How To Overcome Jet Lag


Are you preparing for a vacation and traveling by plane? There are ways to shield your body against jet lag and overcome it, reducing the symptoms that can ruin your vacation.

Why do we get jet lag?

Jet lag occurs when we travel by plane and change two or more time zones, this disrupts the body’s circadian rhythm. The symptoms are a result of the circadian rhythm being detuned. The circadian rhythm is the pattern that our body follows within a 24-hour period. This rhythm essentially determines when it’s time to sleep and when it’s time to wake up. It

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How to lead a healthy lifestyle? Here are 5 tips

Living a balanced lifestyle is a key factor in maintaining physical and mental well-being. It has become even more important ever since Covid-19 came into our lives. A lot of people started taking their health more seriously. If you also want to improve your health and lead a balanced lifestyle, here are some essential tips for you.

How to lead a healthy lifestyle?

A balanced lifestyle incorporates various elements such as exercise, proper sleep, a balanced diet and supplementation. By incorporating these, you can improve your physical and mental health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases and achieve a sense

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Stress is killing your body and brain

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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Humanity Health App lifetime subscription is over 50% off

Your habits don’t just affect the length of your life. Your health span is the length of time your body is generally healthy, and you may be able to extend it with a few simple changes. If you want to learn more about your own health span, including how to extend it, check out the Humanity Health App while a lifetime subscription is only $129.99 (reg. $299).

The Humanity Health app might help

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These healthy lifestyle habits may cut the risk of long COVID in half, a Harvard study finds

A man jogs in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.

A man jogs in Brooklyn, NY, in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge on Jan. 25

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of developing long COVID, according to a study published on Monday in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from 1,981 female nurses who reported a positive SARS-CoV-2 test between April 2020 and November 2021. They then looked at six healthy lifestyle factors, including a healthy body mass index (BMI) ); never smoked; a high-quality diet; moderate alcohol consumption;

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Reflecting on his life beyond the police video

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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Swear By These 4 Desi Super Drinks For A Healthy Lifestyle

We have often been told to eat healthy, cut down on snacks and monitor calorie intake. But honestly, it’s quite a task. The commitment to a healthy diet and lifestyle lasts only a few days. While many may believe that only a few can maintain a healthy lifestyle on a day-to-day basis, nutritionist Lovneet Batra refuses to agree and calls it a “misconception.” According to her, “When it comes to health, you need not look beyond your kitchen shelves.” The nutritionist has often highlighted superfoods and their impeccable health benefits. Now, it’s time for some Indian super drinks, which are

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)


In our daily lives, each of us can have an experience that is overwhelming, frightening, and beyond our control. We may be involved in a car accident, be the victim of an assault or witness an accident. These experiences are more likely to happen to police officers, firefighters, ambulance crews – who are often faced with gruesome scenes. Also, military personnel may be shot or injured by explosions, or see friends killed or injured.

Most people, in time, get over such experiences without needing help. However, for some, traumatic experiences trigger a reaction that can last for many months or

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