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How reducing the number of stressful events in our lives could help beat dementia

"But is the onset of something as complex as Alzheimer’s disease likely to come down to a simple numbers game, in which one too many stressful events mean it’s game over?"    August 9, 2017 | Author:  Claire J. Hanley, PhD, Swansea University Stress is bad for our physical and [...]

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They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life

The application of lifestyle medicines is particularly important now because unhealthy lifestyles have caused a pandemic of preventable chronic diseases that is now exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately afflicts those with these conditions. . . . Ask your doctor to “prescribe” these six “pills” for a longer and better [...]

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Can’t keep your New Year’s resolutions? Try being kind to yourself

"Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions that require us to make effective or lasting changes? I would argue the problem isn’t that we try and we fail – the problem is how we treat ourselves when we fail." - Author, Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, [...]

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Dr. Weil presents 6 simple ways to destress right now

This video was originally posted during the holidays of 2017. During the 2020 pandemic holiday season, you may find these simple ways to destress now resonate more than ever before! (1:36 min).   Nov 28, 2017 - From the desk of Andrew Weil, M.D. While situations that can lead to [...]

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