Hate exercise? Small increases in physical activity can make a big difference

Dec 24, 2019 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A new year typically brings new resolutions. While making resolutions is easy, sticking with them is not. Exercise-related resolutions consistently make the top 10 list, but up to 80% of resolutions to be healthier,...

Here's how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and make better decisions every day

Dec 22, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Every day, you make important choices about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether to spend or save your paycheck, whether to buy the sustainable option or the disposable plastic one. Life is made up...

Here's what happens in the brain when we disagree

Dec 22, 2019 14:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Weve all been there. You are in the middle of a heated disagreement when you lose respect for the opposing party. Whether it is about the latest election or childcare, you feel like your considered arguments are not...

Should you avoid meat for good health? How to slice off the facts from the fiction

Dec 22, 2019 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

More than half of Americans who make New Years resolutions resolve to eat healthier. If youre one, you might be confused about the role meat should play in your health. Its no wonder youre confused. One group of...

Mental Health diet: Try these diets to improve your mood and mental well-being

Dec 21, 2019 02:15 am UTC| Health

The right combination of food can raise the bodys health to optimal levels. But proper nutritions benefits do not end with the physical body alone - there are diets that help promote ones mental health as well. ...

Tracking your heart rate? 5 questions answered about what that number really means

Dec 20, 2019 03:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The rise of wearable fitness trackers has increased the number of people monitoring their heart rate, both throughout the day and during exercise. Whether youre an athlete trying to gain the competitive edge, a weekend...

We are programmed to be lazy

Dec 20, 2019 03:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

If you have to force yourself up off your couch to try to get in some physical activity, rest assured, you are not the only one in this situation. For decades, communication campaigns have encouraged us to exercise, yet an...