High blood pressure in children is a growing concern. Learn about its symptoms, associated risks, and treatments that may help. Keep your child healthy & empower them with knowledge about their condition.
Technology advances so quickly that it can be hard to keep up. The benefit of this rapid growth is that there are always new innovations that address human needs. While these technologies are often marketed to younger people, they can have great benefits for everyone, including seniors. Today we’ll learn about three technologies that can [...]
Traditional workouts can eat up a lot of our precious time. Commuting to/from the gym, waiting to use the equipment, and doing an hour-long routine is a huge commitment. Doing it multiple times a week is overwhelming, at best. Add that to all the other daily pressures of being human, and going to the gym [...]
The buzzing energy at the start of a new year makes anything seem possible. We dream of a clean slate, full of potential. Work out every day, learn a new language, quit smoking (cold turkey), etc. Driven by the desire for total self-transformation, we might set very lofty resolutions, or too many of them. The [...]
It’s winter and the holiday season is upon us. And with it comes Christmas carols, Kwanzaa feasts, the lighting of the hanukkiyah (commonly called a menorah) on Hanukkah, and more. While the holidays are a time for gathering with loved ones, they’re also notorious for being stressful. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, [...]
It’s winter and the holiday season is upon us. And with it comes Christmas carols, Kwanzaa feasts, the lighting of the hanukkiyah (commonly called a menorah) on Hanukkah, and more. While the holidays are a time for gathering with loved ones, they’re also notorious for being stressful. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, [...]
The nuclear family is no longer the only socially acceptable environment to raise children. In fact, 16% of children in the US live in blended families. Blended families with children come in many forms, incl. divorced/separated couples who’ve remarried/recoupled, two single parents joining households, etc. While blending families is common, it can still be destabilizing [...]
Walking. It’s an automatic action that we usually don’t think about. From our first steps, to crossing the graduation stage, to walking down the aisle to say, “I do”, many of us take it for granted. But the seemingly simple act of walking is actually a complex process involving our brain, nervous system, muscles, joints, [...]
For those of us who experience cold winters, it can be a challenge. Winter is freezing, icy, and gray. And it seemingly lasts forever. So, it’s no surprise that up to 20% of US adults experience the winter blues. This non-medical term refers to the “blah” feelings and low mood we experience during wintertime. While [...]
Winter is upon. And with it comes snow sprinkled evergreens, dark, cozy evenings, and a warm fireplace for the luckiest among us. Oh, and freezing temperatures, 6:00am shoveling, and impossibly icy sidewalks. These downsides of winter are a hassle for many of us. And for seniors, they can be extremely dangerous. Read on to learn [...]