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What Happens to Your Brain When You Fall in Love

Stephanie Cacioppo, PhD, shares what happens to your brain when you fall head-over-heels for someone.
By Michael Dregni
Brain HealthMental Health
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Should I Use Melatonin to Help Me Fall Asleep?

Here are the pros and cons of supplementing with melatonin, including whole-food sources of the hormone.
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineHormones
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What Is Food Justice?

Why access to fresh, healthy food should be a basic human right.
By Lola Méndez
Inclusive WellnessSustainability
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Meditations for Your Moods

Feeling stressed? Angry? Nervous? Learn how to select a meditation that can help relieve various emotional states.
By Emily Ewen
Attitude/MindsetMembership
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What Is Menopause?

It's a natural part of a woman's life, not a disease, says our expert. Here's what to know.
By Courtney Helgoe
Healthy AgingWellness
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PUMPING IRONY: Use ’Em or Lose ’Em

Arthritic knees often send seniors looking for various surgical solutions, even as recent research — and personal experience — suggests the most reliable remedy may simply involve moving those troublesome joints more frequently.
By Craig Cox
Healthy Aging
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How Vitamin D Supports Sleep

This vitamin is critical to creating melatonin. Are you getting enough?
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineNutrition Tips
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Can Exercise Help Me Live Longer?

Yes, according to lots of recent research. Here are five key stats.
By Craig Cox
Active AgingHealthy Aging
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What Is Perimenopause?

Many of the worst symptoms we associate with menopause actually occur during perimenopause.
By Courtney Helgoe
Healthy AgingWellness
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Why Strength Training Can Be One of the Fastest Ways to Get Results

Five benefits of this type of exercise effort.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Fitness TipsMetabolism/Weight Loss
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Understanding Cultural Appropriation: 4 Questions to Help Guide You

The line between cultural appreciation and appropriation isn’t always clear. These four questions can help you make sense of the difference.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Healthy CommunicationInclusive Wellness
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5 Tips to Stay Sober

Quitting alcohol may not be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard forever.
By Veronica Valli
AddictionAttitude/Mindset
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PUMPING IRONY: The Postmortem Muddle

While the Federal Trade Commission works to tighten regulations on the funeral industry, which often uses obscure pricing policies to prey on grief-stricken mourners, seniors like me need to start thinking more seriously about how we want to be laid to rest.
By Craig Cox
Aging ParentsHealthy Aging
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Making Peace With Menopause

This stage of life is often shrouded in mystery. But it doesn’t have to be.
By Courtney Helgoe
Healthy AgingHormones
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Which Nutrients and Supplements Can Help Me Sleep?

A host of supplements — think melatonin, magnesium, and more — can help you drift off and sleep more soundly. And they’re typically safer than pharmaceuticals.
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineNutrition Tips
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The 3 Cs of Lifelong Fitness

How consistency, curiosity, and compassion can keep your fitness and health on track for a lifetime.
By Andrew Heffernan
Active AgingFitness Tips
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How to Use Rhodiola for Energy and Focus

Rhodiola is an adaptogenic plant that can help with mental focus. Here's how.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Functional/Integrative MedicineNutrition Tips
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PUMPING IRONY: Movement and Memory

Physical activity has long been shown to improve cognitive function, but a new study suggests we may be able to modify our workouts to boost specific types of memory.
By Craig Cox
Active AgingBrain Health
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How to Use Holy Basil for Calm

Holy basil is an adaptogenic plant that can help with inflammation, high blood sugar, and overall stress management.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Functional/Integrative MedicineStress
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What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Mingling with unfamiliar people and eating in front of others are just two things that can cause debilitating symptoms for people with social anxiety disorder.
By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC
Depression & AnxietyPersonal Development
Renee Main

Talks — S5, EP18 / Why ARORA?

Becoming a grandparent, caring for aging parents, getting unfavorable health news, not moving the ways you used to — there are several points in our lives, especially when we get older, when age becomes a front-of-mind topic. To support older adults who want to be healthy and fit as they age, Life Time created the ARORA program. The co-founder, Renée Main, joins us in this mini episode to talk about its genesis and all that it offers to members.

With Renée Main
Healthy AgingMembership
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