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14 Technology Addiction Group Discussion Exercises

Do you have a technology addiction? Are you ready to tackle it? Compulsively checking your Instagram feed may seem like a far cry from drug addiction, but the two are more closely related than you might think. The good news is that you can meet your technology addiction head-on by answering questions that get to the root of the issue and provide a path forward. Continue reading for several exercises designed for personal use or as part of a technology addiction group discussion.

Making Time for Self-Care: 2 Simple Tips From Grace Beverley

Do you neglect self-care because you don’t have time? What price do you pay for that? In Working Hard, Hardly Working, Grace Beverley explores how to integrate self-care and productivity by bringing self-care time into your work time. But, she also says it’s important to engage in pure self-care outside of productivity time so you can regularly experience the benefits of work-free leisure. Continue reading for Beverley’s practical tips for making time for self-care.

What Is Aging in Humans? Definitions and Disproved Myths

What is aging in humans? What are common myths about aging? Though we all know on a basic level what “aging” is, scientists often use common terms differently than the general public. In Ageless, Andrew Steele defines aging and explores common myths that prevent laypeople and scientists alike from understanding aging as a process we can modify. Let’s look at the definition of aging, according to Steele and other experts.

Closing Pharmacies Across the US Spark Panic

Why are many US pharmacies closing? What does that mean for the local communities? Major pharmacy chains like Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens are closing hundreds of stores, creating “pharmacy deserts.” Continued pharmacy closures could exacerbate healthcare disparities, necessitating new approaches for equitable access to vital medications and health services in all communities. Continue reading to learn about the reason for the closing pharmacies and the potential effects.

The Causes of Aging: 3 Processes That Deteriorate Health

What are the causes of aging? What systems in the body speed up the aging process? In Ageless, Andrew Steele writes that many biological processes cause the symptoms of aging. To figure out how aging happens, scientists need to understand these processes. Keep reading to learn about the processes that contribute to aging and what science is doing about them.

The Link Between Malfunctioning Proteins and Aging

What’s the connection between malfunctioning proteins and aging? How do you get your proteins to “work” again? A substance that builds up as we age is protein. Proteins are the building blocks of all of our tissues, and as they malfunction, they accumulate and cause harmful effects. Continue reading for why malfunctioning proteins age the human body.

Grace Beverley’s 4 Productivity & Self-Care Strategies

Are productivity and self-care mutually exclusive? How can they feed each other and even operate together? According to Grace Beverley, productivity and self-care can work together in supportive cycles. She shares four strategies that will help you be more efficient, thereby freeing up time for self-care. In turn, this energizes you to get more done. She also shows how you can engage in self-care while working. Keep reading to get these valuable strategies that can transform the way you work and live.

The Biological Response to Stress: Trauma and the Body

What is the biological response to stress? How does the body respond to trauma? The biological response to stress can look like either hyperarousal or dissociation, both of which overpower higher-level brain functions like abstract thinking and impulse control. Knowing how your body responds to stress can help you understand and take care of yourself better. Continue reading to learn more about biological responses to stress.

A Failing Immune System and Aging: The Potential Fixes

What’s the link between the immune system and aging? What specifically happens to your body when the immune system begins to fail? Your immune system is a network in your body that protects you from infection. But it’s also a system that becomes less functional as you age, leading to a variety of harmful repercussions. Let’s look at how a decline in your immune system’s functionality causes aging and how to fix it.

The Biology of Aging: 5 Structures That Cause Damage

What’s the biology of aging? What types of structures harm your body as they deteriorate? A process key to aging is the deterioration of structures and signals within and between your cells. In Ageless, Andrew Steels explains that these structures and signals play a role in many diseases and dysfunctions associated with aging. We’ll take a look at five structures and signals that do extensive damage as they deteriorate.