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What’s The Perfect Retirement Age For Your Health?
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Lauren McKeithen
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The conservative German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck proposed a national retirement benefit to satisfy the leftist masses in 1881, setting the retirement age at 70. However, the average life expectancy at the time was about 40. Von Bismarck resigned right after the policy passed, but his legacy remained, and Germany’s retirement benefit became a model…
Practicing Gratitude Can Improve Heart Health and Relieve Stress
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Lauren McKeithen
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People often say we can’t control everything that happens in life, but we can control how we react. It may sound cliché, but new findings out of Ireland show that perspective matters when life throws us unexpected and stressful curveballs. Researchers say gratitude offers a “unique stress-buffering effect” when it comes to both reacting to,…
New Study Shows Majority of Adults Struggle Without Their Phones and Internet Access
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Lauren McKeithen
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Adults predict they could only go without their phone and TV for five hours, while they could manage three days without a laptop or tablet. A study of 2,000 British participants found 71 percent admitted they’d struggle to manage their life if they didn’t have access to the internet. Without a phone, more than half…
New Study Shows That Kindness is the Best Cure For Anxiety and Depression
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Lauren McKeithen
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A little kindness shown toward others can help beat depression and anxiety, according to a new study from The Ohio State University. Scientists report that performing good deeds leads to notable mental health improvements not seen in two other therapeutic techniques commonly used to treat the conditions. Perhaps just as importantly, study co-author David Cregg,…
New Study Finds That Frequent Social Media Use in Children Leads to Major Brain Changes
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Lauren McKeithen
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Here’s one more reason to limit your child’s time in front of a screen. Social media could be reprogramming children’s brains and making them hooked on “likes,” a new study from the University of North Carolina reveals. Experts say that apps such as Instagram or Snapchat could be making teenagers constantly check their phones to…
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