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If you’re on the treadmill, put your smartphone down!

09 Thursday Jul 2020

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According to the journal Computers in Human Behavior, texting or talking on your phone while walking lowers the intensity of your workout. Plus, it throws off your balance by as much as 45%! And that raises the risk of injury. So, if you’re working out, fire up your exercise playlist, then put your phone down.

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It’s time to unplug more!

11 Wednesday Dec 2019

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We know it’s rude to be on our phones in the company of others. But it’s also important to occasionally unplug when you’re by yourself. Because it can improve your wellbeing. Psychotherapist Nancy Collier says, the next time you’re alone, like standing in line, or in a waiting room, don’t take out your phone to check email or scroll through Instagram. Because being open to your own thoughts gives you strength, confidence, and wisdom. Plus, Dr. Collier says no one will approach you if your face is buried in your phone. And small talk with strangers can improve our wellbeing for hours afterward. So be comfortable in your own company once in a while – and see if you don’t feel better for it.

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Do you get stressed and frustrated while waiting on hold on the phone?

12 Wednesday Jun 2019

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That can make your jaw tight or even cause you to grind your teeth, and trigger pain. So, try this exercise from physical therapists at Chicago’s Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Center: Put the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth, slightly behind your front teeth. Then, slowly open and close your mouth 10 times. That’s actually a move doctors recommend to patients with TMJ to reduce tension in the jaw.

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A simple memory trick to help you remember!

01 Friday Jun 2018

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If you can’t remember where you put your glasses, your keys, or your phone – here’s a trick from two-time USA Memory Champ, Ron White. He says, change the way you think about the items you’re putting down. Imagine your keys are a grenade that’ll explode wherever you put it. Or, if you set your glasses by a picture of your dog on a side table – imagine you’re putting the glasses on your dog. Because when we link a vivid action or emotion to something, it makes it easier to recall.

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Mobile devices are messing with your kid’s sleep!

14 Monday May 2018

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You know the blue light our phones and iPads give off messes with our melatonin levels. But the effect is even worse for kids and teenagers. Typically, a few hours before bed, our pineal gland, which is a pea-size organ in the brain, starts releasing melatonin. That reduces our alertness and makes sleep more inviting. But if enough blue light hits the eye, the gland can stop releasing melatonin. And 68% of teens have an electronic device in their bedroom all night long. But teen brains are even more sensitive to blue light than adults.

According to researchers at Brown University, regular exposure to electronic devices at night reduces the sleep hormone melatonin in adults by about 20%. But in tweens and teens, melatonin is suppressed by 40%! Twice as much. And even when teens are exposed to just one-tenth as much blue light as adults, they suppressed much more melatonin than adults exposed to full-strength blue light. So make sure your kids aren’t turning in with their electronic devices… Because researchers at Brown University believe it will really wreck their sleep.

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Feeling a bit stressed? Play a game on your phone or tablet!

16 Friday Mar 2018

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Playing Bejeweled isn’t a time-waster – it’s an anxiety reliever! According to East Carolina University, briefly playing a mobile game is all it takes to feel 57% calmer. Because the mental focus it takes shifts your brain away from whatever is causing your anxiety. And just 5 minutes of gaming can reduce stress for up to an hour.

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Think twice before you let someone use your phone

19 Friday Jan 2018

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If your partner – or best friend – is sick, don’t let them borrow your phone. Or if you do, clean it first before you use it again. Gadgets with glass touch screens carry 18 times more bacteria than a toilet’s flush handle! And a recent Stanford University study found that if you put a virus on a glass surface, at least 30% of that virus will end up on your fingertips!

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We need to hang up the phone while driving.

20 Tuesday Jun 2017

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New research from The University of Sussex in England found that talking on the phone hands-free while driving is just as distracting and dangerous as using a hand-held phone. That’s because both types of conversations make drivers visualize what the other person is talking about… And as a result, drivers noticed fewer road hazards – even when they looked directly at them! The researchers say, the only safe car conversation is with a front seat passenger. Because they can be scanning for road hazards, too – and they know to stop talking when you need to concentrate.

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Live a happy and healthy life!

27 Wednesday Jul 2016

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If you want to live a longer, healthier life – make two friends and call them frequently! Researchers at Brigham Young University analyzed 150 studies and found that people with a strong social support network – meaning, they had a circle of close friends –saw measurable decreases in blood pressure, plus improved immunity… Which decreased their chances of dying from any cause by a whopping 50%. And the researchers say that’s just as big a boost in survival as quitting a pack-a-day cigarette habit.

Quit texting-and-walking!

16 Thursday Jun 2016

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Because – according to ER doctors – distracted walking leads to more injuries per mile than distracted driving. In fact, as many as 10% of ER visits are caused by accidents involving cellphones. The main problem is that people staring at a screen aren’t paying attention to what’s in front of them. So, they walk into walls, fall down stairs, and step out into traffic. That’s why city engineers in London have cushioned the light poles in high-pedestrian areas – and it’s dramatically reduced the number of walking injuries.

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