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How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled Communities
Read More: How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled CommunitiesAt this point in the pandemic, most Americans take the changes wrought by COVID-19 for granted. Responsible citizens dutifully don masks when they leave their homes and sanitize their hands after every encounter. People are practicing social distancing or staying home completely, while restaurants across the country have moved tables onto roads and sidewalks to…
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Physically Active Women Over 50 Are Mentally Healthier
Read More: Physically Active Women Over 50 Are Mentally HealthierWith coronavirus cases rising, physical activity is as important as ever for the physical and mental health benefits it delivers. Researchers ranked states according to the percentage of adults who are physically active. The correlation between the physically active states and the mentally healthy states is very apparent, and it is for good reason. Despite…
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Quitting the Blame Game for Women Over 50
Read More: Quitting the Blame Game for Women Over 50How do you behave when something goes wrong? Do you pause to gauge your part in the matter, accept responsibility, and move toward a solution? Perhaps you immediately look for someone else—anyone else—to blame? By making it someone else’s fault, we gain a sense of control and righteousness about life. While blaming others may justify…
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Dementia is Top 3 Neurological Disorder According to New Research
Read More: Dementia is Top 3 Neurological Disorder According to New ResearchAs the baby boomer population — defined as adults born from 1946 to 1964 — continues to age, experts predict that there may be a nationwide increase in dementia cases. As a result, many older adults and their loved ones may wonder whether they are at risk for a neurological disorder. Is there’s anything they…
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Feeling Disoriented by the Election, Pandemic and Everything Else? It’s Called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican Philosophers Have Some Advice
Read More: Feeling Disoriented by the Election, Pandemic and Everything Else? It’s Called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican Philosophers Have Some AdviceBy Francisco Gallegos, Wake Forest University and Carlos Alberto Sánchez, San José State University Ever had the feeling that you can’t make sense of what’s happening? One moment everything seems normal, then suddenly the frame shifts to reveal a world on fire, struggling with pandemic, recession, climate change and political upheaval. That’s “zozobra,” the peculiar…
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November 4 is National Stress Awareness Day
Read More: November 4 is National Stress Awareness DayIf you played a bingo game of stress events, 2020 would have the winning card. A global health pandemic, closed schools, racial strife, social isolation, high unemployment, contentious election. And coming soon, the holidays. Take a deep breath. November 4 is National Stress Awareness Day and there couldn’t be a better time to commit to…
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Perimenopause Is Like the Weather: It Can Be Terrible, but It Will Pass
Read More: Perimenopause Is Like the Weather: It Can Be Terrible, but It Will PassThe trickle arrives at 11 a.m. A plum-colored stain on the toilet paper. A scarlet plume that heralds the end of my melancholic misery. “It came! It came!” I rush to the door and call down the hall to my husband, who is doing the dishes. “Congratulations!” he calls back, and I feel a surge…
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If You Live with Domestic Violence, Home May Be the Last Place that Feels Safe During COVID-19
Read More: If You Live with Domestic Violence, Home May Be the Last Place that Feels Safe During COVID-19COVID-19 has forced millions of Americans to practice social distancing and work or learn remotely from home. Unfortunately, for many who live with domestic violence, home is the last place that feels safe, as abusers often isolate their victims from friends, family and coworkers as a control tactic. Stacey*, a stay-at-home mom, didn’t realize the…
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Read More: Osteoporosis – Women Over 50 Thinking About Their BonesWorld Osteoporosis Day aims to make osteoporosis and fracture prevention a global health priority for women over 50. Osteoporosis is a silent disease plaguing many women over 50 and their bones. It is a treatable disease and the chances of preventing and overcoming the disease increase with early detection. Men and women are affected by…
