Good Morning and Happy Hump Day! Boulder including our Buffs prizes a morning run. Everyone? No. BUT you can go out any day at any time and see people out walking and running. They are enjoying their lives while extending their lives in Boulder and wherever else the future finds them. Firesign theater famously noted […]
Ever heard of laughter yoga? It’s a real thing that, evidence suggests, is beneficial to your health. Laughter yoga, or Hasyayoga, is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Laughter yoga is done in groups, with eye contact and playfulness between participants. A handful of […]
There is a plethora of information about super foods and what you should be eating to be healthy, live longer, have good brain health and more. You probably already know that avocado is a nutrient superstar, full of healthy monounsaturated fat and linked to successful weight loss. Dark chocolate is another food celebrity loaded with […]
Researchers think Tom Yum Gung, a zesty Thai soup, might have cancer-fighting ingredients as well as good taste. Also called hot and sour soup, Tom Yum Gung is a shrimp soup with herbal ingredients like coriander, lemon grass, lime leaves and even galangal roots, a pungent root similar to ginger. A recent joint study by […]
Tea is awesome and can be healthy. In fact, I’ve found green tea particularly appealing because it is so good for you. Green tea is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong and black teas. For those interested in managing their […]
Being physically fit may impact your brain’s health and functionality. A recent study in Japan found that fitter, older men perform better mentally than less fit, older men. The study revealed that the brains of fitter men solved problems the way younger brains do. The prefontal cortex (PFC) is the part of the brain that […]
Already struggling with your New Year’s resolution? Most will abandon their resolutions as early as February. If you feel like you keep setting goals for yourself and then failing to achieve them, instead of doing the same thing (can you say the definition of insanity?), try something new! Micro resolutions are small goals that you […]
Exercise can seem daunting, exhausting or downright impossible if you are busy…and who isn’t busy? Time and gym access are the two biggest excuses Americans cite for not working out. Research conducted at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, suggests that taking the stairs 30 minutes a week can give our body adequate exercise for good […]
The benefits of yoga are many! Researchers found that yoga outperformed aerobic exercise at improving balance, flexibility, strength, pain levels, menopausal symptoms, daily energy level, and social and occupation functioning, among other health parameters. Whether you are long time yogi or new to the practice, there are some fun new ways to experience yoga, that […]
There have been studies conducted to determine if happy people live longer. In a study from the UK, one of the longest-running studies on aging, older people who said they were happy, were less likely to die over a five-year period. And the happier they were, the longer they lived. The study results showed that older […]