How long has it been since you sent your last text? A few hours, or maybe even a few minutes? Most of us are texting nonstop these days, especially if we’re cooped up indoors and separated from the people we love. And while you’re likely super comfortable texting your friends, odds are, you haven’t given much thought to this idea:
What about texting your therapist?
If this sounds crazy to you, buckle up it may be the way of the future. The mental health care landscape as we once knew it is changing, and quarantine is accelerating that shift. “While the pandemic is, of course, problematic in so many ways, I think it has forced our field to innovate in mental health,” says Bill Hudenko, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Hudenko co-authored a new study in
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The COVID-19 vaccines are here, and they’re being distributed by the millions. Chances are, you know at least one person who has received one. But as welcome as these long-awaited shots are, they’re also stirring up some controversy especially among those in the chronic community, who (understandably) have some questions. Like are these vaccines safe for everyone? And will they interact with my medications? Also, what are the side-effect risks?
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A good stretch can help alleviate everything from post-workout muscle tightness to after-work stress. And according to new research, stretching may also help keep your blood pressure in check. A December 2020 study in the
Journal of Physical Activity and Health compared the effects of 30 minutes of daily stretching versus 30 minutes of daily walking, five days a week for eight weeks. The researchers found that stretching had a greater impact on lowering blood pressure than walking in people with normal-to-high levels or stage 1 hypertension.
“If people want to lower their blood pressure, they should probably incorporate some stretching into their exercise routine,” says Philip Chilibeck, Ph.D., study author and professor of kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. That is not to say that you should give up your regular forms of aerobic exercise like walking or biking. But when combined with these workouts, stretching can do more than just make you feel good it