Do you have what it takes to thrive? This study at Harvard University has taken the subject seriously, tracking more than 260 students for decades, starting back in the 1940s. These researchers found that five simple qualities improve your odds of flourishing later in life. According to Michael Easter, founder of 2 Percent, those five qualities include: […]
A recent study has found that taking “diet breaks” can be a part of an effective fat-loss plan. It’s the idea of temporary maintenance as a break from active weight loss – hitting pause on the plan while something like a holiday or vacation happens. Think of it as an intentional plateau. It’s the third option that we often […]
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, around 1 in 9 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the United States, a total of 6.7 million people. With an aging population, experts expect this number to exceed 12 million by 2050. As Medical News Today reports, Alzheimer’s is an incurable, progressive disease, but it is not inevitable […]
The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide significantly reduced symptoms and improved quality of life in people with obesity and the most common form of heart failure in a clinical trial, potentially expanding the already wildly popular drug’s use beyond diabetes and weight loss and offering a new treatment option where few are available. As […]
Health authorities say they’re closely tracking the spread of three new COVID-19 variants now spreading around the country. Levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for now remain far below previous peaks seen during past summer and winter waves of the virus, but have been climbing steadily for several weeks. The appearance of a new “highly mutated” […]
Recent research suggests that reducing screen time significantly improves your well-being. You don’t need to go cold turkey, but it’s worth changing. As Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Pump Club reports, while too many people speculate that social media and time on your phones aren’t good for your mental health, this study has provided new insight into what’s happening. The […]
What would happen if you used the latest technology to design a diet specifically for you? Would you finally lose more weight and see better results. According to Arnold Schwarzeneger’s Pump Club, a recent study found that you don’t need to personalize your diet to your genetic variables to see incredible results. The research is […]
When you roll up your sleeve to get routine vaccinations, do you prefer a jab in your right or left arm? New data suggests the choice you make matters. As USA Today reports, researchers in Germany found people who got all their shots in one arm had a stronger immune response than those who distributed […]
New research suggests that chilling your body before you go to sleep can make it easier to fall asleep and lead to higher-quality rest. The study wasn’t done on a large scale – it only involved 15 people – but it focused on people involved in a sleep study who struggle to get enough sleep and […]
A new COVID vaccine is due out in September, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received due to COVID “fatigue,” even as hospitalizations from “Eris”, a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country. Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new […]