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Keep Moving and Eat Better Help Diabetics with COVID-19

Keep Moving and Eat Better Help Diabetics with COVID-19
You don’t have to go to the gym Maintain physical activity and limit starchy foods to manage blood sugar Diabetes is the second most prevalent chronic disease in patients needing treatment for COVOD-19. The presence of diabetes predicts greater likelihood of medical interventions and 49 percent higher risk of dying. Unfortunately, recommendations and requirements for…
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Reduce Major Mobility Disability

Disability diminishes quality of life for older people Physical activity can reverse disability Physical activity is widely regarded as a key aspect of lifelong health and well-being. But does physical activity help prevent disability that arises from mobility limitations in older adults? The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study addressed this question. This…
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Healthy Habits for Better Living

Habits free up your executive control resources Habits help you persist in reaching your goals The word “habit” may elicit a negative connotation. As in a drug habit. But healthy habits can be your indispensable friends. What is a habit, anyway? Wendy Wood, a psychology professor at UCLA, defines habit as, “a mental association between…
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A Healthy Trifecta

A Healthy Trifecta
Volunteering builds better health three ways Keep Moving, Cultivate Social Connections, Live with Purpose Do you think you don’t have enough time our days to make healthy choices that you know would benefit you? Volunteering can help you make three healthy choices almost simultaneously. The first healthy choice, Keep Moving, includes incidental movements of daily…
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