Staying Mentally Well While Looking Ahead

Staying Mentally Well While Looking Ahead

AS WE MOVE (FINGERS CROSSED!) OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EXPERTS OFFER WAYS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS, ANXIETY AND FEAR THAT CAN COME WITH THE TRANSITION. You’ve heard it before: From remote working and virtual learning to the stress of not seeing loved ones and trying to stay safe and … Read more
New Ways to Improve Your Mind and Body Fitness

New Ways to Improve Your Mind and Body Fitness

Throughout the past year, many of us have sought solace from pandemic stress with physical activity. But if you’re now in need of something new, you’re not alone. In search of health inspiration, we put together some of the latest trends and products to help kickstart cardio, step up strength training, make muscle recovery time … Read more
Healthy Sips with Three Hermits

Healthy Sips with Three Hermits

Helping others live their healthiest lives is in Three Hermits founder Divya Singh’s blood: “Our inspiration was our background and belief in Ayurvedic medicine,” she says. “My great grandfather was an Ayurvedic doctor and started his own pharmacy in northern India, now running for almost 100 years. Ayurveda and healthy eating are a lifestyle for … Read more
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4 Ingredients to Put on Your Radar

From spirulina to ashwagandha, these ingredients and supplements can help improve health and aid in the management of chronic conditions
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Healthy Living Doesn’t Stop During a Pandemic

Doctors weigh in on patients’ concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic and why health and wellness should stay at the top of their to-do list. Preventative care is vital in health promotion and paramount in the early detection of disease. With the onset of quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many people began postponing or cancelling … Read more
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Dealing with Grief During the Holidays

The holidays can be a difficult time for those experiencing grief. Here, Jennifer Graziano, licensed funeral director at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home in Greenwich, CT, and Mamaroneck, NY, offers her advice. Why can grief and loss be more pronounced during the holidays? There’s realization and sadness in knowing there is one less person at … Read more
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Coping with Anxiety

As a medical student at U.C. San Francisco, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture on depression and mental health. Even though I rarely missed a class, I decided to stay home that day and study something else. After all, I knew what depression looked like. As a teenager, I had seen family members … Read more
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Covid-19: Resource Guide

As this global crisis continues to change the entire world, we find ourselves in a new normal: at home, working while trying to be teachers, and doing all we can to stay safe. Turn on the television at any hour and you’ll find multiple stations reporting on the latest information, press conferences and political commentary. … Read more
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Health & Technology

Chances are that you’ve done a workout you found on YouTube or Instagram or booked an upcoming doctor’s appointment from your phone (likely while standing in line waiting for that never-ending kid activity to actually end.) And while the convenience factor can’t be beat, it also illustrates the role that tech plays in health and … Read more
9 Healthy Habits to Try

9 Healthy Habits to Try

Remember the days when the Center for Disease Control said most people get two to three colds a year? Well, that’s all out the window right now with this new pandemic we are facing. So how, exactly, can you slash your risk? You’ve been hearing from everyone, but obviously, wash your hands as often as … Read more
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6 Anti-Aging Treatments to Try

Sure, we all know about Botox—it’s a household name, after all. But it’s not the only injectable on the scene. “Injectables are very popular because they address something that nearly everyone suffers from with age: Volume loss,” says Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD, medical director of Connecticut Skin Institute in Stamford, CT, who is board-certified … Read more
Essential Oils

Essential Oils 101

One way to switch up your fall routine? Essential oils. “Essential oils are aromatic substances that are extracted from a variety of plant materials through a process called steam distillation,” explains Amy Galper, a certified aromatherapist and the co-founder of the New York Institute of Aromatic Studies in New York City. The oils “have been … Read more