Month: August 2024

Beauty Tips & Tricks

What is the Sober Curious Movement—and Why Is It So Popular?

Many people think that, when it comes to alcohol use, it’s all-or-nothing; you either pursue full sobriety or you drink whatever and whenever you want. But it doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing. There’s a movement aimed at helping people want to better understand their relationship to alcohol and make healthier choices for themselves without necessarily […]

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Should You Try a Ballet-Style Workout?

Barre classes may do great things for your glutes, thighs, and core, but if you really want to be strong like a ballerina, consider a ballet workout. This total body exercise doesn’t just strengthen and lengthen muscles; it boasts some decided fringe benefits, like better posture, balance, and confidence, says Victoria Marr, director and co-founder […]

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Healthy Recipe: Holiday Hot Pot

RECIPE BY LEANDRA ROUSE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAM EMMONS  Hot Pot is a delicious family meal that is served with a steaming soup at the center of a table, where all guests can participate in flavoring the broth. This is a tradition that has been seen across Asia for thousands of years. Most notably in […]

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Here’s How You Can Brighten Winter with the Danish Practice of Hygge

Winter can be tough for many people, with fewer hours of daylight and plunging temperatures. Sure, there are many holidays and celebrations to look forward to, but they can come with over-the-top busyness, and expectations can be emotionally and physically draining. This season, give yourself a break and perhaps elevate your happiness by following the […]

Wellness Guide

Early snapshot of pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health

Home from school and separated from peers during crucial developmental phases, young children and adolescents were clearly among the people most negatively impacted, in various ways, by the pandemic lockdowns. But early indications offer some additional, less-expected observations. Among them are that even before the outbreak hit there had been a trend of rising mental […]

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It may be increasingly legal but doesn’t mean cannabis is safe

A recent CBS News/YouGov survey found that two-thirds of Americans want recreational marijuana use to be legal. Nearly 70 percent of states allow the medical use of cannabis products and a growing number have legalized recreational use. But neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd says that doesn’t mean cannabis gets a clean bill of health. What we consume […]

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In Alzheimer’s, DNA errors stress cells, create dysfunction

Inside brain cells, errors in DNA can accumulate as we age. But in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, these errors — known as somatic mutations — may build up at a faster rate. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital found that patients with Alzheimer’s disease have a greater […]

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Infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure

A new study finds that women who had experienced infertility had a 16 percent increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history. Massachusetts General Hospital study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “We are beginning to recognize that a woman’s reproductive history tells […]