Health and Fitness for Monday September 5, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=jlksG4gazrwd6eH3Nag12UVn0YiZ0YxGmXoEtOrOtWlDOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNDAwMTE6TDoyNzpSOjgzMzUxODpWOjQy) [ Editorial: Losing time: Declining life expectancy is an indictment of American society ]( [Editorial: Losing time: Declining life expectancy is an indictment of American society]( New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News Not for a hundred years has there been such a pronounced drop in U.S. life expectancy, from 79 years in 2019 to 76 just two years later, in 2021, according to federal researchers. It’s easy to chalk this up entirely to the impact of COVID, and the virus was certainly the main culprit, but it would be wrong to suggest this dismaying trend is the result merely of forces out of our collective ... [Continue Reading]( [ Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis ]( [Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis]( Alex Osiadacz, Mayo Clinic News Network As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Meningitis is a condition that inflames the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. While there ... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [ How gardening may extend your life and make it better ]( [How gardening may extend your life and make it better]( Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES -- True confessions from a plant reporter and devotee of more than 40 years: My first foray into gardening was a pathetic disaster. I was barely 20, struggling with depression and getting through college. My husband and I rented a lovely house in Riverside, California, with a mature and well-tended landscape. There was a lawn, a patio shaded by a sprawling rose bush, a few... [Continue Reading]( [This week's good news roundup]( By Michael Roizen, M.D. It seems like yesterday that we were washing off our groceries before putting them away and unable to see our near and dear for fear of spreading COVID-19. But the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's recent loosening of restrictions is a game changer. The new guidelines say folks who are exposed to COVID-19 don't have to quarantine at home but should wear a mask for 10 days and test on ... [Continue Reading]( [ Daily Trivia Quiz Digest ] Daily Trivia Quiz Digest Test yourself daily with multiple choice trivia quiz questions sent your Inbox! Instantly subscribe to [Trivia Quiz Digest]( - From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Family Breakfast Benefits]( - [Inside Chicago's Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the world-renowned rehab facility treating patients like Danny Golden and Cooper Roberts]( - [Environmental Nutrition: Study predicts healthy diets equal longer life]( - [C-Force: Sounding Off on Hearing Loss in the Military]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10016 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)