Alcohol: Not Gender-Neutral

The Female Factor: Alcohol is Not Gender-aNeutral Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women very differently than men – physiologically, psychologically and socially. It’s worth asking: For women, is the wine glass half full or half empty when considering the risk-versus-benefit ratio? First,…

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Brain Training and Your Cognitive Abilities

Does Brain Training Increase Your Cognitive Abilities? BY KEVIN GRAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/does-brain-training-increase-your-cognitive-abilities There are lots of ways to work out. You’ve got resistance training, endurance training and high-intensity interval training, among others. Of course, we can’t forget brain training. Which begs the question: What the heck is brain training? Also called cognitive training, brain training involves performing a series of …

Fiber: The Essential Guide

essential guide to fiber: Family Healthcare of Fairfax

Why Is It Essential? Fiber is essential for a healthy digestive tract even though it’s the structural part of plant foods that our bodies can’t even absorb. However, most people fall short of the daily recommendations and miss out on important benefits. What is It? Fiber is a form of carbohydrate found in plant-based foods that cannot be absorbed or …

Pro Tips on Running According to Your Body Type

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What is Somatotype? A person’s body type — somatotype — used to be defined in simple terms: ectomorphs are thin, mesomorphs are muscular and endomorphs tend to hold onto extra weight easily. But it turns out it’s much more complicated than that. The three somatotypes also provide insight on how your hormones and nervous system react to stressors like food, …

A High-Fiber Diet Could Help You Live Longer

high-fiber diet helps you live longer: Family Healthcare of Fairfax

Add Years to Your Life Eating a fiber-filled diet doesn’t have to mean noshing on bran muffins and drinking prune juice. Avocados, raspberries, artichokes, lentils, kidney beans, and chickpeas are all high in fiber and can help you hit the recommended intake of at least 25 grams per day for women and at least 30 grams per day for men. …

Welcome to Summer! Ticks, Mosquitoes, Poison Ivy and Sun

Ticks Tick-borne disease is on the rise in the US, with 7 new tick diseases identified in the last 15 years. This spike in disease is due to a greater number of ticks invading larger areas of the US, including the entire East Coast and rapidly extending to northern and western states. Tick bites can cause serious illness in humans …

Fight Fatigue

Wake-up Call: Fight Fatigue at Its Roots Are these ordinary signs of aging? Exhausted throughout the day, joy in life slowly diminishing, active lifestyle becoming a distant memory. No, no and no. Feeling tired all the time is not a normal part of the aging process. Instead, it can point to the need for a…

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Fighting Fatigue

Wake-up Call: Fighting Fatigue at Its Roots Feel like you are fighting fatigue throughout the day, the joy in life slowly diminishing and your active lifestyle becoming a distant memory? Are these ordinary signs of aging? No, no and no! Feeling tired all the time is not a normal part of the aging process. Instead,…

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