Read More at Well+Good [[{“value”:” There are countless reasons why you’d make it your mission to sip on more H2O. (And yes, this goes well beyond buying into the recent Stanley tumbler craze). Perhaps you wake up parched every morning, need to alleviate constipation, or even want to promote a better mood. By and large, most people could stand to boost their daily hydration game… but there are a few instances in which you might actually want to hold back on drinking water. To find out when and why it could be wise to do so, we tapped (sorry!) Maddie Pasquariello, MS, RDN, of East Coast Health in Brooklyn, New York. When to avoid drinking water, according to a dietitian 1. Close to bedtime If you have nocturia (i.e., frequent nighttime awakenings to relieve your bladder), you might be drinking…
3 Common Habits a Physical Therapist Is Begging You To Stop Immediately for the Sake of Your Knees
Read More at Well+Good There’s a joke making the rounds across TikTok about people discovering that they “stand wrong.” It might seem silly, but it rings true: We often make it to adulthood without adequate posture, and then we’re shocked when we end up in pain. Sure, it’s something most of us do every single day—yet we’re doing it in a way that backfires. It’s all too common for our everyday habits to have negative consequences when we let them get away from us. A common victim of our subconscious habits is our knees. The good news? “There are not many [day-to-day] positions that are going to wreak havoc on your knees,” says Kristin Torres, DPT, a physical therapist in California. So standing itself may not be the issue. However, “There are a few mechanical—preventable!—issues that are bad for your…
4 Common Mistakes That Are Making Your Skin Look Even Drier, According to an Professional Makeup Artist
Read More at Well+Good Putting on makeup over dry, flaky skin isn’t easy. And while you may turn to products like foundation and concealer to enhance the look of your complexion, if you don’t apply them correctly, you can actually make that dryness more apparent. So we tapped Neil Scibelli, a makeup artist in New York City, to share the dry-skin makeup mistakes you don’t want to make. “It can be tricky to apply makeup to dry skin when there isn’t much hydration to bind to,” says Scibelli. “This results in seeing the makeup texture on top of the skin rather than it seamlessly blending in. I think it’s also important to go for formulas that complement dry skin, or the drying effects can accentuate pores and settle into fine lines on the skin.” To prevent having your makeup draw…
‘I’m a Sleep Doctor, and These Are the Most Common Questions I Get Asked About Sleep’
Read More at Well+Good The importance of sleep is hardly new, but over the past few years, we’ve been collectively waking up to it. Once dismissed as a passive phase that could be shortened or even skipped without consequence by the busiest folks among us, sleep is now considered a veritable hallmark of good health, thanks to an ever-growing body of research shedding light on its brain, heart, and other benefits. As this shift in understanding has entered the collective conscience, particularly during a time plagued by sleep issues (corona-somnia, anyone?), people have taken to the internet with their sleep questions en masse, eager to learn how to do it most effectively. And for sleep psychologist Shelby Harris, PsyD, the new wave of interest is welcome: After all, fielding common questions about sleep is a major part of her job.…
Epigenetic Aging Slows During Hiberation in a Common Bat Species
Read More at Fight Aging! This open access paper on epigenetic age and hibernation in bats makes an interesting companion piece to similar research into marmots from earlier in the year. It seems that hibernation may slow epigenetic aging in a range of species, though it may not be enough to explain differences in life span between all similar hibernating and non-hibernating species. Nonetheless, researchers have for some years shown interest in the biochemistry of hibernation in the context of aging. It remains to be seen what there is to learn here, and whether it can form the basis for therapies or enhancements in human medicine. Comparative analyses of bats indicate that hibernation is associated with increased longevity among species. However, it is not yet known if hibernation affects biological ageing of individuals. Here, we use DNA methylation (DNAm) as…
8 Common Weight Loss Mistakes Women Over 60 Make
Read More at Sixty and Me I’m not going to lie. Losing weight over 60 is harder and takes longer than it was when we were younger. Our metabolism slows down, and even if you’ve kept in shape, you may not be able to move your body in all the ways you used to. But permanent weight loss is possible. I’ve helped many women in their 60s and older lose weight. To succeed, you need to forget the model you’ve used for your whole life. The one the diet industry has spent billions of dollars trying to convince you is the way to lose weight. What they don’t tell you is that research shows that you have a 3-5% chance of succeeding at losing weight and keeping it off by dieting. Here are 8 things to look out for that…