Category: Healthy Living
Parenting and Mental Health: Building Your Toolkit
It can be easy to keep track of your child’s physical health, but you may know less about their mental health. Fortunately, there are approaches that can help you manage your child’s mental health, including the four essential tools of a “mental health toolkit.” With these tools, you can promote positive mental health and prepare your children, and yourself, to cope with difficult times.
Understanding Sleep Paralysis
You’ve just woken up. You try to stretch, but you suddenly realize you’re unable to move. When you try to talk, nothing happens. This scary experience is called sleep paralysis, and it can be very unsettling. Find out what causes this unusual phenomenon, and whether there is anything you can do to prevent it.
COPD Management and the Importance of Taming Stress
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, can complicate breathing and affect the quality of your everyday life. These issues may cause anxiety and stress which can make COPD worse. That’s why controlling stress is a key part of COPD management.
Diet and Exercise: Beyond Eat Less, Move More
You’ve heard the advice. If you want to lose weight, all you have to do is “eat less and move more.” As you get older, you know this simplistic maxim falls short.
How to Eat a Plant-Based Diet
Plant-based diets are heart-healthy diets, and they’re easier to follow than you might think.
10 Common Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms
If you’ve been diagnosed with psoriasis already, you know the condition can cause uncomfortable issues with your skin. But for some patients, they can develop psoriatic arthritis. Learn the 10 most common symptoms and how to treat it.
How to Reduce the Stress in Your Life
Is stress dominating your life? It’s a common affliction. But you don’t have to bow down to stress. Follow these tips to get stress under control.
COPD and Dehydration
Water is essential for your body to function correctly. For example, water helps regulate your temperature, eliminate wastes and lubricates your joints. But if you have COPD or other health problems in addition to COPD, there are some additional things to consider.
Calcium Supplements for Osteoporosis
You’ve heard it all your life: Calcium builds strong bones. It’s why your parents served you milk when you were growing up. It’s why low-fat dairy and leafy greens are an important part of your adult diet. But are calcium supplements right for you?
What to Do for Bites, Stings, and Rashes
Summer activities often mean more time outdoors. This can be great for overall health–more time spent exercising and socializing with friends and loved ones. Unfortunately, it can also lead to a host of bites, bumps and rashes. Learn about common irritants, and how to treat them.