IT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY INSIDE Even if you don’t feel it at first, the physical act of smiling is guaranteed to make you feel better inside. It’s surprising how much your facial expression affects your mood. If you have a grin on your face, how can you possibly feel sad? IT BOOSTS YOUR CONFIDENCE …

Who wouldn’t love to live to old age while maintaining the mental and physical agility of someone decades younger? While we may have to leave the actual stopping of time to theoretical physicists, slowing down the effects the aging process has on our bodies and brains is our prerogative. The good news? It’s easier than …

CREATE CHECKLISTS, CHEAT SHEETS, AND TRACKING FORMS We all know about writing to-do lists and while this can be helpful what can be even more helpful is creating reference lists you can use year after year. Write them out this year, then store them with the decorations at the end of the season, and you’ll …

Cardiometabolic risk may hinge less on body fat mass and more on where in a patient’s body that fat is stored, according to research presented Nov. 28 at RSNA 2017 in Chicago. More than 70 percent of Americans are either overweight or obese, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, but the number on …

Your relationship status might be associated with your dementia risk, and a new research review paper reveals how. Dementia, a loss of brain function, usually occurs in older age. The most common type is Alzheimer’s disease. People who have been single all of their lives could have a 42% higher risk of developing dementia than …