Tag: health

In a world where the boundaries between work, leisure, and personal life are increasingly blurred, achieving better health from home has never been more important. Whether you’re looking to improve physical fitness, mental well-being, or dietary habits, home is a space that offers immense potential for healthier living. With a few lifestyle adjustments, it’s possible to cultivate a health-conscious routine without leaving the comfort of your home.

Cultivating a Healthy Mindset

Prioritize Mental Wellness

Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, and it’s often neglected in the hustle of daily life. Developing mental resilience from home involves creating a space that promotes peace and calm. Designate a quiet corner in your living space for meditation, mindfulness exercises, or simply for reading a book.

Breathing exercises, particularly diaphragmatic breathing, help to reduce stress and promote relaxation. This deep breathing technique, combined with mindfulness or guided meditation, can significantly improve …

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Achieving and maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle is more than just a goal; it is a continuous journey that requires commitment, knowledge, and a balanced approach. In an era where sedentary lifestyles and processed foods are prevalent, it is increasingly important to prioritize health and fitness. This guide explores key strategies and insights to help you cultivate a sustainable and enjoyable path to well-being.

Understanding Fitness and Health

The Holistic Approach

Fitness and health are often thought of in terms of physical appearance or weight. However, true fitness encompasses much more than just the number on the scale. It includes cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and mental well-being. A holistic approach to fitness ensures that all aspects of your health are addressed, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Health, on the other hand, is not merely the absence of disease but a state of complete physical, mental, …

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Seniors make up a growing portion of the population in the U.S., and many express a desire to stay in their homes as they get older. 

Technology can help them thrive as they age, said panelists at CES 2023 on Thursday. But the digital health market needs to consider accessibility and usability to ensure those devices can make a difference.

“Seniors are more mobile, they’re more active in their lives. So mobile PERS [personal emergency response systems] versus just a panic button at home becomes really essential,” said Yaniv Amir, president of Essence USA, which offers security and remote care technology. “The other trend, like any other age group, is wearables. So you can see people are looking for wearables that can give them wellness with the panic button solutions.”

But devices like the Apple Watch or Fitbit trackers aren’t just targeted toward seniors, and that’s an important distinction, said

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New Year’s resolutions have become a bit of a joke.

Folks in the health and fitness industry get frustrated with clients desperate to shed holiday weight gain, only to ghost them in February.

Gym goers feel annoyed when their normal routine is interrupted by the January rush. (C’mon, line-ups for the squat rack?!)

And then there’s the media, reminding us every year that New Year’s resolutions are a one-way ticket to Failure Town.

But turns out, this isn’t necessarily true.

There’s something called the “fresh start effect,” and it’s real.

Research shows the fresh start effect can help clients:

  • Take a chance to try again at something they’ve nearly given up on
  • Renew their interest when they get bored
  • Move forward with more confidence and motivation than before

In this article, we’ll show you why the fresh start effect works. Plus, we’ll provide five simple methods you can use with

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ASX-listed health tech firm CardieX announced its subsidiary, medical technology company ATCOR, will partner with AI-enabled health tech company Invaryant to conduct joint clinical research on maternal health and cardiovascular disease.  

Invaryant’s health platform will integrate digital vascular biomarkers gathered from ATCOR’s SphygmoCor arterial technology, which measures the central aortic pressure waveform, to allow for closer patient monitoring of risk factors associated with hypertensive disorders. 

Georgia-based Invaryant will also utilize the CONNEQT Pulse, which measures central blood pressure, to obtain multiple arterial health indicators. Health analytics platform CONNEQT is another subsidiary of CardieX. 

“It’s exciting to see patient-driven technologies expand and enhance decentralized clinical trial outcomes. The ATCOR and Invaryant partnership will integrate the best in personalized vascular biometric monitoring with Inara’s advanced AI and machine learning [Invaryant’s AI bot platform] to help educate patients about their vascular health and improve patient-reported outcomes. I’m excited to leverage our combined technologies

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