If you’ve ever told your child to look on the bright side, or taught them to see the glass as half full, you might wonder if there are real benefits to positive thinking. As it turns out, people who are more optimistic about their future actually tend to be significantly healthier. Many studies show that optimistic adults have better cardiovascular health, less disease and can even live longer than their less optimistic peers. This article treats especially a study that showed how optimism in kids and teenagers translated in real health benefits and less stress.
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Why are Food Intolerances Increasing?
According to a study done from 1991 to 1994, food intolerances affected around 12 percent of the population. But more recent surveys suggest that number could be as high as 25 percent today. Food intolerances are obviously on the rise. Find out what is causing this drastic increase and what we can do to treat them.
5 Steps to Deal with a Difficult Diagnosis
How do we accept the hardships that life throws at us? How do we face harsh realities without running away or despairing? How do we deal with losses, changes and problems that life and sometimes people throw at us? Have you ever had the experience of being diagnosed with a serious illness? What was your reaction? Find out how to walk through the 5 steps that help you to deal with a tough diagnosis or any other hardship coming along.
Childhood Obesity – A New Epidemic
It’s all over the media…. It’s a matter of international concern… It threatens the future well-being of cultures, nations, and peoples. No, not AIDS. Not tuberculosis. Not anthrax. Not COVID-19. We’re talking about obesity in children. Innocent—appearing enough—although aesthetically negative, it has much more serious outcomes than might appear at first glance. We will discuss the causes and possible solutions of this worldwide epidemic.
How An Always On Work Culture Damages Workers and Employers
The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous “996” culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm 6 days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success. This comes though with a high toll on health, job satisfaction and work performance. Find out how we can avoid being caught in that trap where everybody is losing out.
Nuts for Your Health
Nuts have been an important part of the human diet since the beginning of time. Now, scientific evidence shows that nuts are not only a nutritional powerhouse, but that regular use can provide protection against heart disease and cancer. Find out why a variety of nuts should be part of your daily diet.
Should We Use Medication for Mental Disorders?
Many wonder whether, when faced with mental suffering such as profound sadness, excessive anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, etc., they should seek drug treatment or psychotherapy. To resolve this issue, we need to understand a number of factors and attitudes that will help us find an answer to this question. Read more in this article.
Red Cabbage Fresh from the Farmer’s Market
Cabbages are full of power! They are full of vitamins and minerals, provide plenty of fiber and have a high content of health-promoting phytochemicals. The anti-cancer effect of red cabbage or blue cabbage, as it is also known, is due to its high glucosinolate content. This substance is associated with increased activity of a cancer protection system in humans. Red cabbage is a typical fall vegetable. It can also be stored very well. It has a strong aroma and can be prepared in many different ways. Discover all you need to know about red cabbage in this article.
9 Physical Activities for Effective Stress Relief
Imagine that I will offer you an investment plan where you need to deposit $30 every day, but you will get back $60 by the end of the day, plus you get a sizable saving for your retirement! Too good to be true? Well, I can’t do that with your money, but it is completely possible to do with your time. That miraculous investment plan is called exercise. Find out the many ways that exercise can improve your stress control, and the most effective activities that are guaranteed to bring you the desired stress busting results.
Stricken by Stroke? Where Do We Go From Here?
Stroke is so common that all of us have made personal observations and are interested in an overview of restoration following the acute care of an insult to the brain, our ”command center.” This insult is being caused by hemorrhage from a blood vessel, blockage of a blood vessel, or by lack of enough blood flow reaching the vessel because of shock or heart failure. Strokes have a vascular origin, but the clinical picture that they present may be similar to what is seen from some head injuries, brain tumors, infections, toxins, and degenerative disorders. All these may benefit from basic principles of rehabilitation, but they must be appropriately applied. Find out the most successful strategies to recover from the consequences of a stroke.
5 Steps to Prevent Alzheimer´s
In the United States, there are around 6,200,000 people aged 65 and over with Alzheimer’s disease. Almost two thirds are women. This means that the disease is almost twice as common in women compared to men. But why? And are we at the mercy of our genes, or can we do something to prevent the development of Alzheimer? Find the answers in this article!
Your Body´s Built-in Weight Loss System
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are drugs that have made quite a splash in health news for their capacity to control not only diabetes but also weight. But did you know that they body has mechanisms to produce these substances for himself? Find out how your microbiome can help you to produce this magic substance called GLP-1 and why this is superior to taking a magic bullet for weight control.