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You Can’t Put a Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole: How I Healed From Sexual Trauma and Substance Abuse
Read More: You Can’t Put a Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole: How I Healed From Sexual Trauma and Substance AbuseI was raped when I was 12 years old and then twice more as a teenager. Those experiences, combined with other personal traumas, led me to turn to alcohol, marijuana and eventually crack in an attempt to escape. I tried to find control in self-harm, disordered eating and partying until I blacked out. I had…
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Five Ways to Improve Your Sexual Wellness
Read More: Five Ways to Improve Your Sexual WellnessWhen we talk about health, we need to include sexual health, which plays a crucial role in our well-being. Unfortunately, the pandemic, which has impacted every aspect of our lives and is taking a serious toll on our mental health, is also encroaching on our sex lives. “Anything that negatively affects the individual or the…
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Living with Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Read More: Living with Chronic Overlapping Pain ConditionsIn 1999, Lisa Schmidt went to see her doctor about headaches. But instead of diagnosing the migraine headaches Schmidt believed she was experiencing, the doctor thought she had a temporomandibular disorder (TMD, also commonly referred to as TMJ). He referred her to an orthodontist who could make a dental splint for her jaw. The splint…
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Five Ways to Recover Mentally
Read More: Five Ways to Recover MentallyRecovery days should be as mental as they are physical. Here are five ways to recharge your brain — as well as your body — and redirect your fitness compass toward success. For athletes, days off are important for physical recovery and muscle repair, but they are also imperative for mental wellness. If your motivation…
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3 Ways to Get Your Point Across While Wearing a Mask – Tips From An Award-winning Speech Coach
Read More: 3 Ways to Get Your Point Across While Wearing a Mask – Tips From An Award-winning Speech CoachBy Cheryl Chambers, Mississippi State University You wear your mask, keep six feet between yourself and others and are committed to safety. But the measures that help minimize your risk of COVID-19 can also have an impact on your interactions with others. As you stroll the aisle of a supermarket, you approach someone who looks…
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Menopausal and Feeling Forgetful? Brain Fog Might Be to Blame
Read More: Menopausal and Feeling Forgetful? Brain Fog Might Be to BlameMenofog. Mentalpause. Perifog. Menobrain. Brain fog has plenty of nicknames, but whatever you call it, this menopause symptom causes distress for women who suffer from it. “I find it frustrating. I feel stupid,” Tania Wastney, 52, told HealthyWomen. Wastney described her brain fog as simple mix-ups — putting milk in her coffee instead of cream…
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With Video Chat, My Family Is Closer Than Ever During COVID-19
Read More: With Video Chat, My Family Is Closer Than Ever During COVID-19Ever since I was a little girl, my grandmother swore that she’d never go online. My grandmother, who I call “Mamaw,” is the only mother I’ve ever known. She raised me, and we are cut from the same cloth, the same soul in two bodies. She’s one of the few people on the planet who…
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How to Cope With 2020 Burnout
Read More: How to Cope With 2020 BurnoutOn a recent Houseparty call with my three best friends, I burst into tears. “I’m stressed about everything,” I sobbed, surprising myself. “I think I’m going COVID crazy.” Our calls are usually a hoot, but we were all feeling spent. Jessi’s husband had had heart surgery, and no one could visit him because of COVID-19…
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Is Dementia Curable? 5 Ways to Help Dementia Patients
Read More: Is Dementia Curable? 5 Ways to Help Dementia PatientsDementia is a condition that creates many challenges for people who suffer from it. It also creates challenges for caregivers of dementia patients. The difficult nature of this condition frequently leads people to question whether dementia is curable. The answer: The general consensus among mainstream medical professionals is that dementia is not curable. There is…
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Helicopter Parenting Is Hurting Our Kids
