healthy lifestyle habits

Healthy streets, healthy life – POLITICO

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American cities that closed streets during the pandemic to give residents additional outdoor space for recreation have returned most of them to drivers.

Those reopenings are a missed opportunity to improve health if the prognosis from an ongoing experiment in urban redesign in Barcelona, Spain, is any indication.

POLITICO’s Helen Collis reports that Barcelona has seen promising results from a decade-old project to close large sections of three neighborhoods to traffic.

A survey of people living in the repurposed areas found they reported better rest, increased socialization and

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Healthy Life: 4 Self-care tips you can do right now | HealthyLife

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We always hear the buzz word “self care,” but how do many of us actually follow through when it comes to caring for ourselves? These days, we’re so preoccupied with life’s to-do’s that it’s more important than ever to ensure you give yourself a little TLC too. These are 4 self-care tips you can do right now.

Take a bath. Don’t overcomplicate things: run some how water and sit still, even for five minutes, and just soak… and breathe. If you want to take it next-level, add some bubbles, essential oils, a candle, and maybe even some lighthearted reading material.

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Bird’s Nest Carrot Cake Cupcakes

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Celebrate Easter with these festive Bird’s Nest Carrot Cake Cupcakes that are super moist, naturally sweetened with maple syrup and applesauce, all topped with a cream cheese frosting, toasted coconut and chocolate candies!

Easter is right around the corner and these carrot cake cupcakes make the perfect festive treat! The cutest little desserts that are not only delicious, but make such a great addition to your holiday table. These carrot cake cupcakes are made healthier with whole wheat pastry flour, shredded carrots, coconut oil in place of butter and naturally sweetened with maple syrup and applesauce. The cupcakes are topped

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Ty Jerome knows what he proved with Warriors, has no anger over contract

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Jerome knows what he proved with Dubs: ‘Zero hard feelings’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea

SAN FRANCISCO — For the last 11 Warriors games, Ty Jerome’s pregame routine has changed. Once the game begins, Jerome has stayed on the sidelines in a sweatsuit. That’s the life of a two-way player in the NBA, and it’s about to change again on Tuesday for the 25-year-old point guard.

Jerome last played over three weeks ago on March 11 in a nine-point Warriors win against the Milwaukee Bucks. Since then, Jerome has been getting his lift and drill work done earlier in

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Twins facing life-threatening conditions go home healthy thanks to OHSU fetal surgery team

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Adriana Romero Villarreal underwent fetal laser surgery to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome when she was 22 weeks pregnant with sons Felix and Isaac, pictured here with their surgeons, Raphael Sun, MD, and Andrew Chon, MD, and their father, Isaac Bagnall. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

When Adriana Romero Villarreal found out she was having twins, she was shocked: Twins didn’t run into her family or her partner’s family, so they were excited to welcome the first set.

At her prenatal check-up, Romero Villarreal learned that her pregnancy was considered high-risk. She was referred to Oregon Health & Science University for an ultrasound

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Scheurer Hospital teaches students to live healthy lives

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Scheurer Health is making its way to classrooms across the Upper Thumb to help fight childhood obesity. Through games and activities, Scheurer staff members are teaching first-, third- and fifth-graders how to take better care of themselves.

“The kids really love it when we come in, and they get super excited because it helps break up their day,” said Scheurer Health and Wellness Advocate Ben Zaleski, who recently taught an eight-week class at Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools.

Zaleski and his colleagues teach a “5210” program, which stands for the amount of time people should spend doing certain activities. According to this

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Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Slower Memory Decline in Older Adults

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The researchers found that each individual’s healthy behavior (healthy diet, regular exercise, active social contact, cognitive activity, non-smoking, and never drinking alcohol) was associated with a slower-than-average decline in memory over 10 years after accounting for other health, economic, and social factors. The strongest effect on slowing memory decline is a healthy diet, followed by cognitive activity and then physical exercise.

Even those with genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease see benefits.

According to a decade-long study of older adults in China, recently published in The BMJa healthy lifestyle, particularly a healthy diet, is linked to slower memory decline.

The

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#1 Myth Regarding Longevity, According to an Expert

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While social media ads for the latest buzzy supplements—guaranteed to “transform your life or you’ll get your money back”—may want to convince you otherwise, the truth is that there’s really no single superfood or magical cure-all for healthy aging . Much as we’ve tried to find a fountain of youth, the secret to living a long and healthy life really comes down to many factors, not just one thing. It’s really about the whole picture.

In the spirit of quelling some of our society’s widespread anxiety about healthy aging (we get it—it’s rampant), we caught up with Luigi Fontana,

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