Treat Your Brain Like a Muscle: Exercise It

Anatomically, your brain isn’t a muscle; although it contains a bit of muscle, it’s predominantly gray and white matter, with cellular structure and function far different (and more complex) than that of muscle.

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3 Ways to Help Fight the Winter Blues

Seasonal affective disorder, or appropriately, SAD, is a mood disorder characterized by feelings of sadness / depression during the winter months in otherwise mentally healthy people.

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Protect Your Heart While Sitting

Long periods of sitting – whether at a desk, in the car or on the couch – are a common part of modern life. While we often think about sore backs or stiff hips, sitting can also affect the health of your blood vessels and heart. New research suggests what you eat before long sitting […]

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Get in Motion – to Prevent and Relieve Back Pain

Most people know what back pain feels like, and whether you’re pain free at the moment or in the middle of a painful episode, you probably wish you never have to feel it again

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When Pain Pushes More Than Your Limits

For millions of adults, chronic pain is a daily reality – a dull ache that won’t fade; a sharp flare that interrupts work, sleep and life.

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