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The Legacy of Negative Emotions.
The Legacy of Negative Emotions. As we keep making stress hormones, we create a host of highly addictive negative emotions, including anger, hostility, aggression, competition, hatred, frustration, fear, anxiety, jealousy, insecurity, guilt, shame, sadness, depression, hopelessness, and powerlessness, just to name a few. When we focus on thoughts about bitter memories or imagined dreadful futures…
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Stress Keeps Us Living in Survival Mode; Reason You Should Avoid Long-term Stress.
Stress Keeps Us Living in Survival Mode; Reason You Should Avoid Long-term Stress. Stress is one of the biggest causes of epigenetic change because it knocks your body out of balance. It comes in three forms: physical stress (trauma), chemical stress (toxins), and emotional stress (fear, worry, being overwhelmed, and so on). Each type can…
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EPIGENETICS; How We Mere Mortals Get to Play with the Immortals.
EPIGENETICS; How We Mere Mortals Get to Play with the Immortals. If our genes don’t seal our fate and if they actually contain an enormous library of possibilities just waiting to be taken off the shelf and read, then what gives us access to those potentials that could have a huge effect on our health…
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Seeds and Nuts that Can Help to Retard Wrinkle Skin.
Seeds and Nuts that Can Help to Retard Wrinkle Skin. Nuts and seeds are excellent sources of many nutrients, particularly minerals, which tend to get overlooked in favor of vitamins C and E. Your best choice is raw or toasted seeds and nuts because they do not contain the added salt, sugar, and fat found…
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Fruits That Help to Fight Wrinkle Skin and How It Work.
Fruits That Help to Fight Wrinkle Skin and How It Work. Fruits are a major source of wrinkle-fighting antioxidants. Blueberries and pomegranates are two of the richest sources of these nutrients on the planet. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, a leading cause of damage to the skin that results in wrinkles. Eating fresh fruit is a…
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Vegetables For Fighting Skin Wrinkle and How It Works.
Vegetables For Fighting Skin Wrinkle and How It Works. Vegetables contain high levels of antioxidants, including vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, flavonoids, and many more. Antioxidants are compounds that seek out and neutralize free radicals, the unstable molecules in your skin that can cause damage to both your skin’s overall structure and the cell’s ability…
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The Three Major Causes of Skin Wrinkle You Ought to Know.
The Three Major Causes of Skin Wrinkle You Ought to Know. Wrinkles emerge and become more pronounced as skin ages. As early as age 25, you can begin to see the signs of aging. The skin is slower in its ability to heal. Small abrasions and cuts take longer to disappear than they did in…
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The Health Benefits of Good Relaxation.
The Health Benefits of Good Relaxation. You take a vacation day, but get distracted by the thought of your work inbox filling up. Or you sit down to watch a movie and immediately feel guilty about all the tasks still on your to-do list. Or perhaps you splurge on a massage, but barely enjoy it…
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How Multivitamins Are Linked to Slower Brain Aging.
How Multivitamins Are Linked to Slower Brain Aging. Aging is inevitable, but that doesn’t stop us from trying to slow it down. And the easier the intervention, the better. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers report that taking a multivitamin that you can buy at the pharmacy can slow…
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Changing Your Diet and Lifestyle May Slow Down Alzheimer’s
Changing Your Diet and Lifestyle May Slow Down Alzheimer’s Lately, the biggest news in Alzheimer’s has been around a new drug treatment that can slow cognitive decline by nearly 30% among people in the early stages of the disease. In coming months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make a decision about…
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What Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements.
What Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements. From multivitamins and melatonin to fiber and fish oil, Americans who are trying to boost their health and immunity have a plethora of supplements to choose from. An estimated 58% of U.S. adults ages 20 and over take dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Centers for…
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How Stress Affects Your Heart Health.
How Stress Affects Your Heart Health. For many people, stress is part of everyday life. The demands of work, family, and other quotidian pressures can leave one feeling angry, agitated, anxious, downtrodden, or burned out. While these kinds of day-to-day challenges are often described as mild forms of stress, the reality is that some people will…
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Why Your Daily Meal Should Start with a Vegetable.
Why Your Daily Meal Should Start with a Vegetable. Researchers have recently found that eating certain foods like non-starchy vegetables before carbs may result in lower, healthier blood sugar, compared to having carbs first. Especially at breakfast, these veggie starters also suppress hormones that cause hunger throughout the day. Read more: Reasons Why You Should Eat More Vegetables Daily. Carbs aren’t inherently bad.…
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Signs Your Body Is Telling You It’s Time to Take a Rest.
Signs Your Body Is Telling You It’s Time to Take a Rest If the smoke alarm in your house were beeping frantically, you’d spring into action. If your car alarm started whirring loudly, you’d investigate. And if a tornado warning was issued for your neighborhood, you’d almost certainly take cover. Yet we’re not so fast, experts…
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The 10 Principles of the Use of Cosmetics Everyone Should Know.
The 10 Principles of the Use of Cosmetics Everyone Should Know. There are many ways to take beautiful care of your skin, but the first step is to acquire a clear understanding of how the so-called “beauty” industry works so you don’t repeatedly get waylaid by bad or ineffective products and misleading, absurd claims. Let’s…
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Your Guide to Better Sleep.
Your Guide to Better Sleep When people say they want to get healthier, they often focus on just two things: eating better and exercising more. But sleeping well is also a vital part of any health routine. Here’s your all-day guide to getting the best sleep you’ve ever had. Wake up at the same time every…
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How Extreme Heat Impacts Your Brain and Mental Health.
How Extreme Heat Impacts Your Brain and Mental Health When the temperature spikes, so too do suicide rates, crime, and violence. Twitter sees hate tweets and online aggression increase during heatwaves, along with phrasing that researchers have linked to anxiety and depression. Our very language captures the confluence of heat and emotion when we are annoyed, we get “hot under…
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How to Get Back to Sleep After Waking Up at Night.
How to Get Back to Sleep After Waking Up at Night Waking up throughout the night is normal. Most adults do it between two and six times per night and if you’re a good sleeper, these wakings will be so brief that you likely won’t remember them, says Lynelle Schneeberg, a sleep psychologist and assistant…
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Are Walking Pads Really Worth It?; Why do you need one?
Are Walking Pads Really Worth It?; Why do you need one? Kenneth Luczko works remotely as an engineer for a tech company which means his fingers dance across his keyboard all day. One might assume that’s the extent of his on-the-clock exercise. But by the time 5 p.m. rolls around, he’s logged at least 15,000…
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The Popular Sugar Substitute Xylitol Could Have Some Major Heart-Health Risks.
The Popular Sugar Substitute Xylitol Could Have Some Major Heart-Health Risks. Losing weight is one the best ways to lower your risk of heart disease, and cutting back on sugar can contribute to that. But sweeteners that mimic the taste of sugar with fewer or no calories could be increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk…
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