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Editors note: This is a first-person account written by Kim Sidlak I was 46 years old when I had a massive heart attack. It was a Wednesday evening, June 4, 2014. It was a day I will never forget. My grandmother and mother both died from heart issues in their early fifties, so I knew heart disease ran in my family. I had read about heart disease in women, eating healthy, staying active, and keeping my cholesterol low. I tried to do all those things. However, six months before my heart attack, my doctor put me on high cholesterol medication.…
I looked at my dad. Then down at my phone. 10:32 pm. July 21. 2023. My dad was gone. On Friday night, I watched my father — my Superman — take his final breath. It was a moment of peace for a man at war for three years. My dad was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer (glioblastoma) in 2020. Some doctors told him he had six months to live, at best. They gave him all the grim stats, told him how his body would shut down, and plotted a future hell on earth. At 65 years old, my dad was…
Amazon’s massive Prime Day is in our rearview mirrors, but there are still a few great deals to be had, if you know where to look. One of them: The Apple Watch 8, which is only $329 ($70 off) right now. It’s not every day that Apple’s latest smartwatch is on sale, which also happens to be one of the best fitness trackers we’ve tried this year. Apple Watch Series 8Apple Watch Series 8Now 18% OffBy now you’ve heard us wax poetic about the Apple Watch 8’s high-tech specs, which is loaded with added features like a skin temperature sensor,…
Outback Steakhouse might’ve been born in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, but the Australian-inspired eatery has always prided itself on innovative creations, bold flavors, and traditional classics made the way you want it for affordable prices. If you’re craving this popular steakhouse, you can certainly find healthy choices in the midst of the many options. There is, however, a possibility of falling into the comfort food calorie bomb traps that can have you rolling home. Below, you’ll find some help navigating the lengthy Outback Steakhouse menu. Whether you’re looking for a soup or salad, a fried appetizer, a signature steak item,…
Oh, snacking – a subject that has sparked countless debates among health enthusiasts and weight loss seekers. Is it a friend or foe? Should you indulge in a little midday delight or resist the temptation altogether? Today, we dive deep into the world of snacking, exploring the latest research to shed light on this age-old question: To snack or not to snack? The Snack Attack Let’s be honest: At one point or another, you’ve likely experienced that irresistible urge to snack. It may be a lingering craving between meals, a response to stress, or simply a habitual behavior. Snacking has…
So you shelled out for lip filler hoping for a perfectly pouty look, but you wound up absolutely hating the results. What the hell can you do about it—besides, well, cry and complain? Lip injections are an ultra-popular nonsurgical procedure that can almost instantaneously give your mouth a fuller appearance, but still, they’re not without risk.We’re not talking about the potential for serious, albeit rare, health consequences like skin necrosis (tissue death resulting from injury or trauma) or a hematoma (a pool of blood underneath your skin, a.k.a. a really bad bruise); those issues should be addressed by a doctor—either…
In all the apocalyptic movies made on climate change, one thing is clear — global warming is survival concern. We’ve seen glaciers melting, floods wiping out towns, mega-storms, people running from lava and wildfire, and an ice-age of sorts, but never any plot line on what happens to human health in the days leading up to these disasters.Having lived with chronic and mental illness, I’ve always had an adversarial relationship with heat. As summer temperatures break records around the world, and with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres announcing that “the era of global warming has ended” and “the era of…
Freshly baked muffins sure are appealing to look at and incredibly tasty to eat. But when it comes to dealing with the muffin top that hangs over your jeans, you’d rather not. This stubborn fat clinging onto your waistline is easy to accumulate and challenging to lose. That’s why we spoke with Marisa Fuller, trainer and owner of Studio Pilates in Brooklyn, NY (Cobble Hill, South Slope) and Wilmington, North Carolina, who shares some of the best strength exercises for women to melt a muffin top belly. Strength training is a fundamental form of exercise for all individuals, but most especially…
We’re going back into the vault for this episode for a conversation that I had in January 2019 with the one and only James Clear. James is best known as the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy And Proven Way To Build Good Habits And Break Bad Ones. During our conversation, James discusses why he wrote Atomic Habits and how it differs from other habit books, the importance of breaking habits down into “atomic” small changes, and the “two minute rule” for making habits simple and easy to do. We also get into how seasons and social reinforcement can help…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions – with the power of the Mayo Clinic data network – and advance their business plans. The program has helped participants explore ways to improve…