by Sue Robbins | Dec 26, 2015 | Wellness
When you finally get to hit the sheets at the end of a long day, the position you doze off in is probably the last thing you’re thinking about. However, there’s actually a major plus to falling asleep on your side. New research published in The Journal of...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 22, 2015 | Wellness
Is it possible to to fend off colds and flu by partaking in yoga? New research confirms that yoga, in addition to making you feel good, can actually help prevent winter illness. Healthy people who practiced a minimum of 4 times a week for 12 weeks improved their...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 9, 2015 | Wellness
If I hear one more thing about the mood-lifting effects of exercise, I may just throw a free weight through a window. Working out never gives me that feel-good chemical thrum. Do some people just not have endorphins? I decided to stop mopily, anxiously wondering why...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 8, 2015 | Wellness
Walking, or sitting in nature, aka Shinrin-yoku, started in Japan, but has recently been spreading in the U.S. Here are some reasons you should give it a try… It speeds recovery – People in the hospital given green views after surgery had shorter days,...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 2, 2015 | Wellness
Burnout among U.S. doctors is becoming more common and now affects more than half of practicing physicians. About 54% of U.S. doctors experienced at least one symptom of burnout in 2014, compared to about 46% of doctors in 2011, researchers report in Mayo Clinic...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 1, 2015 | Wellness
New research suggests there’s no such thing as a distinctly male or female brain. An analysis of more than 1,400 MRI scans suggests that biologically unmistakable sex differences don’t extend to the brain. Instead, the brain is home to a mix of masculine...
