1. Unplug. You cannot escape work stress if you keep checking in with work. Put the email and pending tasks aside. 2. Savor the planning. Knowing your vacation is coming increases your brain’s dopamine levels, enhancing your happiness. 3. Embrace new things. My most memorable holidays involved new (and often challenging) experiences. The neuroscientists remind us that we must find our sweet spot between overly stimulating and slothful.... Read More
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Vitamin D and Your Heart
Someone in the U.S. has a heart attack roughly every 40 seconds. This frequency translates to nearly 805,000 Americans annually suffering from a new or recurrent heart attack.... Read More
Dodging Memory Loss
The super-agers won the genetic lottery at birth. For the rest of us, begin by not shortening your life- and healthspan with bad lifestyle habits.... Read More
Sugar Detox: My 5 Winning Strategies
Sugary drinks (sugar-sweetened beverages or “soft” drinks) are any beverage with added sugar or other sweeteners (such as sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrates, and more).... Read More
Sleep and Your Esophagus
I will highlight a recent study from the United Kingdom Biobank that reports that people who slept less than six hours a night were more than 1.2 times more likely to develop esophageal adenocarcinoma and 1.6 times more likely to get squamous cell carcinoma after two years.... Read More
Stop Counting Calories
Besides food quality, I started practicing mindful eating — a conscious awareness of the entire eating experience. This approach involves savoring each bite, paying attention to hunger and fullness cues, and enjoying meals without distractions.... Read More