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I still remember the first time I learned that not all sweet foods are created equal. I was sitting across from a friend—someone who’d been managing type 2 diabetes for years—watching her drizzle almond butter over a sliced pear. It looked delicious, but I asked the obvious: “Wait, doesn’t fruit spike your blood sugar?”
Some days, stress doesn’t feel like a big dramatic breakdown—it’s the slow build-up. The inbox that never empties. The toddler who won’t nap. The simmering what-if thoughts that play in the background while you're trying to remember if you already added garlic to the pasta sauce.
There’s no shortage of skincare advice online. From
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There are days when everything feels…off. You snap at a co-worker over a harmless comment. A simple task feels impossible. Or you find yourself numb—emotionally detached and moving through the motions like a background actor in your own life.
Step into any boutique wellness studio in a major city, and chances are you’ll hear about
As the world dons a snowy blanket and temperatures dip to chilly lows, it's easy to want to curl up under a warm quilt with a cup of hot cocoa. With its frost-kissed mornings and cozy evenings, winter often tempts us to sideline our fitness regime and indulge in comfort foods. However, this season of cold weather and shorter days doesn't have to signal an end to your wellness journey.
Picture this: you've worked hard all your life, and now the golden years of retirement are just around the corner. It's time to slow down, enjoy your passions, and reap the rewards of your lifelong labor. But there's one last hurdle to cross—Medicare enrollment.
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative neurologic condition that causes the brain to shrink and the brain cells' death. It leads to a decline in thinking, social and behavioral skills, and eventually loss of cognitive function in its early stages. According to the National Institute on Aging, it is the sixth leading cause of death in the US.
People from all walks of life are affected by mental illness. Unfortunately, there is still a stigma associated with mental illness. The truth is, many more people struggle than most people realize. Mental illness is no different than a physical illness such as cancer or heart disease. It is a very real diagnosis and it isn't something that a person can simply “get over.” People don't choose to have mental illness. Fortunately, there are effective treatments available for many of these disorders. For example, more than three million people are affected by the disease called bipolar disorder (1).
Arthritis is a condition that’s been around for awhile. In fact, recently discovered fossils indicate that dinosaurs exhibited similar symptoms of arthritis. (1) Even the Egyptians, Neanderthals, and Native American tribes have historically shown signs of various forms of arthritis.