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Buffering Childhood Stress
… with one called Family Check Up. Family Check Up uses home visits to build skills to get kids ready for school and to thrive in learning. The home visits also aim to improve family …
Your Body’s Disease Defenses
… That helps your immune cells learn how to fight these threats and remember them without you getting sick. Certain vaccines are recommended during pregnancy. These boost protection provided …
Coping With Caregiving
… caregivers, for example, may be less likely to fill a needed prescription for themselves or get a screening test for breast cancer. “Caregivers also tend to report lower levels of physical …
Mindfulness for Your Health
… relapse of depression, including among pregnant women. With depression, “your attention can get hijacked into the past or future,” she explains. You spend time focusing on past negative …
Your Body’s Bugs
… microbiome prevents infection,” she says. Your immune system normally attacks microbes that get into the body. But people grow up with their microbiome, Belkaid says. Many microbes are …
The Salty Stuff
… can help you keep your blood pressure down, too. Lose weight if you’re overweight or obese. Get regular physical activity. Quit smoking. And manage your stress. The more of these steps you …
The Skinny on Fat
… loss as higher-fat diets, or higher-protein diets,” he explains. “For weight loss, it’s about getting a handle on whatever foods in your diet are giving you excess calories.” … Replacing …
Sound Health
… Music has been around since ancient times. It is part of every known culture. It can get your foot tapping, lift your mood, and even help you recall a distant memory. Did you know …
Artificial Intelligence and Your Health
… these tools like ChatGPT are trained on,” Fitzsimmons-Craft adds. “We don’t know if they’re getting information from reputable sources or not.” Still, the idea of using chatbots in medicine …
Sharing Reliable Health Information
… school, work, places of worship, and various events. The quality of the health information you get depends on the source. “When looking online for health information, it’s a good idea to start …
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