Even if You Have a Gene Linked to Dementia Risk? Researchers have identified variations in genes that predispose people to developing dementia. However, healthy lifestyle choices can decrease your risk of dementia. Could better lifestyle choices reduce your risk of dementia even if you have a gene that predisposes you to dementia? Researchers in the…
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Serving More Than Self
Our nature includes serving others Service benefits us and others Embracing the lifestyle choices of Cultivate Social Connections and Live with Purpose pave the way for us to become loving, nurturing people whose lives manifest service to others. We humans are evolutionarily hard-wired for connection. If we don’t make satisfying connections with other people, we…
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Optimism and Health
Greater Optimism Predicts Living Longer and Better What if You Have an Optimistic Spouse? Do optimistic people really live longer than pessimists? Researchers at the University of Michigan used data from 6,985 participants at least 50 years of age in the 2006 wave of the Health and Retirement Study to find out. The well-validated Life…
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A Vegetarian Diet and Stroke
Are vegetarians healthier than meat eaters? What about stroke? Stroke greatly increases your risk of serious mental and physical disability. A 2016 report from the EPIC-Oxford study in the UK did not show a significant link between vegetarianism and death due to stroke. But a 2019 update of the EPIC-Oxford study of 48,188 participants showed…
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