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Do you have a case of text neck?

19 Friday Jun 2020

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The twinge you get after staring at your screen all day? Try Tai Chi! Dr. Paul Christo is a professor of pain medicine at Johns Hopkins. And his research shows it can relieve persistent pain. And you can start NOW with these moves Dr. Christo recommends: Sit up straight, pinch your shoulder blades together, hold for a few seconds, then release. Then turn your head to the right and hold it for a couple seconds. And do the same on the left. Do those Tai Chi moves several times a day, and your text neck should feel a lot better.

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Eat at home!

04 Monday Jun 2018

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If you have a significant amount of weight to lose, do this one thing: Make at least one meal per day at home. Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University found that people who cooked one meal a day at home, ate an average of 570 FEWER calories a day – compared to when they ate out. Follow that one move, and you could lose up to 60 pounds in the next year, without making any other changes.

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Having a plant on your desk can do more than improve your mood and focus!

16 Thursday Nov 2017

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By afternoon, indoor air pollution reaches its peak. And according to Johns Hopkins, those chemicals increase brain inflammation – which produces feelings of anxiety. But if you have a plant on your desk, it’ll absorb the pollutants and pump out oxygen, leaving you feeling calmer.
One of the best plants you can get is a spider plant. It’s hard to kill – and within 24 hours, it’ll soak up 87% of airborne pollutants and carbon dioxide in the immediate area. It’ll also eliminate dangerous volatile organic compounds from the air – like benzene, ozone and formaldehyde – that are emitted by plastic, fabric, printers and cleaning solvents.

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Afraid to shake their hand?

24 Thursday Aug 2017

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Don’t be afraid to shake people’s hands – that’s NOT what’s going to make you sick. Johns Hopkins researchers say germs on hands get quickly embedded in your skin oils, so they aren’t transferred to other people when you shake hands. What does transfer germs? Putting your hands to your face – and touching your eyes, nose or mouth! In fact, you can cut your risk of infections nearly in HALF by keeping your hands away from your face. Because even if you touch something contaminated – if you don’t touch your face, the germs won’t get into your system.

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If kale gives you the runs, there’s a reason.

13 Monday Feb 2017

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Actually two reasons. The first is the fiber. Kale has the insoluble kind, which means it doesn’t break down – it passes right through you. The other reason is a carbohydrate it contains called raffinose. Our bodies can’t break that down either during digestion. That’s according to the Johns Hopkins Digestive Center. Instead, the fiber and raffinose go straight to your colon where they ferment and send you running for the restroom. So lay off the kale if you won’t be near a bathroom for a while – or you’re on a date.

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