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Gut Health Optimal Health

Trust Your Gut: From Digestive Distress to Optimal Health “Trust your gut.” In the past, this colloquial phrase has commonly hinted at the little voice within our souls that guides us to the right decision. However, in the last decade, “trust your gut” has transitioned to literally describe one of the most powerful indicators of optimal health and wellbeing.  ‘Gut health’ is not only a…

The End of Retirement

The End of Retirement | The Walrus Want to keep your house? Support your kids? Stay alive? Never stop working   Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World

Heat Therapy May Lead to Better Outcomes in Treating Depression than Cold Exposure

A new study from the University of California San Francisco (20,000 participants in 106 countries) found that people with depression have higher body temperatures. The researchers believe these findings indicate the potential for depression treatments focused on lowering body temperature—and ironically, how temporarily heating people up (hot yoga, saunas, infrared saunas, hot water treatments), could lead to rebound body temperature lowering that lasts longer than…

Must-Reads from the Wellness World (02.28.24)

Why Don’t We Hang Out Anymore? (Adults need to relax and do nothing together, just like kids do) –The New York Times  For kids, hanging out with friends feels natural. But adults are used to doing scheduled activities with one another—and often, we don’t think something is beneficial unless it’s productive. We don’t realize that sitting around and resting with someone is still a productive…