Category: Healthy Life

Healthy Life

Reflecting on his life beyond the police video

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Tire Nichols taking a selfie, and an image from a video of him riding his skateboard.

Tire Nichols taking a selfie, and an image from a video of him riding his skateboard. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Deandre Nichols via Reuters, family handout via Twitter)

As family and loved ones gather Wednesday in Memphis to celebrate the life of Tyre Nichols, a Black man killed by Memphis police, mental health experts are cautioning against watching and posting the gruesome video circulating around social media of his fatal beating. Instead, they are offering ways to reflect on his life as a healthy alternative.

“You don’t have to watch the video, you don’t have to post the video,”

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CHI Saint Joseph Health encourages a heart-healthy lifestyle

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Each February, we recognize American Heart Month, and CHI Saint Joseph Health is encouraging Kentuckians to prioritize a heart-healthy lifestyle by scheduling annual screenings and making knowledgeable choices at home, which can be lifesaving.

“Heart disease is the number one leading cause of death in America,” said Steve Lin, MD, CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group – Cardiology. “But people can take charge of their heart health by making lifestyle changes and staying up to date on screenings to live a long and healthy life.”

Across the US, one person dies every 34 seconds from cardiovascular disease, according

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The cost-of-living crisis is a public health issue

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Having a warm, dry place to live, nutritious food, fair work and a sense of security are fundamental building blocks for a healthy life. Throughout 2022, we saw rapid rises in the cost of essentials – energy, housing, food and fuel (Figure 1) – that have outstripped average increases in people’s wages and welfare payments.

Figure 1. Annual consumer price inflation rate, UK, December 2020 to November 2022.

Figure 1. Annual consumer price inflation rate, UK, December 2020 to November 2022.
Source: Office for National Statistics (2022)

This has significant and wide-ranging negative consequences for mental and physical health and well-being (Figure 2).

For example, not having the money to put the

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Boston Celtics and Sun Life close out 9th annual Fit to Win youth program with Celtics forward Justin Jackson at trampoline park

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WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Life US and the Boston Celtics on Thursday wrapped another year of Fit to Win, a health and fitness program for YMCA youth, at Launch Trampoline Park in Norwood, Mass. Justin Jackson, along with Lucky the Leprechaun and members of the Celtics Flight Crew, the kids joined for laser tag, dodgeball, a ninja warrior course, and some good old-fashioned bouncing. Fit to Win is a four-week program that teaches kids about fitness, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle habits. The kids track their results and keep mindfulness journals throughout the program.

Celtics forward Justin Jackson cheers on kids as they go through a ninja warrior course.

“Fit

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Community Gardening Could Boost Your Lifestyle and Your Health

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Feb. 3, 2023 — Despite the boom in wellness culture seen in recent years, Americans continue to struggle with maintaining a healthy lifestyle in the long term. We’ve had more options than ever before, but something still isn’t working.

According to the CDC, 6 in 10 Americans have diet-related chronic illnesses — heart disease, strokes, certain cancers, and type 2 diabetes — most of which are preventable through eating well and getting regular exercise.

So it might be time to think creatively and get our hands dirty.

For years, leaders of the Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) took notice of how

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Georgina Thynes | News, Sports, Jobs

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dec. 17, 1932-Jan. 29, 2023

JORDAN — A Celebration of Life Service for Georgina “Georgie” Thynes, 90, of Jordan, formerly of Storden, will be 11 am Friday, Feb. 3, at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Storden, with Pastor Jennifer Bennet officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. A time of visitation and gathering will be from 10-11 am Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Storden. The service will be livestreamed on the Bethany Lutheran Church Facebook page.

Arrangements are under the care of the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Window.

Georgina Blanche (Azzopardi) Thynes was born Dec.

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Health and Fitness Tips for Adults with ADHD

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Growing in lockstep with our scientific understanding of ADHD is our knowledge about epigenetics — the study of how lifestyle factors like nutrition, exercise, and sleep exert real, physical changes on a person’s DNA. ADHD is a genetic disorder, yes. But epigenetic changes to DNA do influence how

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How do you live to be 100? Good genes, activity and friends.

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Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old — will continue to rise in the coming decades. While genetics plays a large role in healthy aging, physical activity, social support and where you live can also influence your chances of living a very long life.

Sister André, a French Catholic nun born Lucile Randon, who was the world’s oldest living person, recently died at the age of 118. Now the two oldest living people are believed to be María Branyas Morera, a 115-year-old Spanish born

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