The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Video Games

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Video games tend to get a bad rap. They’ve been blamed for countless violent crimes, including the 1999 Columbine high school massacre, and video game addiction was listed as an official medical condition by the World Health Organization in the latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Concerns about […]

The Benefits of Eating a Plant-Based Diet

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Forest fires, hurricanes, floods, droughts, species extinction — the news can be pretty bleak. Instead of throwing up our hands and feeling helpless, we each have the power to help the health of the planet and ourselves simultaneously, says registered dietician Dana Ellis Hunnes in her new book, Recipe for Survival, […]

Swimming for beginners Benefits & Tips

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Sometimes, it can be hard to find activities that are both sustainable (you do not give up within a month) and enjoyable, especially since we all have limited time each day! Introducing – Swimming. Swimming is one of the oldest and most common forms of exercise, but it still deserves […]