Adult acne: Understanding underlying causes and banishing breakouts
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Healthy brain, healthier heart?
Researchers have increasingly found links between poor mental health and higher heart disease risk. Stress, childhood trauma, and other issues may affect behavior and trigger physical changes that elevate heart risk. Taking steps to support mental health can potentially improve heart health as well.
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Endorphins: The brain’s natural pain reliever
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Serotonin: The natural mood booster
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Oxytocin: The love hormone
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Feel-good hormones: How they affect your mind, mood, and body
One group of hormones are nicknamed the “feel-good hormones” because of the happy and, sometimes, euphoric feelings they produce. There are many natural ways to increase levels of sertotonin, doamine, endorphins and oxytocin in your brain, including with diet, exercise, and by spending time with the people you care about.
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Dopamine: The pathway to pleasure
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Migraines linked to high blood pressure after menopause
Women with migraine headaches may be more likely to develop high blood pressure after menopause.
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Drinking sugary beverages associated with colon cancer risk
Drinking two or more sugary drinks a day appeared to more than double the risk of colorectal cancer in women.
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CDC initiative aims to prevent injuries in older adults
The CDC’s Still Going Strong initiative aims to raise awareness about accidents that lead to injury in adults over age 65 and strategies to prevent them.
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