Participating in sports can be pretty stressful. That’s true even if the only person you’re facing is yourself, but the anxiety skyrockets if you’re competing against others. There are so many different kinds of pressure, it’s no wonder that sports are associated with anxiety. There’s the pressure to win. There’s the desperation not to let […]
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Depression is a complicated condition. It seems it can spring up anywhere, at any time, and not always with an obvious cause. As with many mental illnesses, there appears to be a mix of biological and environmental factors that can influence its development. One of these factors is physical mobility. There seems to be a
One of the frustrating things about diabetes is that there’s no cure. There’s no moment when you can say, “That’s it, I’m done”. The business of managing symptoms and risk has to continue every single day. Every day, there are a series of checks that a person with diabetes has to carry out to ensure
We don’t always know when there’s something wrong with us. That’s an unfortunate truth. We may look and feel fine while deep inside our body, something isn’t working properly. That’s unfortunate when you consider that most conditions can be treated more effectively when they’re caught early. Take high blood pressure. It is entirely possible to
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You’ve probably seen organic skincare products. There are cleansers, moisturizers and all kinds of creams and lotions made without pesticides or strange chemicals, and with any animal products coming from animals that lived relatively happy and natural lives. You may choose organic because you want to be more careful about what goes into your body,
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We eat chiefly to stay alive. We prefer to have good-tasting food, but the first concern is our immediate survival. Food serves lots of other purposes, however, including being important to not just how long we live but whether we enjoy a good quality of life. Aging comes with lots of side effects, both physical
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You’re probably sick of hearing me say it, but exercise (along with diet) is one of the two most fundamental things you need to stay healthy. Whatever other radical steps you might try to take or shortcuts you try to find, eventually it always comes back to those two things. It might be frustrating, but
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You may have heard that people in Japan have the best life expectancies in the world. Not only do they live longer than everyone else, but they tend to stay in good health, even in old age. This means that even their centenarians have pretty impressive mobility and flexibility. If you want to emulate them,
You may be on good terms with your neighbors, or you may try avoiding them. I know from experience that living next door to someone doesn’t mean you like them. The people around you, however, can be important to your overall health. When people who live in the same area start experiencing the same health
Why? That’s the question I often ask myself in the middle of a particularly hard workout. Why am I doing this? When your body feels like nothing but sweat and pain, it can be hard to remember that there’s a point to it all. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to exercise isn’t
