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Increase Your Resilience with 3 Simple Strategies

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If you’ve been dealing with higher stress levels than usual, you’re not alone—as COVID-19 continues, countless Americans continue to navigate the impact the virus has had on their health, families, and finances. It’s been reported that over 30 percent of Americans say they’re facing negative economic impacts as a result of the pandemic—and those numbers are growing. With ongoing furloughs and layoffs, you might not realize how financial stress can impact your physical and mental health. 

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How to Alleviate Stress After a Loss

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Nothing hurts as much as losing someone close to you in life.  Having to grieve while still moving forward with your responsibilities and job can be enough to push anyone over the edge into a stressed mess.  There’s nothing wrong with grief or trying to work through the complicated feelings that are whipping through your mind, but the stress is enough to eat some people alive.  If you’re not sure how to work through this, and you want to move forward with your life, here are the top ways to get through the stress of grief. [Read more…]

Diuretics to Treat Blood Pressure May Stop Proteins from Clumping

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Diuretics—often referred to as “water pills”—are frequently used to treat cardiac conditions such as congestive heart failure and high blood pressure, as well as water retention (edema) linked to kidney disease, diabetes, and liver disorders. These drugs help the body rid itself of excess salt and water, and some even function to widen the blood vessels themselves and lower blood pressure. Now, new research has found another purpose of a special class of diuretics that may have positive implications for people suffering from diseases caused by protein misfolding. [Read more…]