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1Mar

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NUTRITION, TOP FOUR

5 Simple Ways To Fight The Winter Blues

(BPT) - Have you noticed that you feel a little low during the winter months? You're not alone. As daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, many people experience lower energy and mood, often called the "winter blues." Luckily, there are easy steps you can take to lift your spirits, so you can continue to feel energetic no matter how cold and dark it is outside. Check out these five simple tips from Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner that can help keep the winter blues away this season. Move in ways that feel good Moving during the colder months is key to keeping yourself happy and healthy during the winter. You don't have to incorporate an intensive workout. Instead, focus on moving your body in a way that feels comfortable to you. Stretching, dancing, yo...

People Abused By Intimate Partners Have Worse Asthma – But Researchers Are Still Untangling The Reasons Behind This Surprising Link

1Mar

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HEALTH, TOP FOUR

People Abused By Intimate Partners Have Worse Asthma – But Researchers Are Still Untangling The Reasons Behind This Surprising Link

Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health condition. In the U.S., 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with asthma, and that number is rising. Over the years, researchers have identified a mix of individual and environmental factors that play a role in asthma. For instance, obesity and alcohol use increase a person’s risk for asthma. And more extreme weather is linked to worse asthma symptoms. In that mix of research, a new pattern has emerged pointing to links between asthma and abuse by a current or former romantic partner. As surprising as that might sound, these links are important because intimate partner abuse is common in the U.S. An estimated 47% of women and 44% of men are physically or sexually victimized or stalked by intimate partners at some point in their li...

‘My Gender Is Like An Empty Lot’ The People Who Reject Man, Woman And Any Other Gender label

3Mar

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LIFESTYLE, TOP FOUR

‘My Gender Is Like An Empty Lot’ The People Who Reject Man, Woman And Any Other Gender label

‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label. When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple answer: “Meh.” “I don’t have a gender identity,” Manisha explained. “I get that other people look at me and see a woman but, for myself, there’s a blank space where my gender ‘should’ be. My gender is ‘none.’” Manisha’s response didn’t shock me. In my work as a sociologist, I had been interviewing asexual individuals – people who experience low to no sexual attraction – across the United States for months from 2020 to 2021. Like Manisha, more than a third of the 77 people I talked to were uncomfortable with defining themselves through the lens of gender. Gender was, as I came to describe it, detached from their sense of...

Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids

25Feb

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MENTAL HEALTH, PARENTING, TOP FOUR

Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids

Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids For busy parents and caregivers juggling work, school demands, and household logistics, mental health in parenting can start to feel like one more item on an already-full list. The daily tension is real: children’s emotions show up loudly and unpredictably, while adults are expected to stay calm, consistent, and available. Yet everyday emotional support is one of the simplest ways parents supporting mental wellness can protect children’s emotional health and steady the whole home. Small, repeatable moments of connection can shape family wellbeing. Understanding Mental and Emotional Wellness at Home Mental and emotional wellness in parenting means noticing your own feelings, handling stress in healthy ways, and modelin...

Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence

25Feb

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PARENTING, TOP FOUR

Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence

The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 exposed the power of social media to influence real-world behavior and incite violence. But many adolescents, who spend more time on social media than all other age groups, have known this for years. “On social media, when you argue, something so small can turn into something so big so fast,” said Justin, a 17-year-old living in Hartford, Connecticut, during one of my research focus groups. (The participants’ names have been changed in this article to protect their identities.) For the last three years, I have studied how and why social media triggers and accelerates offline violence. In my research, conducted in partnership with Hartford-based peace initiative COMPASS Youth Collaborative, we interviewed dozens of young peopl...