Summer is a great time to get out in nature, which may increase your sense of nature relatedness, as well as increase the amount of fruit and veggies that you eat. Perhaps a farmer’s market is in order!

Researchers found a causal association between Vitamin D deficiency and risk of dementia at the 10-year follow up with participants. Those participants with the lowest Vitamin D levels had the greatest dementia risk.

A new study shows that interactions with therapy dogs lowered the stress hormone cortisol in children ages 8 and 9, in both mainstream and special education needs schools in the UK.

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including some coffee, green tea, pomegranate juice, and dark chocolate, can provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuro-beneficial protection against the risk of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers expressed concern about the potential for vaping to increase substance misuse and other mental health disorders, as well as raising the risk for problems in the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.

Researchers expressed concern about the potential for vaping to increase substance misuse and other mental health disorders, as well as raising the risk for problems in the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.

Petting and interacting with a dog can enhance happiness and reduce stress, loneliness, and negative emotions.

A brisk walking pace is likely to improve health and enhance longevity via the protection of telomeres.

The weather is warming up and being outside is beneficial to your mental and physical well-being. Make a plan to spend some time in natural settings.

You are likely to improve your well-being if you embrace the practice of listing your goals, crafting strategies and an action plan to achieve each goal, and persisting through the inevitable challenges that arise.

Moderate exercise is a mental health intervention that can improve your mood quickly.

Daily alcohol consumption may shrink important brain structures. It is worth considering replacing some alcohol consumption with other activities or forms of stress reduction.

Moderate exercise is a mental health intervention that can improve your mood quickly.

Various studies have shown that: Exercise can protect telomere length; Without 7-9 hours of sleep, telomere length decreases; Consuming lots of fruits and vegetables appears to protect telomere length; and; Strong relationships help lower inflammatory proteins, which lower the risk of biological aging.

This research supports the need to train for, and accept in, all people a balance of communal and agentic personality traits to promote individual well-being, maximize human potential, and solve the world’s wicked problems.

Overwork increases your risk of cardiovascular disease. Increased release of stress hormones and unhealthy coping mechanisms may heighten this risk. Work-life balance is likely to lower stress and increase your capacity to eat healthfully, get sufficient exercise and sleep, and reduce alcohol consumption related to increased stress.

Now that Daylight Saving Time provides more light at the end of the day, it’s time to give the refreshing Dutch pastime, uitwaaien, a try!

Regular vigorous exercise lowers the risk of developing chronic musculoskeletal pain as you age.

This study supports the theory that fluid is transported out of the human brain during sleep to clear waste, which lowers the risk of brain disorders such as Alheimer’s disease. Getting adequate sleep should be a priority to protect brain health.

Exercise is consistently linked to better brain health.