When a doctor tells you you have high cholesterol, it comes with a feeling of dread. Does this mean you’re going to have to stop eating all of your favorite foods? Will you have to take medication? Just what does it mean for your long-term health? Lifestyle changes are always the first step to managing […]
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You’d think it would be simple. There are healthy mindsets and unhealthy mindsets. The healthy ones allow you to live your life successfully, while the unhealthy ones damage it. At their worst, unhealthy mindsets can lead to mental illness. If that’s the case, all you need to do is establish a healthy mindset and everything
Anxiety doesn’t always seem rational. Sometimes, when I’m very worried, I have to remind myself that it’s probably not that bad. Sure, there are situations where it’s natural to feel edgy, but when fear is excessive and constant, what’s all that about? Well, sometimes it turns out there is a scientific explanation – it’s just
So, it’s a hot day and you’ve forgotten to take a bottle of water with you. Clearly, you’re going to get thirsty. If you go too long without rehydrating, you’ll probably end up with a headache to say the least. But do you realize that’s not the only way dehydration affects your brain? There’s a
It can be tempting to think that all we need to do to maximize our health is take one or two little pills. That’s not exactly how supplements work, but it’s true they can be a valuable way to top up the levels of certain substances if, for whatever reason, our own bodies can’t produce
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You probably know by now that controlling your diet is one of the best ways to control your blood pressure. But which parts of your diet? Which nutrients do you or don’t you want to ward off the dangers of hypertension? When it comes to minerals, there’s one in particular to watch out for: sodium.
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We often talk about organic food in terms of what it doesn’t contain. It’s free of pesticides and other chemicals that we don’t necessarily want in our bodies. It doesn’t damage the environment like large-scale industrial farming. It treats animals better. But what exactly does it add to our diet? If the early research is
