Taking up a new hobby can have hugely positive impacts on your life, but those benefits often extend way beyond the joy, skills, and new people they bring into our lives. Research shows that these nine hobbies can actually help inspire and invigorate the brain while boosting intelligence, concentration, idea formation, communication abilities, reasoning, decision-making, attention span, and so much more. Check […]
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Did you floss before bed last night? Did you brush your teeth to a few rounds of the A, B, C’s song this morning? Well, October is National Dental Hygiene Month, a time to celebrate the important work done by dental hygienists around the world. Visiting your dental hygienist throughout the year can help maintain a healthy set of […]
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Even though lupus may appear “invisible” to outsiders, lupus patients can tell you firsthand about the numerous combinations of symptoms (i.e., skin rash, swelling of joints, anxiety, joint pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep disruptions), the triggers of a lupus flareup, and the obstacles to controlling this chronic inflammatory disease. The infographic series below was created by MyLupusTeam (with the help of their over 50,000 […]
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Many of us realize that a “gluten free” label doesn’t automatically mean healthy. Yet for roughly 5-percent of population with celiac disease (or a gluten intolerance) staying away from foods that contain gluten (wheat, barley, malt, or rye) is essential to health. Still, the popularity of a gluten free lifestyle continues to soar—with an estimated market growth […]
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October 13, 2016 is World Sight Day (#WSD2016), a day to shed awareness on something that many of us take for granted: our eye health and our vision. The following infographic series was developed collaboratively by Cinga Health and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to raise global awareness around the major public health […]
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The following inforgraphic is based on the book Emotional First Aid by PhD Psychologist, Guy Winch. In celebration of October as Emotional Wellness Month, we embrace Winch’s concept of emotional first aid and how emotional injuries can correlate with very real physical injuries and impact our health…
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