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Flossing Cuts Stroke Risk By Up to 44 Percent
Flossing protects your brain as well as your gums, a new study suggests. People who floss their teeth at least once a week are reducing their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot, researchers are scheduled to report Wednesday at a meeting of the American Stroke Association...
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'Floor Time' Trend Really Can Reduce Stress
There's a TikTok trend that's garnered millions of views and advocates say it relieves stress. The "floor time" trend recommends spending time lying on your back on the ground. Floor time followers say the practice revives them, calms the mind and eases stress. According to...
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How to Nap to Boost Cognition
If you want to boost brain power the easy way, take a nap. That's the advice of researchers who found that even a 10-minute nap can boost cognition and learning capabilities. Michael Chee, the director of the Center for Sleep and Cognition at the National University of...
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How to Get Relief from Work-Related Eye Strain
The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely at numbers and details on contracts, applications...
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Daily Habits That Slow Aging
Aging gracefully requires sticking to healthy habits daily. According to experts at AARP, incorporating the following anti-aging strategies into your day can help delay the visible and invisible signs of aging. While individuals differ, and you should tailor your daily...
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A Glass of Milk Daily Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer
Got milk? If so, you may be helping to prevent colon cancer. The largest study to date investigating the link between diet and colorectal cancer found that an additional 300 milligrams (mg) of calcium daily, the amount found in a glass of milk, is associated with a 17%...
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Protect Against Norovirus, COVID-19, Flu and RSV
In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness - flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, scientists think that the winter surge of flu and cold activity may be because we spend...
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The Best Times to Take Vitamins
Timing is everything when it comes to getting the most from your vitamins and minerals. Some work best when taken in the morning, others are more effective when consumed with meals. While nutritionists recommend that we get daily nutritional requirements from food sources,...
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Fitness More Important Than Weight for Longevity
When it comes to living a longer life, staying active may matter far more than what the scale says. Per the largest study yet on fitness, body weight, and longevity published recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that people who are...
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How to Set Boundaries and Improve Health
We look forward to the new year as an offering for a fresh start. It's a chance to improve physically, mentally and emotionally. However, to enjoy new beginnings, we often have to get rid of the old habits that have held us back. For many of us, it means establishing...
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When to Drink Coffee for Longevity, Heart Benefits
For many, coffee is a beloved morning ritual, fueling the day ahead. But what if the time you drink it could influence how long - and how well - you live? New research published Jan. 8 in the European Heart Journal suggests that when you enjoy your cup of Joe might be just...
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Study Finds Volunteering Slows Biological Aging
If you want to slow your biological aging in 2025, try volunteering. A study of 2,605 men and women aged 62 and older, published in the January edition of Social Science & Medicine, found that those who volunteered one to four hours per week experienced slower biological...
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Doing This Monthly Halves Your Depression Risk
A recent study reveals that getting out and experiencing culture can slash your risk of depression dramatically. Researchers from Cambridge University found that seeing a show, going to a movie, visiting a museum or engaging in another cultural activity cuts the risk of...
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The Many Health Benefits of Dry January
Giving up alcohol for the first month of the year has become a popular trend. While up to 40% of Americans plan to partake in Dry January, statistics show approximately 15% end up following through by abstaining from alcohol up for the full month. Staying dry for the month...
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Self-Guided Talk Therapy May Ease Itch of Eczema
Eczema can be maddening, causing thick, scaly patches of dry skin that itch like the devil. There's no cure for the skin condition, but a new study shows that self-guided talk therapy can help a person deal with the itching. Online self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy...
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10 Resolutions That Can Add Years to Your Life
With the holiday festivities coming to a close, it's time to open the door to a new year. Hopefully, it will be a year filled with happiness and health. While you set about making resolutions to make the coming year one of the best ever, include some of these science-backed...
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Increasing Daily Steps Lowers Depression Risk
Can you literally step away from depression? A new global review of data found that "increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms." The Spanish study found that up to a level of about 10,000 steps per day,...
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How to Find Peace During the Holidays
Bells are ringing. Snow is glistening. But you're bummed out. You could be suffering from a case of the holiday blues, which experts say is not uncommon. A strained relationship with family, for example, can make this time of year pretty lonely. The holidays are expensive,...
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Poll: Friendships Key to Seniors' Mental Health
Close friendships are incredibly important to the mental health of middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study finds. Older adults with worse mental or physical health were twice as likely to say they don't have any close friends, according to results from the University of...
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Omega-3 Rich Diet May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth
Men who opt for "watchful waiting" instead of treatment for a low-risk prostate cancer might improve their odds if they take fish oil supplements, early research suggests. "Many men are interested in lifestyle changes, including diet, to help manage their cancer and prevent...
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Hot Cocoa Protects Against Negative Effects of Stress
'Tis the season to be stressed, and if that leads you to reach for fatty foods, add a cup of good quality, hot cocoa to your indulgence. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the U.K. found that the flavanols in cocoa combat the damage excess fat from foods does...
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Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment
The ancient Japanese practice of reiki "energy healing" might help some cancer patients deal with the pain that can come with infusion therapies, new research shows. "Outpatients receiving reiki during infusion reported clinically significant improvements in all symptoms,...
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Natural Cold Remedies That Really Work
We've seen how garlic combats the common cold along with other illnesses, but what about other home remedies such as chicken soup and zinc lozenges - can they treat the more than 200 viruses that can cause a cold? According to the BBC, remedies effective against infections...
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Exercise's 'Brain Boost' May Last 24 Hours
Want to give your brain a boost for tomorrow? Get in a little pulse-pounding exercise today, a new study shows. In a finding that suggests the benefits of exercise may linger longer than believed, researchers discovered that middle-aged adults and seniors perform better on...
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How Garlic Fights the Common Cold, Other Illnesses
The health benefits of garlic are legion. The ancient Egyptians used garlic thousands of years ago to help bolster the energy and strength of laborers building the pyramids. In 1858, the French chemist Louis Pasteur, who identified that germs could cause disease, noted that...