Rest is essential for a balanced and healthy life as it allows the body and mind to recover, regenerate and function optimally.
Taking deliberate decisions and forming healthy routines that advance both mental and physical wellbeing is necessary for leading a restful life. Finding the ideal balance may take some dedication and effort. However, it is possible to live a more relaxed and satisfying life.
Discover practical methods for living a restful life. There are many suggestions and methods to assist you in reducing stress and enhancing your general wellbeing, from setting up a sleeping-friendly setting to building a mindful…
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Healthy fast food options for families and people on the go.
The definition of “fast food” has blurred over the years. What used to mean burgers and fries at a minimal cost has morphed as chains move into the “fast casual” space or beef up their menus with healthier options. Plant-based options are increasing, and it’s becoming easier to order a salad or wrap in just a few minutes.
But sometimes you’re just craving that burger and fries. If you’re looking to eat fast food in more healthy moderation, here are some expert tips and swaps to make.
What is the healthiest fast food?
The healthiest fast food isn’t a place,…
Impact of maternal and early-life high-fat diets on children and adults
How does eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy or early life affect your health? Researchers tested on rat offspring to study how diet impacts future preferences
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have explored this very question, and the findings are fascinating.
Why should high-fat diets always be avoided?
It is common knowledge that eating healthy is vital during pregnancy and that a high-fat diet can seriously affect our health.
High-fat diets can result in:
obesity
Diabetes
Chronic liver disease
Cancer
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Investigating the effect of a high-fat diet on rats
The researchers used…
Cancer patients find new tools for navigating treatment: healthy cooking classes
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Chef Mike’s Roasted Walnut Lentil Tacos with Honey Lime Slaw (Credit: Elijah Jordan, FOX 5 Atlanta)
Atlanta – Jeff Gross of East Cobb is honing his cooking skills, making Chef Mike Bacha’s vegan walnut lentil tacos with a honey lime slaw at the Cancer Support Community in Atlanta run by Northside Hospital.
The fancy, healthy recipe is a result of a 67-year-old married father of two learning to navigate life with cancer.
“It’s coming up on five years this month,” Gross says. “Stage 4 metastatic lung cancer.”
FILE – An adult male chest x-ray.
Gross is on a targeted…
2 Minutes of Daily Exercise May Help You Live Longer
However, a study published in August 2021 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings better coincided with the federal guidelines. It found that people who exercised between 2.6 and 4.5 hours a week (156 to 270 minutes) had the most improvement in life expectancy. They were about 50 percent less likely to die in a 25-year period than those who didn’t exercise.
Interestingly, the mortality benefits diminished in those who exercised more than 10 hours a week, says coauthor James O’Keefe, MD, director of preventive cardiology at the St. Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.
O’Keefe recommends shooting for 30 to 55 minutes of…
Healthy streets, healthy life – POLITICO
Beach Drive in Washington, DC, remains a walker’s paradise. | Getty Images
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…