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12/14/2022

09/08/2022

Keep in mind that breast thermography is an excellent screening tool for women with breast implants.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received several reports of certain types of cancers in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants, the agency said in a safety notice on Thursday.

08/04/2022

Always good to know that there is more than one way to reach a goal!

You don't have to run a marathon to get the benefits of exercise. Stretching and range of motion exercises slowed cognitive decline as well as aerobics, a new study found.

07/17/2022

06/02/2022

Just in case you needed some extra good news today:

The research found that those who drank moderate amounts of coffee, even with a little sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who didn’t drink coffee.

05/25/2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/health/hugs-stress-study-wellness/index.html

one more reason to give hugs whenever safe to do so!

When facing something daunting, you might turn to a loved one for a hug. It's not just a gesture of support -- it actually can help lower the cortisol response the stressful experience elicits, according to a new study. But the effect is not as powerful for men as it is for women.

05/11/2022

Can't stress enough the importance of staying connected with friends and loved ones. If you can't meet in person, on line "lunches" are better than no social connection at all.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-02-07/loneliness-can-be-unhealthy-heartbreaker-for-older-women

05/06/2022

All this aside from its general deliciousness!

No, it's not milk.

04/10/2022

Good to remember! Especially with warm--then hot--weather just around the corner (not that you'd know it from this week's snow)

https://www.tastingtable.com/825442/heart-failure-study-gives-you-another-reason-to-drink-more-water/ #:~:text=Adequate%20water%20intake%20may%20reduce%20the%20risk%20of%20heart%20failure&text=As%20reported%20by%20ScienceDaily%2C%20researchers,the%20muscles%20of%20the%20heart.

As if we didn't have enough reasons to drink water, a recent study shows that staying hydrated is essential to heart health.

03/16/2022

Best news yet!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/well/move/stronger-muscles-health.html #:~:text=In%20the%20study%2C%20men%20and,intense%20enough%20%E2%80%94%20can%20aid%20health.

Men and women who briefly contracted their arm muscles as hard as possible once daily increased their biceps strength by up to 12 percent in a month.