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Holidays Healthy Living

Holiday gatherings place the inspiration for healthy living – family and friends – right in front of people

The growth of remote jobs offers workers opportunities to adopt healthy lifestyles

Remote Work Healthy

Motivation often can be found in life's small moments – like a casual dinner with grown children

Father Son Bonding

Football stars like Lane Johnson provide men a playbook to confront their mental health challenges

Lane Johnson Eagles

A proper diet and exercise are essential to good health, but here are 25 other beneficial actions

Healthy Lifestyle Couple

Need some motivation to start a healthy lifestyle? Here are 25 benefits

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With the U.S. life expectancy gap among genders growing, it's time for men to take action

Life Expectancy Men

Spending time with grandchildren can help older adults find a sense of purpose

Grandparents Health Benefits

The pathway to a healthy lifestyle is clear, but more men need to find the motivation to follow it

U.S. Men Health

Post-traumatic growth proves people often adopt healthy lifestyles despite adversity

Post Traumatic Growth

Need motivation to exercise? Listening to music can be a difference maker

Music Workout Performance

Summer makes a great time to revisit your resolutions to live healthier

Summer Beach Exercise

Fatherhood offers many health benefits and can serve as motivation to adopt new habits

Fatherhood health benefits

Snacking can become a healthy habit with a little planning

Healthy Snacks Nuts

Strong father-son bonds can create rituals that get passed down for generations

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Can an optimistic attitude help you live longer? It certainly can't hurt

Aging Optimism

Men often hesitate to visit a doctor, but there are effective ways to persuade them

Men's Health Doctor Visit

Friendships boost well-being, but they're difficult to make as people age

Duke Barnett Louis Bezich

Visiting the doctor is a manly habit despite what many men believe

Doctor's Visit

Caught a case of the winter blues? Exercise and eating healthy may help

Winter Blues Exercise

Intergenerational friendships can help older adults stay energized

Intergenerational friendships

A healthy lifestyle provides many benefits – like a boosted immune system

Healthy Lifestyles Immune System

Health screenings can be life-saving tools, but many men foolishly avoid them

Prostate Cancer Screening

In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

Healthy Lifestyle Exercise

Gratitude provides a pathway to better health and well-being

Grandfather Grandson Gratitude

The prevalence of low testosterone should motivate men to adopt healthier lifestyles

Weight Lifting

Setting goals is the foundation of a successful fitness regimen

Run the Bridge Bezich

Establishing rituals can help fathers strengthen bonds with grown children

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Adopting a healthy lifestyle is good for your eyes and teeth, too

Exercise Benefits Vision Teeth

Why is preventing disease so much harder than treating it? Because it requires behavioral change

Reconnecting with loved ones can provide a much-needed boost to your well-being

Bezich family wellness

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the power of social contagion and its ability to spur healthy behaviors

Healthy Behaviors Social Contagion

An encore career can increase your motivation to live healthy

Encore Career Benefits

A plant-based diet offers flexibility while providing a slew of health benefits

Plant Based Diets

Hot weather can make outdoor exercise a challenge — but it can be overcome

Summer Exercise Hot Weather

Summer swims offer an opportunity to dive into a healthy workout routine

Swimming Health Benefits

Can financial incentives motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles? Possibly

Healthy Behaviors Incentives

The best Father's Day gift may be nudging your dad to adopt healthy habits

Father Son Conversation

Men, it's time to make the routine doctor's visit a habit

Physical Exam Benefits

Drinking water does more than keep your body hydrated

Daily Water Amount

Laughter: A healthy behavior that's actually fun

Laughter Health Benefits

Nutrition is the foundation to a healthy lifestyle — but you don't have to give up all the foods you love

Healthy Meal

Nature provides a wide range of physical and mental health benefits

Nature Health Benefits

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