If you ask a historian ‘is the rowing machine a good workout’ they’d likely say yes. There have been variations of rowing machines in existence since the 4th century BC (amazing!), where the ancient Greeks used them as a training…
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Dr. Fauci Has Good News About Mask Guidelines
As the U.S. moves toward a new goal of vaccinating at least 70% of adults by the Fourth of July, pandemic expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says it could be time to start unwinding and relaxing more stringent pandemic precautions. During…
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Experts are worried using Body Mass Index is not a fat lot of good
You might not be as overweight as you think! It has been the standard measure of weight and health for years. But now some experts are worried that using the Body Mass Index is not a fat lot of good…
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Here’s Why Family Meals Are So Good For Your Health
If you’re like many people, you might have eaten at home a lot more during the pandemic, which may mean that you’ve had more family meals with your household. What you might not realize, though, is that gathering around the…
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Chelsea Houska Is in a 'Good Place' Coparenting Aubree With Ex Adam Lind
Crushing coparenting! Chelsea Houska and her ex Adam Lind are amicably raising their 11-year-old daughter, Aubree. ‘Teen Mom’ Stars’ Best Quotes on Coparenting “It actually hasn’t been too bad,” the Teen Mom 2 alum, 29, exclusively told Us Weekly on…
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Good for your heart: Heart health tips for a long life
It’s only about the size of your fist. Yet every day your heart pumps the amount of blood that could fill a 2,000 gallon tank. Its job? To keep a constant supply of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood flowing through 60,000…
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Americans should embrace COVID-19 vaccines for the common good
Mask use, lockdowns, quarantine requirements and other breaches of once-normal life have drawn heated debate throughout the pandemic. A central question to much of it: Where does one’s freedom end and another’s begin? Dr. Carlos Espinal of the Robert Stempel…
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Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here’s what the research shows
Amusement and pleasant surprises—and the laughter they can trigger—add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work, because…
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Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury
It’s called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it’s considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least,…
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When doing good boosts health, well-being
Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. But not all good-hearted behavior is equally beneficial to the giver. The strength of the…
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