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PUMPING IRONY: The Confinement Conundrum
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing millions of elderly Americans to stay at home, where they’re forced to confront another major health challenge: loneliness.
DIY Myofascial Release
Here are four exercises to keep your fascia tissue healthy.
How to Stay Connected While Practicing Social Distancing
Social distancing is necessary right now, but it doesn’t have to mean complete isolation. Here are some tips to stay connected with those you love.
“This is a really big challenge.
And we will get through it.”
A Q&A with integrative psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD, on how to handle the stress of coronavirus.
8 Yoga Poses to Help You Unwind
Find calm with these eight relaxing bedtime — or anytime — moves.
6 Health Investments That Are Worth It
The state of the current healthcare system may leave you feeling powerless over your health and well-being, but you have more control than you might think. Here are some strategies that are worth the investment.
How to Cope With the Stress of Coronavirus
The World Health Organization offers advice on dealing with the mental-health toll of the pandemic.
PUMPING IRONY: Life, Death, and Language
Words matter when you’re facing a serious illness, and the traditional “risk-versus-benefit” approach to treatment options doesn’t always lead to the healthiest choices.
4 Low-Cost Strategies to Improve Your Health
Take control of your health with these low-cost tips.
Tandem Snowboarding
Read an excerpt from adventurer Devon Raney’s new book, Still Sideways: Riding the Edge Again After Losing My Sight.
What to Say (and Not Say) When Someone You Love Is Burned Out
Here are five tips to remember when talking to a loved one who is burned out.
How to Get in Sync and Find True Friends
In his new book, The 4 Season Solution: The Groundbreaking New Plan for Feeling Better, Living Well, and Powering Down Our Always-On Lives, Dallas Hartwig talks about how finding real friends starts with getting to know yourself.
PUMPING IRONY: Drink to Your (Brain) Health?
Recent research suggesting that poor hydration may be impairing cognitive function in older women has me wondering why thirst-averse geezers like me are somehow spared.
9 Free Ways to Improve Your Health
These free strategies can keep your body and mind in peak condition.
9 Ways to Beat Workplace Burnout
Feeling burned out on work can seriously harm your physical and mental health. Here are nine ways to rediscover the joy in your job.
PUMPING IRONY: Medicare Mischief
A recent shift in Medicare reimbursement policies is roiling the home-healthcare industry. It should give pause to folks banking on a single-payer solution to our busted system.
PUMPING IRONY: Life Everlasting?
A renowned genetics pioneer argues that medical advances will someday allow humans to live well past 100 years. I can’t help wondering what would be lost in the process.
PUMPING IRONY: Short-Circuited
Danish researchers suggest that my diminutive stature as a youth makes it more likely I’ll develop dementia. I think they may be short-sighted.
How to Eat More Turmeric
Here are some easy ways to get more turmeric in your diet.
Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner
Skip the crowded restaurants and have a special dinner at home with this simple, elegant menu.
PUMPING IRONY: The Perils of Pedaling
New Zealand researchers have found that bicycling to work may enhance your longevity. My own experience suggests they may be ignoring the possibility of fatal collisions.