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1 week ago |
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Nicole Radziszewski |Mo Perry
Physical HealthCold has a dramatic effect on the body: Step into a cold shower or jump into an icy lake, and you’ll likely feel your heart race and your lungs gasp for air. Your blood vessels constrict (a process called vasoconstriction), and you may start shivering. Your newly alert brain activates cold-shock proteins, which bind to nucleic acids and other proteins to help your body adapt to the cold. The molecules regulate various cellular processes, including metabolism and the stress response.
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1 week ago |
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Courtney Helgoe |Heidi Wachter
Death is a forgone conclusion of life — it is one thing we all have in common. What remains to be decided, and where we each have the opportunity for personalization, is everything that comes after the last breath. Once there were two conventional funerary methods: embalming followed by a casket burial and fire cremation. Now, a growing number of options for greener disposition — the final arrangements for a body after death — are available across the United States.
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2 weeks ago |
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heidi Wachter |Jon Spayde
My Lovely Wife and I earlier this year finally got around to preparing our descendants for our eventual demise by drafting a will, power of attorney, and healthcare directive. We are not normally as forward-looking as we probably should be, so we left the lawyer’s office feeling like responsible adults for a change. But results of the latest National Poll on Healthy Aging suggest that we — and most of our contemporaries — may not be as ready for the end as we think we are.
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2 weeks ago |
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Samantha McKinney |Andrew Heffernan
In my late 30s, I was in the best shape of my life, cycling 20 to 30 miles daily, pumping iron regularly, and eating a plant-forward Mediterranean diet. Digestive issues I’d been dealing with had dissipated, and I was sleeping well after years of insomnia. I felt healthier than ever. Imagine my surprise when my doctor told me I was overweight. Many of us have faced this puzzling experience.
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2 weeks ago |
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Jill Metzler Patton |Nicole Radziszewski |Margret Aldrich
Physical HealthExposing your body to intense heat can initiate a host of adaptive responses. An increased heart rate triggers greater blood flow to the skin and helps you cool off, and sweat can help the body excrete small amounts of heavy metals, pollutants, and other toxins. The body responds to a higher core temperature by producing heat-shock proteins, which enhance your ability to manage stress and build resilience.
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