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Smartphones may boost children's mental health, study finds

The Hill

Instead, they found the devices may not be as damaging to kids mental health as some believe and could, in fact, be beneficial. Social media can lead to depression The study challenges past research, including a 2022 study that linked frequent smartphone use to poorer mental health in children and teens.

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Why Even ‘Moderate’ Drinking Is Harming Your Health

Mercola

Brooke Scheller, a doctor of clinical nutrition, founder of Functional Sobriety (a nutrition-based program for alcohol reduction) and author of "How to Eat to Change How You Drink," who has done extensive research on the health impacts of alcohol consumption. Every drink causes damage to your body on a cellular level.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Jaap de Roode’s “Doctors by Nature”

Exploring Health

Jaap de Roode’s new book explores how animals medicate themselves, just like humans do. by Manju Karthikeyan Journalist Maryn McKenna interviewed professor Jaap de Roode, PhD, about his new book, Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves , during this weeks installment of Health Storytelling.

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The Surprising Benefits of Daily Book Reading

Mercola

What was the last good book you read, and how many books have you already finished reading this year? If you answer more than 10, then good for you — the average American reads 12 books annually. It opens you to new worlds, broadens your vocabulary and allows you to be more imaginative and creative. 7 , 8 Robert S.

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Fat Oxidation — The Hidden Accelerator of Aging and Disease

Mercola

Did you know that the way your body burns fat can directly influence how quickly you age and develop age-related diseases? This is not good news for the low-carb keto community, which is beyond enthralled with the ostensible health benefits of ketosis.

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Health Beyond the Blog: “Out of My Mind”

Exploring Health

Disability Representation for All Ages in Disney+ Film by Harleigh Markowitz Out of My Mind is a 2024 coming-of-age film about Melody Brooks, a charismatic sixth grader with cerebral palsy. She is determined to show the world that, despite being nonverbal and needing assistive technology to communicate, she deserves to be heard.

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Finding sustainable work you love in an era of relentless layoffs

Association of Health Care Journalists

If youre a health journalist who has recently been laid off or bought out, you might feel lost, discouraged, angry or scared. She left her last full-time role as health correspondent for Business Insider to go freelance full time in June 2023. She has experienced a layoff, firing, and newsroom downsizing in her career.