Health and Fitness for Tuesday October 11, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=Rs1J6M0Eidz1C66c60ArlFraZ6akp7cF5FvxqmbwdKxDOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNDkxMTE6TDoyNzpSOjEwMDU2NTpWOjQ2) [ I recovered from COVID but my nose didn't. Here's how I cope ]( [I recovered from COVID but my nose didn't. Here's how I cope]( Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working. That's when I realized how often smell comes up in daily conversation: "That Uber smelled weird," or "that woman was wearing way too much perfume," or "someone's definitely smoking weed nearby." I have anosmia, a symptom of long COVID. I caught the virus early in the pandemic and had terrible symptoms, but after a week of ... [Continue Reading]( [ Study shows how getting your steps in can reduce risk of dementia by 50% ]( [Study shows how getting your steps in can reduce risk of dementia by 50%]( Anagha Ramakrishnan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It may be time to pull out your step counters and start adding walking to your daily to-do lists. A recent U.K. study indicates taking 10,000 steps each day can help cut your risk of dementia by half. Researchers monitored the steps of 78,430 adults between the ages of 40 and 79 over seven years. Results showed that 9,800 steps a day could reduce the risk of dementia by half, and ... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [ My anxiety meter runs hot; VR meditation helped me relax ]( [My anxiety meter runs hot; VR meditation helped me relax]( Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times "You should try meditation." I heard this often during the worst of the pandemic, when vaccines weren't available yet, and I was frightened to open my apartment door. And I heard it when I was struggling through earlier bouts of stress or depression. And for too long, I made a mistake. I wrote off such suggestions. Meditation? Not for me. My anxiety meter... [Continue Reading]( [Tipping the scales in your favor]( By Michael Roizen, M.D. It was a very long shot when He Knows No Fear, a 3-year-old colt, won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden in August 2020 despite the 300-to-1 odds the bookmakers gave him. Losing weight -- and keeping it off -- when you're obese can feel like just as long odds. Why is that? It's not all down to lack of willpower. Of course, it takes discipline to exercise and eat healthfully. But, ... [Continue Reading]( [ Politics Digests: Right, Left And Everything In Between ] Politics Digests: Right, Left And Everything In Between Get political news, columns and editorial cartoons by subscribing below. Use the links to instantly subscribe: * [Righteous Right]( * [Proud Progressive]( * [Digest: Right, Left, Moderate]( * [Editorial Cartoons Only]( -- From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Screening procedure fails to prevent colon cancer deaths in large study]( - [$2,700 ambulance bill pulled back from collections]( - [Heidi Stevens: Dr. Becky is revolutionizing parenting with a simple reminder: Your kids are good, even when their behavior is bad.]( - [Do we have a breakthrough in treating autoimmune disease?]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 11830 Canon Blvd Suite A, Newport News, VA 23606 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)