26 Dec, 2024

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10 ways to improve your career mindset – Healthista

What mindset do you need to adopt to get ahead in your career? Dr Maurice Duffy, a renowned mindset strength expert and elite coach explains 10 ways you can improve your career mindset Most people recognize that doing things better and faster are the foundations of sustainable competitive advantage in business these days. But for […]

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A Mental Health Expert Shares The Biggest Misconceptions About OCD – Health Digest

Hunter says the many OCD stereotypes portrayed in the media show characters excessively washing their hands or straightening silverware. These stereotypes can cause people to assume that these are the only themes associated with OCD. Hunter says people might not be aware of other OCD themes. “Some examples include fear of offending God, fear of […]

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Drinking Diet Soda Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Teeth – Health Digest

Instead of sugar, diet sodas contain greater amounts of acid, including citric acid, phosphoric acid, and tartaric acid. While it’s easy to assume that darker-colored sodas like Coke might be the worst offenders, Sprite, Mountain Dew, and other citrusy sodas that contain greater amounts of acid can actually be just as bad. Unfortunately, our teeth […]

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What Sort Of Diet Should You Follow If You Have Gallstones? – Health Digest

A high-fat, cholesterol-heavy diet is a recipe for gallstone formation, so it’s essential to reduce the amount of fat you consume, trading fatty, processed foods for whole grains, legumes, and lean meats and fish. To combat gallstones, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease suggests a diet high in fiber and lower in carbohydrates and […]

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Lower Your Risk Of Surgery Complications With This Specific Exercise – Health Digest

After surgery, your body needs a significant amount of oxygen in order for your tissues to heal and to help reduce inflammation. You’re at a higher risk for complications after your surgery if your body doesn’t have this oxygen capacity. Because HIIT requires your body to work at 80% of your maximum heart rate for […]

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What Your Farts Can Tell You About Your Health – Health Digest

Although it is often overlooked, one of the side effects of taking certain medications is passing really awful-smelling gas. Not only can these medication farts be embarrassing to pass, they may only worsen that miserable feeling that comes with being sick. Some commonly prescribed drugs that cause these smelly farts include diabetes drugs like metformin, […]

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6 mind-skin rituals to support women through Menopause

These six mind-skin rituals are supporting women through and during the Menopause. Healthista spoke to Clementine founder Kim Palmer No7 – the UK’s number one skincare brand – has collaborated with innovative cognitive hypnotherapy app, Clementine, to create six, free to access mind-skin rituals for women going through menopause. These new digital rituals work in […]

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London Marathon inspired? 8 top tips to get into running

Training for the London marathon (Sunday 23rd April) is well underway. If you’re feeling inspired to get into running, Personal Trainer and Fitness Specialist Emma Bord shares her top 8 tips There is no doubt that running can have a hugely positive effect on both mental and physical health, increasing fitness levels, reducing stress levels, […]

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How to outsmart the food shortages – nutritionist shares her hacks

How to outsmart the current food shortages – Harley Street nutritionist and weight loss specialist Kim Pearson, shares her expert advice The environment secretary, Therese Coffey, has revealed that shortages of some fruit and vegetables will take two to four weeks to be resolved. We all know that it’s important to get our (minimum) 5-a-day. But […]

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Feeling ‘meh’? Everything you need to know about anhedonia – the missing word in mental health

There’s an actual word for when you’re feeling a bit ‘meh’ – it’s Anhedonia. Expert reveals the biological and environmental reasons behind it and what can help  When you’re asked how you are, and you say ‘fine’ do you mean you’re not happy, not sad or just a bit ‘blah’ maybe? Even though you have […]