How to have a busy social life can help ‘slash your risk of 11 silent killers’

GOOD friends keep you healthy in middle age, a study found.

Staying close to mates and family in your late forties reduces the risk of illnesses such as heart disease and cancer.

Research found women were happier with their social lives in middle age were healthier as they got old (stock image)

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Research found women were happier with their social lives in middle age were healthier as they got old (stock image)credit: Getty

People with happy social lives are more protected from mental health problems and are more likely to visit their doctor.

Research by the University of Queensland in Australia used data from 7,700 Aussie women aged 45 to 50.

Study author Dr Xiaolin Xu said: “Our

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Ministry of Culture holds ‘Healthy Life’ workshop

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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Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says



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People who had a healthy lifestyle before the Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long-term Covid than their peers, says a new study.

The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at almost 2,000 women who reported a positive Covid-19 test between April 2020 and November 2021. The participants were enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study II, which has been surveying more than 100,000 US nurses since 1989.

The researchers looked at six modifiable lifestyle factors that they defined as healthy: a body-mass index between 18.5 and 24.7, never smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, a high-quality

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Black Americans struggle with ‘triggering’ Tyre Nichols video

Angelina Paxton had been friends with Tire Nichols for more than half her life.

As teens, she said, they spent their days at the skate park, and their afternoons watching the California sunset while talking on the hood of a car.

And that’s exactly how they spent a final afternoon together, in 2020, when Ms Paxton visited Mr Nichols in Memphis.

Three years later, after footage of officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols was made public, Ms Paxton said she refused to replace those happy memories with images of the attack that allegedly led to his death.

“I have done everything

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Learn how to achieve those New Year’s fitness resolutions at the Healthy Living Expo this Saturday

Focusing on the concepts of sustainability, innovation and a healthy lifestyle, more than 100 exhibitors from across the country are scheduled to occupy over 20,000 sq. ft. of space, showcasing their products and services to customers and industry professionals. Vendors range from food, photography, vegetable greenhouses, kids clothing, animal charities, and more to appeal to kids, adults and even pets.

In two separate rooms, the Expo will consist of health professionals and gurus to answer fitness questions, interactive stage demonstrations, an indoor public market, door prizes requiring guests to engage with exhibitors and the Central Alberta Leadership in Health Awards.

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Muscle Relax Techniques That Help You Destress Instantly


There are many relaxation techniques. The best known is Progressive Neuromuscular Relaxation. It is based on the findings of the American scientist E. Jacobson, namely that stressful situations are usually accompanied by an increase in muscle tension, while in calm situations, the muscles are relaxed. Based on this finding he developed a relaxation method known as the Jacobson’s Progressive Neuromuscular Relaxation.

It is a process in which the person learns how to relax various muscle groups of their body. Through continuous cycles of tension and relaxation of these muscles, the person accurately observes how they feel both during tension and

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4 healthy diets that can extend your life: study

You can reduce the risk of early death by nearly 20%, just by eating more foods from four healthy eating patterns, according to researchers who analyzed decades of data collected on more than 119,000 adults.

The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who ate the “highest-quality diets” had a 20% lower risk of dying early from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases during the study.

Notably, the researchers found the link between the healthy eaters and lower risk of death held up across different racial and ethnic groups, including Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic

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Wellness trends for a healthy lifestyle

While getting fit may be our constant resolution every year, it’s difficult to keep up with it for long. While getting fit by hitting the gym is a completely different ball game altogether, you can always focus on your wellness one step at a time. Here are some simple wellness oriented lifestyle changes you can introduce in your life-

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Do you also feel free and at peace when away from your phone? Well, most of us do, hence taking breaks from technology can be really refreshing. Why do mountain visits are therapeutic and peaceful for us? Because we

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