Read More: Helicopter Parenting Is Hurting Our KidsLast summer, Alex Silverman’s 16-year-old son Julian went off with a couple of camp friends to travel around Europe — without his parents. “Julian could be the most prepared 16-year-old I know,” said Alex, a native New Yorker. I’ll have to agree with Alex. Julian sounds incredibly independent for a young person, especially in these…
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How to Care for Your Health in Today’s Era
Read More: How to Care for Your Health in Today’s EraThe human body is a wonder, and science has not yet fully replicated the human body’s functions. Although medical science has found many solutions in the case of dysfunction, it is still unable to have a complete duplicate of the real human body. Physical health, emotional, and mental health all are dependent on each other,…
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Health Problems You May Face After 50
Read More: Health Problems You May Face After 50Age is just a number. However, there’s just one complication, and that is your body. After the age of 50, you probably face unexpected health problems that prevent you from having a lifestyle you want. On the contrary, if you are healthy, you will have everything you desire. Some ailments can announce themselves suddenly and…
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Dealing With Rage During the Perimenopause Transition and Beyond
Read More: Dealing With Rage During the Perimenopause Transition and BeyondThe rage hit Juliet Doherty like a train. At 48 years old, Doherty had been in perimenopause for two years, living with daily headaches, sore breasts and irregular periods. But it had been manageable. “Naively, I believed that if that was all it was, I would be fine,” Doherty said. That suddenly changed when she…
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I Didn’t Know I Had an Eating Disorder
Read More: I Didn’t Know I Had an Eating DisorderNearly every day, from the age of 9 until I was nearly 40, I stuffed food in my mouth like I was in an eating contest. I devoured beyond the point of fullness. I kept eating because there was a burning desire inside me that demanded I put more food in my mouth. I ate…
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Pregnancy During a Pandemic: the Stress of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is Showing
Read More: Pregnancy During a Pandemic: the Stress of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is ShowingBy Jennifer C. Ablow, University of Oregon and Elinor Sullivan, Oregon Health & Science University Pregnancy is stressful, to say the least, but COVID-19 brings new challenges to parents of newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified pregnant women as a vulnerable population. If infected, they are more likely to be hospitalized…
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The Only Way Out Is Through: How I Healed From the Trauma of Chronic Pain
Read More: The Only Way Out Is Through: How I Healed From the Trauma of Chronic PainEight years ago, high on endorphins from a morning trail run, I tripped on a rock and flew through the air. Seconds from falling face-first and tumbling down the mountain, I twisted my body at the last moment. When I hit the ground, the lowest disc in my spine bulged and tore. My back pain…
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Menopause Goes Beyond Reproductive Issues
Read More: Menopause Goes Beyond Reproductive IssuesSmall stepsEvery week, I go running with a group of women. We’re all about the same age and over the years we’ve compared notes on everything from parenting to gardening. Lately, our conversations have turned to signs of perimenopause — who’s having hot flashes or trouble sleeping, when we had our last period and whether…
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I Was Diagnosed With Adult ADHD. Here’s What I Learned
Read More: I Was Diagnosed With Adult ADHD. Here’s What I LearnedI was 21 years old when I finally discovered why I’d managed to do well in school and get into a good college but cried all the time in math class and never remembered where I left my shoes. I’d spent most of my life trying to “get it together,” always with the best intentions.…
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Family and Friends Can Be Key to Helping End Domestic Violence, Study Suggests
Read More: Family and Friends Can Be Key to Helping End Domestic Violence, Study SuggestsBy Krista M. Chronister, University of Oregon The COVID-19 pandemic and strategies to prevent its spread, such as self-quarantine and travel restrictions, have isolated families and intensified conditions that place people at greater risk for domestic violence. Reports of domestic violence are increasing around the world. Domestic violence is harm inflicted by a romantic partner…
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Can’t Sleep Due to COVID-19 Stress?
