What are the benefits of singing?
Decades of research has shown that singing individually and in groups is good for you on many levels.
Here, according to science, are 10 key benefits of raising your voice in song.
1. Relieves stress
Singing appears to be a stress-reliever. A 2017 study measured the amount of cortisol, the stress hormone, in participant’s saliva before and after...
A healthy diet can help reduce the risk of some health conditions. Picking up some beneficial habits now might help avoid having to make abrupt changes later.
Eating habits often begin in childhood. Some are healthy, like grabbing your water bottle when you leave the house and layering lettuce and tomato on a sandwich. Some are not so healthy, like drinking soda throughout the day.
You...
Abstract
A body of pre-clinical evidence shows how the gut microbiota influence brain functioning, including brain connectivity. Linking measures of brain connectivity to the gut microbiota can provide important mechanistic insights into the bi-directional gut-brain communication. In this systematic review, we therefore synthesized the available literature assessing this association,...
Thanks to made-for-TV movies, most of us have a stereotype of how eating disorders start. Someone, usually a privileged young girl wanting to be skinny and hating how she looks, begins dieting in earnest, and gets carried away. Despite increasing health risks, she persists, hyper-focused on her body and terrified of getting fat.
This type of eating disorder exists, but it’s not what I...
Thanks to made-for-TV movies, most of us have a stereotype of how eating disorders start. Someone, usually a privileged young girl wanting to be skinny and hating how she looks, begins dieting in earnest, and gets carried away. Despite increasing health risks, she persists, hyper-focused on her body and terrified of getting fat.
This type of eating disorder exists, but it’s not what I...
Nutrition: Fueling Health and Happiness
Introduction:
Nutrition fuels our bodies and minds, shaping our health and well-being. Let's explore its importance in a nutshell.
Understanding Nutrition:
Nutrition is about getting the right nutrients from food to stay healthy and energized.
The Balanced Diet:
A balanced diet includes a variety of foods like fruits,...
Pawpaws are the fruit of the Asimina triloba tree, which is native to the eastern United States and southern Canada. Pawpaws are the northernmost member of the Annonaceae plant family, which consists mainly of tropical and subtropical plants
Rich in nutrients like vitamins (especially vitamin C), magnesium, manganese, and iron.
Lowering cholesterol and blood pressure....
Your skeleton is a never-ending home repair project. Throughout your lifetime, you experience the breakdown and removal of bone tissue (resorption) and the creation of new bone (formation). This is an expected, healthy process known as bone turnover.
If your body breaks down more bone that it forms, your bones start to lose density and become weak and brittle. Eventually, you may be diagnosed...
Humans are hard-wired to react to stress in ways originally meant to protect us against threats like predators or other dangerous situations. Thankfully, these days most of us don’t have to worry about dangerous animals. However, the world is still full of stressful situations that impact our bodies and mental health every day. That’s why it’s more...
Eleven-year-old me is absolutely cringing at the thought of whatever concoction includes mushrooms and coffee, but worry not — I have matured. Mushroom coffee is, apparently, not as odd (or gross) as it sounds. Luckily, I will thus continue my commitment to researching and investigating this TikTok wellness trend of the week.
What is mushroom coffee?
Similar looking to a standard cup of...
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