part of a healthy lifestyle, and one of the things with the severest consequences if you don’t do it enough. I’m talking about drinking water. Well, not even just water. Any liquid, and even some types of food, can help make sure you’re properly hydrated.
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Hormones basically exist to tell the body what to do. They travel around the body carrying important messages about how the organs should grow and function. If one hormone is out of balance, it can throw everything upside down. It’s hormones that drive puberty, turning us from children into adults. Whether you have the physical
The purpose of supplements is pretty self-explanatory. They’re supplemental. They’re not a replacement for a healthy, balanced diet with protein, carbs, vitamins and minerals, but they may make a useful addition if you need topping up. There are a lot of reasons someone may need to take a supplement. Perhaps they have a medical condition
Your body is made up of a long list of elements. The big ones you probably know about – oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen. That accounts for about 96%. The remaining 4%, however, is a bunch of different minerals that your body can’t produce on its own. It needs to find them elsewhere, generally from
