The road to the Olympics is turbulent under any circumstances, and mental health will be a central issue for many of the competitors – The Boston Globe

The road to the Olympics is turbulent under any circumstances, and mental health will be a central issue for many of the competitors – The Boston Globe

When the Winter Games open in Beijing on Friday, mental health will be a central issue for many of the competitors who endured an exceptionally stressful road to the start line. “We will have a laser focus on mental health and wellness for athletes,” said Bahati Van Pelt, chief of athlete services for the US … Read more

Proven Ways to Remove Visceral Fat, Say Experts — Eat This Not That

Proven Ways to Remove Visceral Fat, Say Experts — Eat This Not That

“visceral fat it’s the most dangerous type of fat,” says health expert David Zinczenko, who has written extensively about the scourge in books such as Zero Sugar Diet and the Eat this, not that! Serie. “Because it’s hidden inside your belly. I’ve called it a ‘parasite’ that lives inside you for good reason: It wraps … Read more

Lando Norris: Attitude to mental health talk must ‘change’

Lando Norris: Attitude to mental health talk must ‘change’

McLaren’s Lando Norris sees improvement but believes mental health remains an uncomfortable topic to talk about. The British rider first burst onto the scene in 2019, striking a confident and youthful figure in the paddock while also impressing with his capabilities on track. But it turned out that Norris actually went through an internal struggle … Read more

Vitamin B12: Four behavioural changes that could signal the ‘harmful’ deficiency

Vitamin B12: Four behavioural changes that could signal the ‘harmful’ deficiency

Additionally, vitamin B12 is involved in the production of brain chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions, explains the Mayo Clinic. For example, some evidence links it to depression. Investigate published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology reviewed studies investigating depression and the nutrient. They found that lower levels of vitamin B12 correlate with increased … Read more

Student loan debt hurts the mental health of most borrowers, survey finds

Student loan debt hurts the mental health of most borrowers, survey finds

Kate Quick, 43, said her student loan debt causes stress and anxiety for her and her family. Courtesy: Kate Quick When Kate Quick, 43, finished her MFA at the University of Alaska Fairbanks 22 years ago, she had borrowed about $30,000. Now, he owes nearly $48,000, even after years of making payments. “I just can’t … Read more

Body Lab: my day at the £18k-a-year gym

Body Lab: my day at the £18k-a-year gym

WHere you answer your emails on a Monday morning? For some of London’s most senior CEOs, the workday begins inside a 9-foot-long glass oxygen tank that looks halfway between a coffin and a water slide at the world’s most expensive gym. country, the Body Lab. For the next hour, propped up on a pillow and … Read more