Read More: Can’t Sleep Due to COVID-19 Stress?Layoffs. Working from home. Homeschooling children. Lack of physical contact with friends and family members. These are all issues the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to our lives — not to mention worries over our health and that of our loved ones. These concerns can lead to an increase in anxiety, depression and stress, some of…
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5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental Health
Read More: 5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental HealthBy Carly Drake, North Central College and Diane Bruce Anstine, North Central College Researchers have studied college students’ mental health for decades. Even in the 1920s, it was clear that the many stresses of higher education – like academic demands, post-graduation plans and financial concerns – wear on students. This stress can incite new mental…
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Surviving National Suicide Prevention Month After Losing My Son
Read More: Surviving National Suicide Prevention Month After Losing My SonWhen my son Mark died in 1998, I couldn’t even say the S-word without losing it. Finally, to quell the guilt, anger, and blame swirling around me, I went to my bedroom, shut the door and screamed SUICIDE several hundred times. After a soothing cup of tea with honey, I called my sister and other…
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Riding the Waves of COVID Anxiety as a Mom of Two Teens
Read More: Riding the Waves of COVID Anxiety as a Mom of Two TeensWhen the robo-call came from the superintendent, I felt my chest seize up in anticipation and dread. Weeks of waiting to hear what school would look like this fall, and finally we were getting information. I knew many of America’s public school students would contend with remote-only learning, but I’d been naively hoping my kids…
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How to Optimize Your Living Space for Health and Mental Wellness
Read More: How to Optimize Your Living Space for Health and Mental WellnessThe coffee table that doubles as my desk is layered with books, unopened mail and notebooks. There are piles of clothes all over the bedroom floor. The kitchen pantry’s organization is nonexistent since we started grocery shopping once a month to limit our potential exposure to COVID-19. And my boyfriend and I are both working…
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Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
Read More: Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Every day, the nation is reminded of COVID-19’s ongoing impact as new death counts are published. What is not well documented is the toll on family members. New research suggests the damage is enormous. For every person who dies of COVID-19, nine close family members are affected, researchers estimate based…
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4 Tips to Stay Healthy and Stress-free after 50
Read More: 4 Tips to Stay Healthy and Stress-free after 50Some people say life starts after fifty. Maybe it’s true. One thing that starts after 50 and it’s definitely true is that you will have to take better care of yourself and your health. Five decades of living and your body definitely needs more attention. You can’t eat everything, and your body is having aches that…
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Guide To Finding The Right Mask for You
Read More: Guide To Finding The Right Mask for You“How can I find a face mask that’s best for me?” I bet that’s something you didn’t think you’d ever ask yourself on an almost daily basis, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the best way to protect yourself and those around you. Face masks are now a critical everyday item, so why…
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7 Ways to Boost Your Immune System at Home
Read More: 7 Ways to Boost Your Immune System at HomeGetting sick is never pleasant, but many people could be doing more to help their bodies overcome infection. The human immune system is truly impressive, but its effectiveness waxes and wanes depending on how the body is treated. Just about anyone should be able to boost the immune system functioning by changing some everyday habits.…
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4 Tips to Help Kids to Cope With COVID-19 Anxiety
Read More: 4 Tips to Help Kids to Cope With COVID-19 AnxietySteven Siegel, University of Southern California, The Conversation The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a professor of psychiatry, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about. As difficult as this experience is, it’s easier for educated adults than it is for children. We…
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Namaste Noir: Yoga Co-Op Seeks to Diversify Yoga to Heal Racialized Trauma
Read More: Namaste Noir: Yoga Co-Op Seeks to Diversify Yoga to Heal Racialized TraumaBy Chandra Thomas Whitfield, KHN DENVER — Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance. When not doting over her three children, she hosted her public affairs talk radio show, attended community meetings or handed out cups of juice at her roving Mo’ Betta Green MarketPlace farmers market, which…
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African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get Treatment
Read More: African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get TreatmentRebecca Klisz-Hulbert, Wayne State University, The Conversation Black youth in the U.S. experience more illness, poverty, and discrimination than their white counterparts. These issues put them at higher risk for depression and other mental health problems. Yet Black youth are less likely to seek treatment. About 9% of them reported an episode of major depression…
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7 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power
Read More: 7 Ways to Boost Your Brain PowerTurns out women are better at remembering things than men, after all. Women are better at remembering things, at least according to a Mayo Clinic study. In comparison to men, women have a relatively larger hippocampus as we age, meaning we’re better at storing information such as names, events and directions. According to research, people…
