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You’re eating right, you’re managing your stress, you’re staying active — you’ve got this health thing down, right? While these are all essential to staying healthy, there’s one major thing you might be missing: cancer screenings. Cancer screenings — tests that look for signs of cancer before you have any symptoms — are an effective […]
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Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: 4 Joint-Friendly Exercises After Joint Replacement
After you’ve had a joint replacement, you may be looking forward to getting back to the active lifestyle you had before — whether that means returning to the field or court or signing up for a half marathon. Then you ask yourself: Can I actually do any of these things now? While you may return […]
Parenting Aging Parents: 5 Types of Questions to Ask Your Parent’s Doctors
You didn’t swap bodies with your parents, but these days, your life is feeling a lot like the comedy Freaky Friday. At some point, roles reversed and you became the concerned caregiver. One of your many duties as a caregiver may be to help your parents manage their health care. You may have a million […]
You’re Not Weak and You’re Not Alone: Breaking the Stigma About Mental Health Disorders
A TV star who makes $1 million per episode and lives in a Beverly Hills mansion. Your next door neighbor with the tidy lawn and the permanent smile on his face. The young child who is only 8 years old and shouldn’t have a care in the world. You might never know it by looking […]
How Can Exercise Help With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?
Whether you’re walking out of yoga class or you’ve just finished a long run, that feeling you get after a good workout is unbeatable. Your body feels energized and your mind feels more focused. It’s been known for a long time that exercise leads to higher levels of happiness, but it may do much more […]
Strength in Numbers: The Benefits of a Weight Loss Program
How long has it been since you used the buddy system? The “buddy system” — a long-time elementary school tradition — is where you keep tabs on one another during field trips to prevent anyone from getting lost and ending up alone. This system works because you know someone is making sure you don’t stray […]
Caregiver Stress: 4 Simple Ways to Care for Your Own Health
When you’re a caregiver, chances are you’re juggling many roles — and life can get a little hectic. Your week may look something like this: Monday: Post-op follow-up appointment for your husband’s knee surgery before work Tuesday: Your daughter’s scoliosis check-up after work Wednesday: Your son’s orthodontist appointment during your lunch break Thursday: Help your […]
The Truth About 5 Common Plastic Surgery Myths
Open any gossip magazine, and you’ll probably find at least one story about a celebrity getting a facelift, breast augmentation (enlargement), or nose job. While that may be one side of plastic surgery, there are also many other ways that plastic surgery can improve the way your body looks and functions. Plastic surgery goes way […]
The Importance of Organ Donation
Ten minutes is a very short amount of time. In 10 minutes, you might be able to go for a short walk, clear out your email inbox, or maybe even have a quick telephone conversation with a friend. In fact, you’ll probably be done reading this within the next 10 minutes. In those same 10 […]
Coping with Your Aging Parent’s Dementia
As you were growing up, your parents may have been your caregivers, mentors, and support system. They were the ones you went to when you needed advice, had questions, or just wanted to talk. But now that you’re grown up, you may notice that they are struggling with issues like memory loss or other signs […]