Healthy Life

Stress is killing your body and brain

Violin20/02/2023 49 Views

How long you live is determined by everything from genetics to lifestyle choices. But one factor determining life expectancy has become glaringly obvious too: the toxic stress load.

“It’s been hiding in plain sight for decades,” Tamen Jadad-Garcia and Dr. Alex Jadad, author of Healthy No Matter What: How Humans Are Hardwired to Adaptwrote in a TIME article.

The toxic stress load (TSL) is two-fold. It refers to the physical and mental reactions people experience after stressful events, especially longer-term ones, coupled with the “allostatic load” or physical consequences from continuous toxic stress.

“The TSL is the term that

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Ministry of Culture holds ‘Healthy Life’ workshop

Violin19/02/2023 37 Views

Doha: The Ministry of Culture on Sunday organized a ‘Healthy Life’ workshop on the occasion of National Sport Day to encourage employees to follow healthy diets, engage in various sports activities, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The workshop was presented by trainer Khalid Nabina, who described a healthy lifestyle as a set of practices aimed at enhancing the level of individual health and preventing diseases, which leads to elevating the standard of living in general. He pointed out that, to some people, the concept of healthy life is limited to exercising, healthy food, and losing or controlling weight, indicating that

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First UK Child To Receive Gene Therapy For Fatal Genetic Disorder Is Now Healthy

Violin18/02/2023 41 Views

A 19-month-old girl named Teddi recently became the first child in the UK outside a clinical trial to receive a new gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a fatal genetic disorder, the National Health Service (NHS) announced. Roughly six months out of treatment, “Teddi is a happy and healthy toddler showing no signs of the devastating disease she was born with,” the NHS statement reads. Live Science reports: The genetic disorder MLD disrupts cells’ ability to break down sulfatides, a fatty material used to insulate the wiring that runs through the white matter of the brain and much of the

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Diet essentials for a longer life

Violin18/02/2023 49 Views

Don’t we all want to know the recipe for a longer life with excellent physical and mental health? While many blame genetics when things go haywire, it’s pertinent to understand that lifestyle is the most crucial factor in improving life expectancy. Lifestyle is an amalgamation of our diet, sleeping patterns, physical activity, and mental health, among other things. Out of these factors, our eating patterns are fundamental. So, if you have yet to cultivate healthy eating habits, don’t worry. It’s never too late to adopt a longevity lifestyle.

in the book’The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live

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Promise day: 5 couples promises to lead a healthy life

Violin17/02/2023 43 Views

Love-struck couples must be preparing to celebrate Valentine’s Day and show their affection for one another as Valentine’s Week gets underway. While this day offers the possibility to make your loved one feel special, it also brings a duty to both of you to ensure a long and healthy life for each other. Since it has been more than a month past the new year and if you haven’t been able to keep up with your new year’s resolutions, Promise Day is the ideal time to follow them up. So, make these few key couples promise for a better life,

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Cathay Life Insurance Unveils New ‘Health First’ Strategy

Violin16/02/2023 59 Views

Published: Feb. 15, 2023 at 8:33 PM HST|Updated: 2 hours ago

From protection to prevention, it covers four major areas to take care of customers

TAIPEI, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cathay Life Insurance, Taiwan’s largest insurance company, has announced a detailed new strategy for customers, along with its latest operational performance in the health sector.

The newly launched wellness program “FitBack”, which is embedded in the Cathay Life App. It... — The newly launched wellness program “FitBack”, which is embedded in the Cathay Life App. It serves as a constant reminder and encouragement for customers to stay committed to health goals, upgrade their membership levels, and reap the rewards.

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Senior center program aims for healthy hearts for Valentine’s Day

Violin14/02/2023 67 Views

SOUTHINGTON – To honor both Valentine’s Day and National Heart Month, the Calendar House Senior Center is hosting a special event called “Heart Healthy Valentine’s” on Wednesday. The event is presented by ShopRite of Southington’s retail dietician, Marisa McCoy, and will focus on healthy eating habits and desserts.

“We’ll work out which chocolate is good for your heart, which chocolates are bad for your heart, how much you should be eating,” McCoy said. “It’s a fun twist on the science between health and nutrition.”

Heart health and nutrition

McCoy plans to focus on Wednesday’s Coffee ‘n Dessert on the connection

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Healthy lifestyle in old age linked to slower memory and thinking decline

Violin14/02/2023 48 Views

Research published today (Wednesday 25 January) in The BMJ found that people in their 60s who lead a healthier lifestyle experience slower cognitive decline.

The study of people involved taking part in the China Cognition and Aging Study, a nationwide study of dementia in China. Researchers analyzed data from 29072 people who were 60 or older at the start of the research and who did not have existing memory and thinking problems.

Participants took a test for a key Alzheimer’s risk gene (called APOE4) and, at five points over the decade long study, completed a questionnaire about their lifestyle and

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