By Martha A. Lavallie Did you know that the average life expectancy in the United States has risen to 78.7 years? While genetics play a role in longevity, our daily habits and lifestyle choices have a significant impact on how well we age. By adopting these ten proven strategies, you can enhance your physical, mental, and emotional well-being, ultimately promoting graceful aging and potentially extending your lifespan. Get ready to unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life! 1. Embrace Regular Exercise as Your Fountain of Youth Physical activity is a key component of ..read more

  Are you a teenager struggling with anxiety? You’re not alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 31.9% of adolescents aged 13-18 have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. While some level of anxiety is expected during the teenage years, it’s important to recognize when your anxiety may be crossing the line into something more severe. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the signs that it’s time to seek professional help for your anxiety and provide some helpful tips on how to cope with and manage your symptoms. Whether you’re a teenager dealing with anxiety yourself ..read more

  By Correspondent By Samuel Long UNC Media Hub After Bella Grumet, a UNC Chapel Hill senior majoring in neuroscience, lost a close friend to an overdose last year, she was motivated to become an advocate for harm reduction strategies in hopes of preventing more drug-related deaths among college students. Her friend, UNC Chapel Hill student Elizabeth Grace Burton, died last March in a Duke University dorm room with a mixture of alcohol, cocaine, and fentanyl in her system. The 19-year-old was an honors student, a Carolina Blue Scholar and a recently elected director of sisterhood in her ..read more

  By Rosalind Lockyer Canadian women are not standing on the sidelines when it comes to owning and operating their own businesses. Whether it is in retail, food services, communications, the trades, technology or other areas, the number of women entrepreneurs in Canada is growing and their contributions are having a positive impact on the economy. Women business owners have created over 1.5 million jobs and have contributed about $150 billion to the Canadian economy, according to research. Despite this success, a recent survey of women entrepreneurs by the non-profit PARO Centre for Wome ..read more

Does Recovery Mean Never Calling A Doctor? Anxious people focused on health issues often spend lots of time being checked, tested and examined by doctors. In recovery, I’m often asked if calling a doctor if never allowed, or if calling a doctor is wrong or indicates a setback of some kind. The short answer is, “No. It’s not wrong.” But there’s more to it than that, so let’s talk about it in this week’s episode of the podcast. Are You Subscribed To My Newsletter? Recovery tips. Updates on recovery resources. Encouragement. Inspiration. Empowerment. All delivered to your inbox! Subscribe he ..read more

By Kevin Wiatrowski, @MyCarolinaLife.com In case you had any lingering doubts, a new study confirms what mom and dad repeated so many times: eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can help you live a longer, healthier life. According to a study published in the American Heart Association’s journal “Circulation,” people who ate five servings of fruit and veggies – two servings of fruit and three servings of veggies – lowered their risk of dying from heart disease by 12 percent, cancer by 10 percent and respiratory disease by 35 percent compared to people who ate just two servings per day. Over ..read more

  By Kate Ruder DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But Braun also did something most primary care doctors don’t. She peered inside mouths searching for cavities or she brushed fluoride varnish on their teeth. “We’re seeing more oral disease than the general population. There is a bigger need,” Braun said of the patients she treats at Bernard F. Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, which is part of Denver Health, the largest safety ..read more

By Trace Salzbrenner, The Wichita Beacon The COVID-19 pandemic has many ongoing side effects — increased drinking, worse mental health and increased risk of diabetes, cancer and other diseases. And, in Wichita and other places, more traffic deaths. The increase in deaths comes despite a drop in auto accidents. Exactly why isn’t clear. “We just do not know why,” said Chad Parasa, executive director for the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. “We just know that they did.” More fatalities, fewer accidents In the years before the pandemic, the rate of traffic deaths in Wichita held s ..read more

  By Kara Gavin When someone has a heart attack or a stroke, specialized care can give them the best chance of surviving. But when it comes to preventing those problems in the first place, most essential care happens in general primary care clinics, a new study suggests. Or it doesn’t happen at all, if someone can’t, won’t or doesn’t take the time to see a primary care doctor or nurse practitioner. The study focuses on seven of what the American Heart Association calls “Life’s Essential Eight” controllable risk factors for cardiovascular disease: high cholesterol, high blood pressur ..read more

  By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously in its epidemiology program, he has witnessed a trend in mortality rates that has rural health experts worried. As Roach tracked the health of Arizona residents, the gap between mortality rates of people living in rural areas and those of their urban peers was widening. The health disparities between rural and urban Americans have long been documented, but a recent report from the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service ..read more