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Yes, 4 tips from a mental health therapist to get you started. Achieving a healthy balance between therapy and work/life responsibilities can be challenging, but it is possible. With the right mindset and strategies, individuals can successfully navigate therapy while juggling other commitments. To achieve this balance, it’s essential to be mindful of a few key factors. 1. Manage Expectations It’s crucial to manage expectations. When starting therapy, individuals may have a preconceived notion of what the process will entail, but it’s essential to recognize that therapy is a personalized journey that requires flexibility and adaptability. Be open to adjusting…
As the rate of change continues to accelerate, one key attribute makes organizations more change-ready: a culture of being loud. Organizations that combine strong views with rigorous debate across all levels can change faster and more effectively than those that embody a “culture of nice.” “Nice” cultures value politeness and camaraderie in the hope that “getting along” will drive things forward. But nice cultures have an unintended shadow: People are afraid to share alternative perspectives. When leaders and managers hold changes close to their chests, often with the positive intent of shielding their teams from disruption, they unintentionally create greater…
About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It’s a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy adults. Recently, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released new guidelines. Dr. Steve Ommen, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic and chair of the guideline’s writing committee, says with exercise and proper medication management, patients can return to their normal daily routines. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0:59) is in the downloads at the…
The Grapefruit Diet has been a popular weight-loss trend for decades, promising rapid weight loss of 10+ pounds in just a few weeks. The diet calls for consuming grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice as part of each meal. Advocates of this diet claim that the fruit’s unique enzymes help burn fat, while others believe its high fiber content helps curb appetite. Despite its enduring popularity, many experts question its effectiveness and sustainability. In this article, we’ll explore the Grapefruit Diet’s origins, how it works, and what science says about its potential benefits and drawbacks. What is the Grapefruit Diet? Shutterstock…
AI and Digital Health June 19, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming the healthcare landscape from helping to diagnose diseases to assisting in surgery. Its rapid progression has the potential to transform how healthcare teams work by streamlining processes and improving patient outcomes. As AI is used more in healthcare, researchers stress that the technology should be a tool guided by bioethical principles and safeguarded by human decision-making. Barbara Barry, Ph.D. Focusing on ethics from the start, not as an afterthought, is crucial for the responsible development of AI-driven tools and also for ensuring that healthcare teams feel at…
I’m playing with my baby on the floor and all of a sudden he’s decided he’s hungry. The challenge: Get the two of us from the rug to the nursing chair before my son’s whimper turns into a full blown howl. Also, bring my phone along so I can track my feeding session. Holding my baby and my phone leaves exactly zero hands to help with hoisting myself off the floor, but it’s okay. Without thinking about it, I put my legs in a straddle position, then bend one leg in front of me and one leg behind me into…
What are bad habits? Bad habits are unhealthy behaviors we engage in so often that they’ve become automatic. While some automatic behaviors can be healthy, such as brushing your teeth before bed or buckling your seatbelt in the car, bad habits tend to have negative effects on your well-being—such as eating junk food, drinking too much, smoking, skipping exercise, or staying up late to binge-watch TV or scroll through social media. All of these negative behaviors can affect your mental as well as physical health, increasing stress, anxiety, and depressive feelings. Bad habits can also take on the form of…
Neurosciences June 18, 2024 Recent studies have shown a strong link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, with severe hearing loss increasing the risk of cognitive decline by up to fivefold. Dr. Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic ear and skull base surgeon who specializes in hearing disorders, explains the impact cochlear implants have on patients at high risk for dementia. Watch: Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults? Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:24) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. Imagine the effort it would take to constantly…
By Leo Babauta Recently I had a reader write in to me about not being good at finishing things. A few examples of things they haven’t finished: They bought a course and never finished it They can’t seem to stick to a diet They’ve only gone on half of the hikes they want to go on in their area I can relate! It can be hard to finish things — we get excited about something at the start, but when we get busy or things get hard or boring, our commitment wavers. So how do we get better at finishing…
Jeff Nippard is a lifetime natural bodybuilder and a respected coach who is driven by the data as relates to health and fitness, so it may have come as a surprise to many when his latest video hit YouTube with the title “Steroids Are Awesome.” The new episode was his first to smash one hundred thousand viewers in the first hour and will break one million views in its first 24 hours. Here’s what you need to know. “The problem with steroids is that they work, like really work,” says the Canadian coach in the opening of his eye-catching video.…