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Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from your blood. This can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.The Black community faces a higher risk of chronic kidney disease. This can be due to genetics, higher rates of hypertension and diabetes, and socioeconomic issues such as access to healthcare and structural racism. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, says these factors create a cycle that increases the risk of chronic kidney disease. And there are ways to help reduce the risks. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality…
What if we told you about a way you can lead an incredibly healthy lifestyle, lose weight, and live longer? We’re guessing you’d be eager to hear every single detail. That’s why we’re here today to fill you in on the Okinawa diet and how it can extend your life. Eat This, Not That! spoke with Karin Evans, PhD, RD, CHES, from Top Nutrition Coaching, who is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders, body image, women’s health, and general health and wellness, who breaks down the Okinawa diet and its benefits. “Chronic diseases are the leading cause of mortality…
Supersets are a training technique where you perform two back-to-back exercises with little to no rest, keeping your heart rate and fat-burning potential up. These exercises often target different or opposing muscle groups, such as pairing a chest exercise with a back exercise. So if you’re looking to lose weight, boost your overall fitness, or a combination of the two, I have five of the best superset workouts for weight loss for you to check out. The benefits of supersets are numerous. Firstly, they can help increase the intensity of your workouts, leading to greater muscle activation and potential gains…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP When it comes to our skin, estrogen is a star player. The hormone serves important functions, like helping to keep the skin barrier healthy and encouraging the production of key proteins like collagen and elastin. But as estrogen levels decline during perimenopause and menopause, all the skin…
Yael came to treatment after a long period during which she felt deep depression, emptiness, and meaninglessness. She tried psychological therapy, which did not significantly help her. Although she acquired coping techniques that helped reduce her depressive symptoms, she felt that she had not come to an understanding of the source of her feelings. Despite attempting to investigate the causes of her negative feelings during treatment, she faced difficulty expressing herself and explaining why she felt that way. She decided to stop the treatment and look for other methods to alleviate her distress. While surfing the internet, she was exposed…
A recent Mayo Clinic study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association investigated lucid episodes in people living with later stages of dementia, providing insights into how these occurrences reveal themselves. The findings showed that 75% of people having lucid episodes were reported to have Alzheimer’s Disease as opposed to other forms of dementia. Researchers define lucid episodes as unexpected, spontaneous, meaningful and relevant communication from a person who is assumed to have permanently lost the capacity for coherent interactions, either verbally or through gestures and actions. Family caregivers of people living with dementia were surveyed…
By Leo Babauta Developing a strong sense of self is one of the most under-appreciated ways to be happy. To have healthy relationships, with others and with yourself. It’s not often understood, and as a result, problems in this area cause problems in all areas of our lives. Let me point out just some of the common symptoms of an under-developed sense of self: People pleasing Conflict avoidance Not being honest about how you feel Losing yourself in a relationship Distancing yourself from your partner when you’re afraid Hiding things, cheating on your partner Not being able to take care…
It’s that time of year again when the sound of leather hitting wood and leather on leather while playing catch rings out. Spring training for baseball players is just around the corner and after all these years it’s still one of America’s greatest pastimes. Professional baseball, in its current form, has been around for 123 years. Times that by 162 games plus post-season, and that’s a lot of games. There’s much history, nostalgia, and tradition behind the game of baseball, which are a couple of reasons why it is still prevalent in the age of social media and the smartphone.…
The product recommendations in this post are recommendations by the writer and/or expert(s) interviewed and do not contain affiliate links. Meaning: If you use these links to buy something, we will not earn a commission. The start of March kicks off the countdown for several highly anticipated dates like St. Patrick’s Day, the beginning of spring, and—in the case of 2024—Easter. But if you shop at Aldi, you’ll also know that the start of March also means that a score of exciting new items are about to debut at the retailer. Aldi rolls out a special collection of limited-edition items…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — People who are overall healthy and living with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes can donate a kidney, thanks to a change in national policy. Naim Issa, M.D. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network updated its living donor criteria. It makes some people with Type 2 diabetes eligible to donate a kidney. This marks a “significant shift” in criteria for living kidney donors, says Naim Issa, M.D., Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist. “This policy change may offer a lifeline to some people with end-stage kidney disease, providing them with a better chance for a successful transplant and improved quality of…