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The New York Times
I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning.
The New York Times
~17 min read · May 11th · A diet app helped me shed my extra Covid pounds — and reminded me that I’m still the same old me.
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Harvard Health
How to break a bad habit
Harvard Health
3 min read · May 3rd · We all have habits we’d like to break, but the brain doesn’t make changes easily. Breaking an unhealthy habit can be done; to do so, it helps to understand what’s happening...
Reader View · Shared by 165
Harvard Health
What’s the connection between the gut and brain health?
Harvard Health
2 min read · May 1st · Gut bacteria may affect brain health. Bacteria can send substances or signals to the brain that influence one's mood or vulnerability to certain brain diseases....
Reader View · Shared by 85
The New York Times
Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why.
The New York Times
8 min read · May 19th · Some girls are starting to develop breasts as early as age 6 or 7. Researchers are studying the role of obesity, chemicals and stress.
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retractionwatch.com
Kale ‘miracle food’ paper retracted for being ‘word salad’
retractionwatch.com
3 min read · May 18th · Evan-Amos via Wikimedia Kale may be a superfood, but for one paper on the vegetable, Twitter proved to be its Kryptonite. We’ll explain. Last November, Food Science & Nutrition published an art…
Reader View · Shared by 53, including Timothy Caulfield, Paul Graham, Matthew Herper
theteamaestro.com
What are the Health Benefits of Tea?
theteamaestro.com
3 min read · May 18th · Tea Maestro Bruce Richardson shares the latest tea and health benefits as reported at the Sixth International Scientific Symposium on Tea and Human Health.
Reader View · Shared by 36, including Jane
FiveThirtyEight
How My Fitness Tracker Turned Me Against Myself
FiveThirtyEight
7 min read · May 11th · The alarm was deafening. My coffin-shaped acrylics crawled from underneath the covers, searched for the stop button and quickly found my Apple Watch. I slapped …
Aeon+Psyche
How to live well with persistent pain
Aeon+Psyche
~18 min read · May 4th · Tools from acceptance and commitment therapy can help you sidestep the struggle against pain – and thrive, in spite of it
Reader View · Shared by 75
The Atlantic
So, Have You Heard About Monkeypox?
The Atlantic
7 min read · May 19th · A new viral outbreak is testing whether the world has learned anything from COVID.
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Scientific American
Science Still Doesn't Understand How Our Sex Affects Our Health
Scientific American
2 min read · May 16th · Our X and Y chromosomes represent the biggest genetic difference in our species. Medicine routinely ignores their influence. Why?
Reader View · Shared by 182
Healthline
Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: What to Expect and Effectiveness
Healthline
4 min read · May 17th · Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for many kinds of anxiety, including OCD, social anxiety, and more.
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MIT Press
Running and the Science of Mental Toughness
MIT Press
~17 min read · Apr 26th · There is more to running than just training your muscles and improving your stamina. It is also a mental sport, and maybe even more so than previously believed.
goodnewsnetwork.org
Humans Can Fight Viruses By Breathing Deeply
goodnewsnetwork.org
5 min read · Apr 24th · Harvard scientists confirm that simple deep breathing generates immune responses that can fight off invading viruses, such as COVID-19.
Reader View · Shared by 356, including Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID, Wim Hof
The Atlantic
What the Fitness Industry Doesn’t Understand
The Atlantic
10 min read · Apr 27th · A new generation of fitness instructors teaches simple skills that make a difference, writes @amandamull. Why is beginner-level exercise treated like a niche?
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 193, including Digg, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
The Atlantic
So, Have You Heard About Monkeypox?
The Atlantic
7 min read · May 19th · A new viral outbreak is testing whether the world has learned anything from COVID.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 183, including Ed Yong, Jonathan Eisen, Mathew Ingram, Carl T. Bergstrom, ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ 🦠🤧🧬🥼🦟🧻🧙♂️
Scientific American
Science Still Doesn't Understand How Our Sex Affects Our Health
Scientific American
2 min read · May 16th · Our X and Y chromosomes represent the biggest genetic difference in our species. Medicine routinely ignores their influence. Why?
Reader View · Shared by 182
Harvard Health
How to break a bad habit
Harvard Health
3 min read · May 3rd · We all have habits we’d like to break, but the brain doesn’t make changes easily. Breaking an unhealthy habit can be done; to do so, it helps to understand what’s happening...
Reader View · Shared by 165
Quanta Magazine
Why Is Inflammation a Dangerous Necessity?
