Here this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an excellent weekend!
Migraine Relief: 15 Natural Ways To Ease The Pain
For many, migraine relief comes in the form of an over-the-counter or prescription medication. But the relief routine was upended in January, when medication manufacturer Novartis voluntarily recalled certain bottles of Excedrin, due to stray and chipped pills.
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Sitting Fewer Than Three Hours A Day Could Add Two Years To Lifespan: Study
The research suggests that by sitting fewer than three hours a day, you could theoretically add an extra two years to your lifespan.
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Aging Quickly: 7 Factors That Make People Age Faster
"Many people wonder about whether -- and how -- stress can make us age faster," study author Olivia Okereke said in a statement. "So, this study is notable for showing a connection between a common form of psychological stress -- phobic anxiety -- and a plausible mechanism for premature aging."
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Could Slow Walking Foreshadow Early Dementia? - Health News - Health.com
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) ā Changes in walking speed among older adults may indicate the early stages of a type of dementia called mild cognitive impairment, researchers say.Ā Their study included 93 people, aged 70 and older, who lived alone. Of the participants, 54 had no cognitive impairment, 31 had so-called non-memory-related mild cognitive impairment and eight had memory-related mild cognitive impairment.
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15 Ways to Boost Your Memory in Your 30s, 40s, 50s, and Beyond - Alzheimers - Health.com
Canāt find your keys ā¦ again? Whether your momentary memory loss is linked to doing too many things at once or just a bad case of menopausal brain fog, you donāt have to put up with it. In fact, experts say you can instantly boost your chances of remembering where you put your keysāand everything else you keep forgettingāif you start treating your brain right (no matter your age). Our simple lifestyle changes will help you stay sharp as the years go by.
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The Surprising Thing Your Kids Do to Your Brain | Men's Health News
The improved mental state could be due to a protein change in the beesā brains, says lead researcher Gro Amdam, Ph.D., an associate professor at Arizona State. Two proteins increased during the study: one that protects against dementia, and a āchaperoneā protein that protects against damage in other proteins. Both proteins are also present in humans.
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Vitamin D Could Beat Depression | Men's Health News
āAt first, I noticed that many of my patients who had symptoms of depression were also vitamin D-deficient,ā says Dr. Pathak. āWhen Iād correct the deficiency they unanimously experienced an improvement in mood and energy. I decided Iād quantify the change in mood among the next three patients I treated with vitamin D.ā
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Researchers have found the first gene mutation that protects against Alzheimer's disease, a finding that supports a now-controversial theory about the cause of the disease and that could eventually lead to the development of new drugs to treat the disorder. The gene mutation also protects against normal dementia of aging, suggesting that the two diseases have mechanisms in common.
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How to Make Up for Your Past Health Mistakes - Oprah.com
The minute you quit, your body starts working to repair the damage caused by tobacco. Within 48 hours, your senses of smell and taste begin to recover. The next month, you may notice that your cough and shortness of breath are improving. And once you reach the ten-year mark, your risk of death from lung cancer will almost equal the risk of a lifelong nonsmoker.
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10 Steps to Letting Go of Unhealthy Sacrifice - OWN TV
There are two types of sacrifice: unhealthy sacrifice and healthy sacrifice. In my work, I have seen people try to use unhealthy sacrifice to save a marriage. It appeared to work at first, but love and dishonesty are not good bedfellows. I have seen lovers try to play small in a relationship so as to heal power struggles and avoid rejection. I have seen children get ill in an attempt to heal their parents' relationship. I have seen business leaders nearly kill themselves for their cause. Unhealthy sacrifice is often well-intentioned, but it never really works.
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Back Pain? 5 Signs It's Arthritis | Caring.com
If you think arthritis is a disease of older adults only, think again. That persistent backache that you've attributed to pulled muscles or neck strain may very well be osteoarthritis, the most common kind of arthritis no matter what your age. In fact, osteoarthris of the spine, also called spondylosis, affects 15 percent of all American adults. While it's most common in those over age of 45, it affects many younger adults as well, often triggered by a work-, accident-, or sports-related injury. For reasons experts don't yet understand, women typically experience more severe chronic pain from spinal arthritis than do men.
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