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Exercise Benefits Brain Health

October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 CMGALK

Physical activity impacts every aspect of your life. Exercise helps maintain a healthy weight, aids in digestion, lessens the risk of Osteoporosis, wards off diabetes, helps regulate blood pressure, and improves cardiac strength (just to name a few benefits). Any amount of physical activity can help. Regardless of your age or fitness level, physical activity can help your quality of life. What many people don’t realize is that every moment of physical activity also helps improve cognitive health.

Weekly Exercise

Exercise of the Week: Curtsy Squats

October 19, 2021October 18, 2021 CMGALK

This week’s exercise doesn’t require any equipment, making it a go-to movement anytime you want to get your blood flowing. This is a variation of a squat, and tones your glutes. While we were filming the video for this exercise, as you can see, it wasn’t a fluid motion for me. This was partially because… Continue reading Exercise of the Week: Curtsy Squats

Tip/Thought of the Day

New Studies Confirm That Ingredients in Vaping Products Are Potentially Harmful and Often Undisclosed

October 18, 2021October 17, 2021 CMGALK

For years, medical providers and community leaders have warned about the dangers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that include e- cigarettes and other vaping products. Recent studies have added to concerns surrounding the harm caused by vaping, with results showing that users have been exposed to ingredients that can cause severe damage. A new… Continue reading New Studies Confirm That Ingredients in Vaping Products Are Potentially Harmful and Often Undisclosed

Living With Chronic Pain

Do Shoes Matter?

October 15, 2021October 14, 2021 CMGALK

It’s hard to imagine what goes on your feet can impact your overall health. But it does. Poorly fitting, unsupportive, or too high or low a heel can cause issues in your legs, knees, back, hips and even your neck. Fashion sounds great until the resulting pain speaks louder. Thankfully, the shoe industry seems to… Continue reading Do Shoes Matter?

Tip/Thought of the Day

Doomsday Cycle

October 14, 2021October 13, 2021 CMGALK

If you could choose any time to be alive when would you choose? We are inundated with one crisis after another. And now the alarms are streamed every second of the day with 24/7 news channels, thousands of “news” websites and social media. Not interested? It’s irrelevant to those demanding our constant attention. They’ll still… Continue reading Doomsday Cycle