Tag: balance

Balance Declines With Age, but Exercise Can Help Stave Off Some of the Risk of Falling

My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older woman reaching above her head for some produce. As she stretched out her hand, she lost her balance and began falling forward. Fortunately, she leaned into her grocery cart, which prevented her from falling to the ground. Each year, about…


Bob Odenkirk Seeks Balance, Humor Following His Heart Attack

PASADENA, Calif.—Bob Odenkirk is still processing his feelings after suffering a massive heart attack in July 2021 and says a big takeaway is to strive for a better work-life balance. “I don’t think I’ve figured it out yet,” the actor said Tuesday while attending a biannual gathering of TV critics. “I have to do a…


Not Being Able to Stand in This Position Increases Mortality Risk by 84%

Recent studies have discovered that middle-aged and elderly people who cannot stand on one leg for more than 10 seconds have almost double the risk of death in the next decade. Why is the ability to stand on one leg” related to mortality? There are two key reasons, and improving these issues can help reduce…


Should I Get My Hormones Tested?

When your hormones are in balance, everything works the way it should. Your weight stays on track. Your energy levels are good. Your libido is healthy. Your ability to concentrate and have a sharp memory is intact. It’s a completely different story when something goes wrong with your hormones. When that happens, you won’t feel like yourself. You may think there is something…


‘Unshackled by Fear’: Slackliner Snaps Unimaginable Selfies, Videos While Walking Wires Between Peaks

In a word full of distractions causing diminished attention spans, Andy Lewis is an anomaly. The 35-year-old slackliner must focus every ounce of his brain on his balance to avoid a potentially fatal fall. Describing the feeling as he snaps impossible self portraits while walking lines between mountaintops, Lewis says he is 100 percent present….


Yin and Yang: The Path to a Balanced Life

Stand on one foot for just a few seconds, and life can immediately become awkward or even precarious. Once you’re back in balance with both feet firmly on the ground, strength, stability, and harmony return. This is the lesson of yin and yang. Yin and yang are symbolized by the taiji—a circle composed of two…


The Role of Government |Building on the American Heritage Series

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. America’s government was formed with an important balance of powers and limitations, but many Americans are unaware of where this balance lies. So what is the proper role of government? – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films…


Beat Chronic Stress With Adaptogenic Herbs

We are hearing a lot about herbs of late, and for good reason. Many herbs have been attributed to a higher and longer quality of life, and others have been deemed miracles in their healing abilities for the human body. Yet, the amount we know about herbs is severely lacking, and as such, we haven’t…


Balancing Compassion With Equanimity

Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at MARC UCLA, offers a meditation podcast on the theme, The Balance of Compassion and Equanimity. This is one of the weekly meditations provided by the Mindful Awareness Research Centre (MARC). Currently, the meditations are offered via the Zoom platform and are recorded and uploaded for ongoing access. They are also readily available…


Standing on One Leg Is a Sign of Good Health

Research shows that people’s ability to stand on one leg is an indicator of health and that getting better at standing on one leg can add to fitness and potentially lifespan. Being able to stand on one leg is linked to increased levels of physical activity and decreased risk of falls and is associated with…