Quanta Magazine
20+ min read · Apr 20th · The immune system protects us from a full spectrum of pathogens, but without balance, it can end up hurting us over time, too. The immunologist Shruti Naik explains how our defenses can turn on us.
FiveThirtyEight
How My Fitness Tracker Turned Me Against Myself
FiveThirtyEight
7 min read · May 11th · The alarm was deafening. My coffin-shaped acrylics crawled from underneath the covers, searched for the stop button and quickly found my Apple Watch. I slapped …
The Conversation
How math – and eating while running – can help you complete your best marathon
The Conversation
7 min read · Apr 14th · What is the best strategy for running your best race? A new computer model might soon join your training team.
The New York Times
I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning.
The New York Times
~17 min read · May 11th · A diet app helped me shed my extra Covid pounds — and reminded me that I’m still the same old me.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 116, including Bernardo van Olst, Anne Helen Petersen, Kevin Roose, Carrie Brown, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
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The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~12 min read · From 2020 · You’re washing your hands, practicing social distancing and coughing into your arm like a good citizen, but will this stop the spread of COVID-19? Your efforts may slow the spread, which offers social benefits, but the ship probably already sailed when it comes to actually stopping the virus. So will the world be able to pull it together and limit impending global disaster? James Hamblin, MD explains the barriers to a happy COVID-19 resolution in this article from The Atlantic, and describes what would be necessary for effective global responses to future pandemics.
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TED-Ed
What happens to your body when you start exercising regularly
TED-Ed
Jan 3rd · Whether you’re trying to get fit, build muscle, or you’re just tired of the couch, leading a more active lifestyle takes time, effort and determination. Tech Insider explores what will happen to your…
GQ Magazine
How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking?
GQ Magazine
2 min read · 2021-04-02 · Walking is good for you, obviously. But can it whip you into shape?
Reader View · Shared by 870, including Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Merkstatt, Jane, Gabriele, Neil Hart 💙, Tauno, Howard Getson, Edney Souza 🧙♂️, Christian Hartmann
Psychology Today
6 Principles to Form Healthy Habits
Psychology Today
4 min read · Apr 3rd · #3: Habits are learned through repetition.
Harvard Business Review
Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk
Harvard Business Review
4 min read · 2021-02-02 · Breaking up your day by going outside can boost your mood, brainpower, and creativity.
Reader View · Shared by 718, including Kamil Ali Kamil, Gabriele, Lee Keyes, Michael Musgrove, Stephanie A Kowalski, John Tasioulas, Sandy.nft, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Guy Kawasaki, Jess Tyson (she/her), Whitney Johnson, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Chris Isak , Kevin Roberts, Ian M Calvert, Dirk von Gehlen
New York Magazine
How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body (Before You Ever Feel It)
New York Magazine
9 min read · From 2020 · How the novel coronavirus could take over your body before you ever felt it.
Reader View · Shared by 655, including Oliver Gassner / @oliverg@mastodon.social, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Azeem Azhar, Christina Sommers, Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth), Aral Balkan, Barry C Smith, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Jane, Jen Simmons, Jerry Saltz, A C Grayling #FBPE 3.5% #Reform #Rejoin #FBPA 🐟, Barnaby Skinner, Caitlin Moran, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, Dr. Alec Couros, Simon Hix, Steve Faulkner, SwiftOnSecurity, Mark Kaigwa
sciencefocus.com
Sleep and your health: Everything you need to know
sciencefocus.com
~12 min read · 2021-06-12 · Our 24/7 society seems to be slowly robbing us of our slumber, but at what cost? Sleep expert, professor of neuroscience and author of Why we sleep Dr Matthew Walker explores all the ways sleep can…
Reader View · Shared by 626, including Massimiliano Aroffo, Jansnet, Lee Keyes, Rand Fishkin, Katja Evertz, Connie Ragen Green
The Washington Post
Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes
The Washington Post
6 min read · From 2020 · Doctors sound alarm about patients in their 30s and 40s left debilitated or dead by strokes. Some didn’t even know they were infected by coronavirus.
Reader View · Shared by 623, including Brent Toderian, Dr. Alec Couros, Maia Szalavitz, Prof Michael E. Mann, Eric Topol, Kara Swisher, Virginia Hughes, Katie Benner, Matthew Herper, Max Fisher, Jeffrey Flier, Gregg Caruso, Deborah Blum, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Susan K. Whitbourne, Jeff Jarvis, Amesh Adalja, Rick King, DHH, Rick Klau
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