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Scientists look to rein in ‘calcium wave’ to reduce stroke damage

Post author By Carolyn Gretton
Post date December 11, 2020

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The damage caused by stroke can range from mild to life-threatening, depending on the severity and how quickly health care professionals intervene to stop it. Researchers are working overtime to find ways to combat stroke damage… One new way focuses on calcium’s confusing relationship with ischemic stroke.

Tags Calcium, Health News, Stroke

Healthy Living Mental Health

7 ways to bring healing energy to your life

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date September 11, 2017

Positive energy represents an important, foundational principle for healing — from any chronic illness, including cancer. So it’s important for you to surround yourself with “energy enhancers.” Here are a few I’d like to suggest…

Healthy Living Weight Loss

Break the chains of emotional eating

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date September 21, 2016

Are you hungry when you eat? Or do you eat out of habit… or worse, out of sadness or boredom? That’s emotional eating and it’s a trap that makes differentiating real physical hunger from emotional cravings difficult.

Healthy Aging

Study proves you’re only as old as you feel

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date June 2, 2021

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For some people, age is only a number. No matter the number of years that have passed, they stay active, strong, and yes — youthful. They seem to live and breathe the popular saying “you’re only as old as you feel.” And now science has proven there’s really something to it…

Tags Inflammation, Premature Aging, stress

Pain

Dance your pain away — this way

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date May 11, 2016

Looks like proof positive that taking advantage of fun social activities can boost your physical health, reduce pain and help you achieve greater wellness. So put on your dancing shoes and…

Healthy Living Weight Loss

The secret that slays your desire for delicious-smelling junk food

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date December 18, 2018

How hard is it to turn down a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie once you catch a whiff of it? Or garlic bread? Or French fries? Scent triggers cravings. And scent-based cravings are hard to resist. But there’s a secret to overcoming those stubborn cravings.

Healthy Living Mental Health

What your hair reveals about weight gain

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date December 26, 2017

Frazzled, tense, anxious, worried, wound up? Watch out. People with higher levels of stress have higher levels of a hormone in their hair that’s an indicator for obesity over time, including larger waist circumference and a higher body mass index…

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Eye Health Sleep

Busting the myths about screentime, blue light and sleep

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date December 8, 2022

Senior woman sitting in bed at night with tablet and reading

You’ve probably heard all the warnings about cutting down on screentime at bedtime to avoid blue light, especially if you hope to get a good night’s sleep. Not so fast. It turns out you can have your iPad, phone or TV, and your sleep too if you just follow a few simple rules…

Tags Antioxidants, Blue light, Sleep

Healthy Living Mental Health Sleep

How to keep your job from sucking the life out of you

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date May 3, 2018

Negative thoughts about work are a big — BIG — cause of insomnia. But, that’s not all. Repeated negative thoughts about work could also lead to a number of health problems, including heart disease and high blood pressure. Luckily, it’s five o’clock somewhere…

Brain Health Health News Healthy Aging

The conversation clue that signals cognitive decline

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 14, 2026

Multi-ethnic men (50s and 60s) sitting outdoors, having conversation. Focus on man in white shirt (Hispanic/Native American, 50s).

Who hasn’t had a little trouble sharing some particulars in a conversation? Maybe you lose your train of thought. Maybe you can’t find the word you’re looking for. Surprisingly, neither of these signal cognitive decline like this conversation clue…

Tags Cognitive Decline, Memory Support, Thursday5

Healthy Mood Heart Health Hypertension Stroke

Laugh away stroke and get happy to lower hypertension

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date June 6, 2023

Mature woman using a laptop computer and enjoying a cup of tea or coffee sitting on the sofa. She is happy and smiling.

Happiness and laughter do more than make us feel good. These emotions affect our blood vessels and directly impact hypertension risk and heart health. Need proof? See what these studies found out about the emotional connection to these serious health issues…

Tags Blood Pressure Support, Blood vessels, Happiness, Stroke

Brain Health Health News

Double your memory in a month?

Post author By Easy Health Options Staff
Post date November 9, 2016

Color image depicting a senior caucasian couple, in their 60s and 70s, doing a jigsaw puzzle together at home during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The couple are both wearing spectacles and are concentrating on completing the puzzle together. Room for copy space.

A team of researchers gave people real-world memory tasks in simulated everyday settings, and then looked at whether the gains would transfer to the peoples’ home lives. It took only one month to significantly strengthen their prospective memory.

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