Category: Lifestyle
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Can helping others make you healthy?
Exercise, healthy nutrition, quality sleep and… helping others. The first three are recognized as key to living a healthy life. But most of us probably wouldn’t think helping others affects our health. Because the main benefits are to the person we’re helping, right? Yet more and more research is telling us how helping others can…
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How to Keep up Your Healthy Routine During the Holidays
With Christmas and New Year’s around the corner, the festive season is upon us. A time to connect with family and friends, whether it’s a workplace party, a friend’s get-together or even a quiet night at home watching Christmas movies. While enjoyable, these events can disrupt your healthy lifestyle habits. A recent survey reported nearly…
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Will losing weight make you healthier?
Advertisements, news articles, celebrity interviews, blogs, books, social media. We’re inundated with information on weight and weight loss. Along with it is the notion weight is closely connected to health. And, with that, losing weight will improve one’s health. It may not come as a surprise then that the weight loss industry is worth approximately…
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You and Your Microbiome
Inside your gut (the collection of organs involved in digestion, such as the mouth, stomach, intestines) are trillions of bacteria. It’s estimated each of us have more bacterial cells than human cells. And this can include up to 1000 different bacterial species alongside viruses, fungi and other microbes. Together, they make up your microbiome. Now…