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

Violin05/02/2023 91 Views

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.

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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Community Gardening Could Boost Your Lifestyle and Your Health

Violin04/02/2023 45 Views

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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A study of older adults in China found a link between a healthy lifestyle and slower memory decline

Violin31/01/2023 58 Views

A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, found a decade-long study of older adults in China, published today in The BMJ.

Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene – the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias – a healthy lifestyle was found to slow memory loss.

Memory continuously declines as people age, but evidence from existing studies is insufficient to assess the effect of a healthy lifestyle on memory in later life. And given the many possible causes of memory decline, a combination of healthy behaviors might

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UBC promises to go beyond eating well and exercising in a healthy aging speaker series

Violin26/01/2023 50 Views

What steps can people take right now to ensure their lives are as long, happy and healthy as possible?

This is the question a new speaker series by the University of British Columbia’s Healthy Aging Program hopes to answer.

The current chair of the program, Michael Kobor, says they still don’t know all the answers, but they do know where some of the secrets lie. Good nutrition and exercise are obvious ones, but less researched areas are important too.

“There are also psychosocial aspects, like belonging and having a purpose in life,” Kobor says.

A leading expert in epigenetics, Kobor

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Jump-Start Your Health in 2023

Violin25/01/2023 73 Views

Whether you’re just starting or want to turbocharge your momentum and results, the 60day provides all the tools

CHANHASSEN, Minn., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For those looking to get started, or back on track, with their health and wellness goals in 2023, Life Time (NYSE: LTH) is launching the Spring 60day Challenge at its athletic clubs country on Saturday, January 28.

The eight-week 60 day Challenge includes a session with a Life Time personal trainer, daily workouts, a detailed meal plan, 150+ healthy recipes, guidance from virtual coaches and weekly in-person Saturday sweat sessions.

The Life Time

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Don’t call it a diet. Take some simple steps to eat healthier and lose weight

Violin23/01/2023 157 Views

Whether you made a New Year’s resolution or not, you’ve likely thought about being healthier in 2023.

That probably means going on a diet, right? Not necessarily.

If you are looking for a temporary program to lose weight, a diet might be the answer. But many experts instead suggest an attitude adjustment when it comes to eating – because that strategy is a move that can lead to a healthier life.

By improving what you eat, you can lose weight and also avoid the yo-yo effect of weight loss and gain that can come with fad diets. An international study

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How To Lose The Extra Kilos In A Week

Violin18/01/2023 118 Views

The biggest mistake we make when we make the decision to finally start this diet that can make our lives a little harder, is that we lean on things that end up bringing us the opposite results. What are we trying to say? A smart tip if you want to lose excess weight in a few days is not to frantically avoid sweets and carbohydrates, but to drop small “bad” habits. The idea is not to overdo it, which can also be a strong psychological burden for us, but to follow advice that will actually bring radical changes over time.

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Free Coaching Lesson You Can Use Instantly To Stand Out From The Crowd

Violin14/01/2023 94 Views

You will notice a change of status in minutes!

I was stunned by how fast people walked when I first visited the City of London. It was a world apart from how I grew up in the furthest of south Europe, where we would take our time to enjoy the scenery and chat with people on the street almost every time we went somewhere on foot.

A fast walk is a sign of determination and is a habit of go-getters. These are people who know what they want, and they go for it without hesitation. This article will tell the

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