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.