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This much caffeine can raise your heart disease risk — even if you’re otherwise healthy
- Too much coffee can be a latte for the heart to handle.
Fitness
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- HealthThe Telegraph
Night owls at greater risk of Type 2 diabetes – but there’s something you can do to help
Night owls are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes - and it is not just because they have less healthy lifestyles, research suggests.
- HealthThe Guardian
Study links bananas, oats and yoghurt to greater diabetes risk in susceptible children
Wheat also raised risk of type 1 diabetes in study of Finnish children, while berries and some green vegetables lowered it
- HealthNY Post
Stressed? Here’s how to engage your five senses to beat work worries
Dr. Heather Stevenson, a licensed clinical psychologist in New York City, explained that you can use your five senses to help shift the sensory input your body is receiving, which activates your nervous system, telling your body it’s safe to relax and slow down. This is the body’s physiological way of responding to both stress and positive stimuli.
- HealthINSIDER
I tried to be less sedentary at work so that I'll live longer. I'll keep up 3 habits that made my days more enjoyable.
Sitting all day has been linked to a higher chance of dying early, so an officer worker made their workday less sedentary. Here's what worked and what didn't.
- HealthNY Post
This one type of exercise can make men last longer in bed — a ten-minute workout per day is plenty
Are you coming...to the gym?
- HealthNY Post
Researchers discover ‘extremely cheap and simple’ way to shorten children’s colds by 2 days
"Children have up to 10 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections, what we refer to as colds, per year, which have a big impact on them and their families," explained professor Steve Cunningham.
- BusinessNY Post
Nearly half of us are burned out at work — and these five jobs are the biggest culprits
We need a break.
- HealthNY Post
These types of alcoholic drinks can worsen your ‘hangxiety’: experts
“Hangxiety,” or the "beer blues," is the one-two punch of anxiety and the physical consequences of alcohol, an awful unease that creeps in alongside the sobering light of day.
- HealthINSIDER
5 simple ways to improve your blood sugar levels, according to a doctor
These days, people are tracking their blood sugar levels with wearables. But if you want to be healthy long-term, a doctor recommends five habits.
- HealthTime
Here's How Much Sleep You Need According to Your Age
Your sleep needs rise and fall throughout your life.
