Mental Health: The Benefits of Spending Time With Your Community During the Holidays
This holiday season, many of us appreciate the value of community more than ever. At the same time, loneliness is an epidemic in the United States, with more people than ever expressing feelings of being subjectively more isolated than they’d like to be. There are…
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How to Keep Your Mental Health in Good Shape
As we get older, mental health can play a big part in how we enjoy our lives every day. Knowing how to take care of yourself in this way can help with stress, sadness and other feelings that may get in the way of the…
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Mental Health Benefits of Summer Reading
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading. – William Styron Reading a fat, juicy novel while lounging by a body of water is one of summer’s true pleasures. But did you…
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Benefits of Walking for Health: How Extra Steps Extend Your Life
Walking is fantastic exercise, and it’s one of the most accessible low-impact workouts for most people. New research suggests walking an extra 1,000 steps a day can extend your lifespan. The findings presented at the Epidemiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Metabolic Health Conference found that…
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Mental Health: 7 Reasons To Start a Gratitude Practice Today
Substantial research demonstrates that being proactively thankful for the good things we already have—as opposed to focusing on what we lack or have lost—can improve your health, career, relationships and daily moods. Being grateful could even make you more successful and able to achieve your…
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Boost Your Mental Health in Just Five Minutes a Day—Tips and Tricks
Small doses of mentally healthy activities have been shown to help people feel better and develop more resilience, which is the key to long term mental health. Each one of our 5-minute mental health boosters is designed to quickly improve your mood and help you feel a bit more positive, no matter what challenges are coming your way.
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Groundhog Day 2021 and Mental Health: Creating Variety in Daily Life During COVID
With current COVID restrictions many people report experiencing a similar repetitive reality. On this Groundhog’s day we are focusing on some of the gains and losses the pandemic has dealt our daily lives and healthy ways we can address these challenges.
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Medicare and Mental Health: What Aspects of Mental Health Does My Medicare Plan Cover?
Mental health is a component of your overall health that includes your mental, emotional and social wellbeing. To help answer your questions and make sure you get the care you need, we have compiled a guide to getting the mental health care you need within the Medicare system.
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COVID Loneliness: Handling Isolation While Social Distancing
While important for public and individual health, social distancing can take a huge toll on our mental health since we need the support of others in our lives to avoid anxiety, depression, and mental illness. Because this year has limited that connection, we have to make up for it in other ways while we wait to be able to get back out again when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
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Binge Watching: Can It Actually Benefit Your Mental Health?
What if it turned out binge watching—indulged in moderation— is actually a productive activity with a whole host of surprising benefits?
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