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Healthy Travel Tips: Staying Hydrated While Traveling

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Healthy Travel Tips: Staying Hydrated While Traveling

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When you're getting ready for a trip, staying hydrated while traveling might not be on your radar — but it should be. Air travel can be surprisingly dehydrating, setting you up for possible effects of mild dehydration, such as headaches, dizziness and fatigue, before you even arrive at your destination. Not getting enough fluids can interfere with short-term memory, attention and mood, too.

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Hydration and Mental Health: How Are They Related?

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Hydration and Mental Health: How Are They Related?

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Water plays an important role in many bodily functions, such as protecting your organs, regulating your body temperature and maintaining cellular electrolyte balance. The role that hydration plays in everyday life and athletic performance is well understood, but did you know that hydration and mental health are linked, too?

Learn about the benefits of drinking water for mental health, including mood and cognitive function.

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How Are Exercise and Gut Health Related?

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How Are Exercise and Gut Health Related?

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Whether you're an amateur athlete or a weekend warrior, it's likely you put thought into your workout schedule. You train your muscles for strength and endurance, and you may think about cardiovascular fitness as well. But have you thought about how exercise may impact your gut health and vice versa? Researchers are learning more and more about gut microbiota — the bacteria that live in the gastrointestinal tract — and how it can help support physical performance.

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Strength Training Exercises: 6 Reasons to Add Them to Your Workout

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Strength Training Exercises: 6 Reasons to Add Them to Your Workout

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Regular exercise — approved by your healthcare provider — is a win. To get the most out of your movement routine, incorporating strength training exercises, also known as resistance exercise, is a must. Here are six of the best reasons to add some strength training to your routine for your physical and mental health.

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Common Menopause Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

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­­Common Menopause Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

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Life transitions can be challenging, and misinformation can make it that much harder to approach a new life stage with confidence. For example, there are many misconceptions and myths about menopause that may leave you feeling unsure about what to expect or how to best navigate this transition.

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How to Talk to Aging Parents About Their Future: Conversation Starters for Caregivers

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­­How to Talk to Aging Parents About Their Future: Conversation Starters for Caregivers

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In many ways, watching your parents reach their senior years is a beautiful thing — after all, it's not a given. But caring for your aging parent or loved one can be challenging. Understandably, many older people have a hard time letting go of their independence. At the same time, they may need a little extra help to manage their health and well-being.

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