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The Many Uses For Coconut Oil   Coconut oil is something that’s been making headlines over the last few years and has grown in popularity among the healthy living community, and with good reason, too. It’s one of the most versatile products on the market today and provides so many different benefits that it really deserves all the publicity it’s getting. So, if you’ve never really used it before or

  5 Steps to Strong Feet Start your journey to fitter feet by practicing regular strength and mobility exercises that target your feet, ankles, hips, and core. You can prehabilitate your feet to prevent injury or offset age-related issues. “You don’t have to give up and think, I’m too old to fix it,” says Eischens Yoga teacher Lynn Shuck. “You’re not.” There are a handful of simple strength and mobility

  23 Great Ways to Conquer Negative Thinking   It doesn’t matter if you’re the meanest person on the planet or His Holiness the Dalai Lama, negative thoughts will find a way of bubbling up in your daily life. (After all, we’re only human!) Perhaps you got a bad performance review and can’t help but wonder about what it effect it might have on your career trajectory going forward. According

Women are three times more likely to die after a serious heart attack than men. That's the findings of a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, highlighting a few serious facts. Heart attacks in women are not usually the typical movie version of the elephant sitting on your chest. 1. Despite decades of awareness and prevention, heart disease continues to be the number one cause of

Natural Pain Relievers Tools and techniques for managing chronic pain — without opioids. These are some of the non pharmaceutical tools and techniques for managing chronic pain. Acupuncture Because its potential for pain relief is so great, acupuncture is sometimes used as anesthesia for open-heart surgery in China. It is ideal for pain resulting from structural issues, including arthritis and sciatic back pain, says Loretta Butehorn, PhD, CCH. Studies

How Color Can Help You De-Stress Many studies have shown that color affects both mood and behavior. Color can help you go from sad to happy or angry to calm. When it comes to mood, there are four primary colors. Though different shades within each of the four can have different effects, some generalities exist. Red symbolizes power and strength and may even stimulate aggression. Yellow is associated with joy,

Music’s power over pain gives it the ability to heal This feature is part of Music and Your Mind, a series exploring how music's power affects your brain. Read part 1 on behavior and part 3 on torture. (CNN)"People told me, 'You are changing me.' 'You are healing me,' " Emma Smith said. This is the feedback Smith receives on her YouTube videos, which compile gentle sounds created by touching,

  7 Habits Causing Your Lower Back Pain  While nearly half of healthy, active people over age 60 experience lower back pain, according to a 2018 study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , such flare-ups aren’t necessarily an inevitable feature of aging. Every day, seemingly innocuous habits (hunching over your computer while reading this, anyone?) can trigger the pain, says Joel Press, physiatrist-in-chief at the Hospital