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3 Ways to Less Loneliness and More Longevity

Right now, take a minute to think about all of your friends and family. Consider everything you do for one another, from sharing meals and taking weekend adventures to supporting…

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Flex Your Mental Muscles for Healthy Aging

Researchers have uncovered some good news for everyone determined to age well, and you can use this information to your advantage without spending a dime. All it requires is some…

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Sharecare Top 5: Fighting Depression, Finding Happiness

The term “depression” can take on many meanings. Have a bad day at work or shrink a favorite shirt in the wash, and you’ll probably say you’re depressed. But depression…

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5 Surprising Ways to Feel Better

Feeling good can be a choice. A good place to start is to make a commitment to being proactive in your life when it comes to feeling well, satisfied, relaxed,…

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What You May Not Know About Restless Leg Syndrome

Ever feel a creepy, crawly feeling in your legs when you’re stretched out in bed at night? The kind of odd, tingling sensation that makes you need to shake your…

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5 Surprising Ways to Beat Stress

We all know stress is bad. Research is continually uncovering new ways that stress can negatively impact our physical health, emotional health, and even physical appearance. Excessive and prolonged stress…

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Antidepressants: Are They Right For You?

On today’s show, we’re addressing the growing problem of the over-prescription of antidepressants in our health-care system. In order to treat common medical conditions, many physicians have resorted to unnecessarily…

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Bad-Mood Foods

How many times have you started out your workweek dreary and run-down? You schlep to the coffee machine and start chugging java to make you feel better – sound familiar?…

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Sweet Benefits of Spring Cleaning

Most people make the connection that our outer environment is often a reflection of our inner emotional state.  If we are feeling stressed, angry, or upset, we can often notice…

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Use Spring Break to Jumpstart Your Health

Spring is here, which means you and/or your kids may get time away from work or school. I always believe vacations (even stay-cations) are great health boosters because it takes…

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