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The Psychological Benefits of an Uncluttered Space

The Psychological Benefits of an Uncluttered Space

The Psychological Benefits of an Uncluttered Space   According to an article published in Psychology Today, living with clutter involves a sense of feeling scattered and anxious, and these feelings can be improved by decluttering your environment. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201802/6-benefits-uncluttered-space Decluttering creates a sense of confidence – you see yourself as more competent. In order to declutter your environment […]

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Hypochondriacs Really Do Have a Higher Risk of Illness

Hypochondriacs Really Do Have a Higher Risk of Illness

Hypochondriacs: Do Have a Higher Risk of Illness? Hypochondriasis is the diagnosis is given to people who seem fearful about being or becoming ill, without a clear basis for that concern.  Psychiatry also calls it illness anxiety disorder. Swedish researchers have now published a study in the scientific  journal JAMA Psychiatry which found that people […]

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EXERCISE DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE HEALTH RISK OF DRINKING SUGARY BEVERAGES

EXERCISE DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE HEALTH RISK OF DRINKING SUGARY BEVERAGES

Although the benefits of physical activity are many, and well documented, a new study shows that physical activity’s benefits cannot entirely undo the risk imparted if a person drinks sugar sweetened beverages.  Researcher Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, author of a new study by the T Chan School of Public Health says, “the marketing strategies for these drinks often show active […]

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Strength Training Lowers Cardiovascular Disease and Other Health Risks

Strength Training Lowers Cardiovascular Disease and Other Health Risks

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one third of all deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease. The evidence shown in many studies tells us that  aerobic exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, particularly for those who are overweight. By comparison there has not been nearly as much research into […]

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Fasting is Anti-Inflammatory: Disease Preventive

Fasting is Anti-Inflammatory: Disease Preventive

Research scientists from Cambridge University are helping to uncover the ways in which fasting may reduce inflammation. Inflammation in the body is thought to be the mechanism by which many chronic diseases develop. New research published in the scientific journal Cell Reports tells us that fasting increases the levels of the natural lipid molecule arachidonic […]

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LONELINESS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM

LONELINESS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM

IS LONELINESS LINKED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMENTIA? Social isolation is increasingly being identified as a risk factor for the earlier onset of dementia. Along with alcohol abuse and depression, a recently published study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) documents loneliness as one of a number of risk factors correlated with early- […]

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DRINKING COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU

DRINKING COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine drinking  coffee on  a daily basis is tied to a lower risk of heart disease and heart failure. They published an article based on various research studies called 9 REASONS WHY COFFEE (the right amount ) IS G0OD FOR YOU They say that there is good news for coffee drinkers, in that the science […]

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Do The Weight Loss Drugs Wegovy, and Zepbound Help Depression and Anxiety?

Do The Weight Loss Drugs Wegovy, and Zepbound Help Depression and Anxiety?

Weight Loss Drugs & Depression and Anxiety According to research published by Epic Research weight loss drugs were linked to a lower likelihood of depression and anxiety diagnoses, The researchers looked at over three million diabetic patients and nearly one million non-diabetic patients taking GLP-1 medications, which is the class of drugs representing popular name brands such […]

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SHOULD YOU FOLLOW A LOW FODMAP DIET FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME ?

SHOULD YOU FOLLOW A LOW FODMAP DIET FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME ?

WHAT ARE FODMAPs ? FODMAP is  an acronym which stands for fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols. These  are sugars that aren’t easily absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. As they are not well absorbed, these sugars are not completely digested in our intestines,  and as a result they move slowly in the  small intestine, taking up water. Then as they […]

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Vegan Diet Improves Cardiovascular Risk after Just 2 Months

Vegan Diet Improves Cardiovascular Risk after Just 2 Months

Vegan Diets A unique study done with 22 pairs of twins was used to evaluate the health effects of following a vegan diet. By using twins this study was able to eliminate factors that can complicate the evaluation of the findings that occur in other studies. Generally speaking researchers have to take into account the […]

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