Treadmill Talks: Is Sleeping with the TV on Making You Depressed?

We've all done it—fallen asleep while watching TV. While it seems harmless enough, a new study suggests that sleeping with the TV or computer on could actually make you depressed. In this Treadmill Talk, Sharecare expert Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer for Cleveland Clinic, explains why. View Full Post

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Hot Yoga: Healing, or Hazardous?

Summer might be wrapping up, but where I live, the heat is still in full force. So it's hard to imagine choosing to spend my yoga class in a hot oven of a room instead of an air-conditioned studio. But given the growing popularity of Bikram and other hot yoga classes, it’s obvious that plenty of yoga enthusiasts think differently. To try to understand the allure (and find out if all that sweating is really safe), I checked in with yoga instructor and NASM Elite Trainer Michelle Carlson. View Full Post

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More Good News for Chocolate Lovers

I have an ongoing love affair with chocolate. It’s actually more of a love/hate relationship. Once I start eating chocolate, I just can’t stop. Needless to say, I am always looking for health reasons to justify my consumption and at the same time keep me from overindulging. View Full Post

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The Back-to-School Golden Rule

It’s that time of year again, the first day of school. For some kids it’s a new school, a new grade, new face, new friends…for all, it’s a new beginning. We all know the Golden Rule, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” The truth is, most people fail to apply this rule. View Full Post

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Transform Your Body in Three Easy Moves

One of the hardest things about exercise isn’t that it’s hard, or that it makes you sweaty. It’s that it’s so difficult to know whether you’re making the right moves to finally get into shape. After all, the human body has well over 500 muscles. How can you possibly tone them all? View Full Post