Whether you want to be a Jeopardy! champion or just need to remember where you parked your car, here are 11 things you can do right now to turn your mind from a sieve into a steel trap. From MentalFloss.com. (Image: Pixabay)
Enjoy the holidays without overindulging
With lots of parties, get-togethers and family dinners, the holidays present plenty of temptation and opportunity to eat and drink way more than is good for us. The Cleveland Clinic suggests ways to eat and stay healthy as we celebrate. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Ultraprocessed foods are bad for our health
More than half of our diet consists of foods that have been industrially processed in some way, and they may be harmful to our health. Listen to this podcast from Scientific American or read the transcript to learn why – and how to avoid them. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Find balance, and have a healthy holiday season
The holidays are a joyful time for indulgence and parties, but there’s no reason why your health in body mind and spirit should suffer. Forbes magazine explores finding balance for a joyful, healthy season. (Photo: Stephen O, Creative Commons)
Definitely DO NOT put plastics in the microwave
When heated, even plastics with the label “microwave safe” release particles of microplastics that are suspected in a wide variety of illnesses. Science is just now beginning to understand the risks. Bon Appetit magazine reports. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Chronic diseases are shortening Americans’ lifespan
An epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, combined with a medical system that favors those with money, is shortening the lifespan of Americans, a Washington Post report says. (Photo: Joel Mayward, Creative Commons)
‘Prescribing’ fruits and vegetables leads to better heart health
A new study concluded that when doctors prescribed fresh fruits and vegetables to patients, they showed better health hearts. What might a better diet do for your heart? Read or listen to this NPR report. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Avoid dementia: Stop drinking, keep reading, take naps
Everyone over 50 fears “the big A” — Altzheimer’s Disease, says brain neuroscientist Dr. Richard Restak. But Dr. Restak says that simple and practical lifestyle steps can keep your brain younger and active, as well as delay onset of dementia. The Guardian reports. (Photo: Pixabay.com)
What are ‘forever chemicals’ doing to us?
Dangerous PFSA chemicals lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them. The New York Times Magazine. (Photo: Creative Commons)
What to do after saying, ‘I want to quit smoking’?
Everyone knows that smoking damages health, but everyone also knows how hard it is to quit. But help is there. The American Lung Association has a trove of resources to encourage and equip people to stop. Publicize these in your congregation. (Photo: Creative Commons)
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