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MENTAL HEALTH

    MENTAL HEALTH Growing a mustache or beard is fun, but the symbolism behind it is what this month is all about. November Community Development Manager Keith Sexton says it's to raise awareness and build a support system for men battling cancer, a mental health illness or something else. "Most men aren't doing anything about their health, they're not taking action, they're not talking about anything and they're dying too young. On average, men die about six-years younger than women and it's really mostly from preventable causes," Sexton said. Sexton says  three out of every four suicides are men  taking their own lives. "We're losing one man a minute across the globe," Sexton said. Growing a mustache or a beard is the most popular way to show support for men battling cancer or a mental health issue, but not everyone can do so. Sexton...

This Is the Best Anti-Aging in-20 According to Science

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   This Is the Best Anti-Aging in-20 According to Science You're already using  anti-aging  moisturizers and anti-aging eye creams–is it time to  adopt  an anti-aging workout, too?  A new study  published  today in the journal  European Heart  Journal  says when it comes down to the anti-aging effects of  exercise , cardio is queen.   Endurance exercise–like  running , swimming, or bicycling–and high-intensity interval  training  (HIIT) both slowed signs of aging compared to lifting  weights –at least on the cellular level. Here’s how the  study  went down: A team of German researchers  divided  124 healthy but inactive  adults  between the ages of 30 and 60 into four groups.  One group carried on with their  non-existent  exercise...

10 Sex Positions

  10 Sex Positions  Probably the  last  thing you feel like doing when you're nursing a cold or the flu is getting hot and  bothered . But here's a reason to reconsider:  People  who have sex one to two times a week actually produce more of the  antibody  that prevents illnesses, which boosts your immune  system . Sex, one could argue, might actually help you get  over  your  illness . If you are up for  bumping  and grinding, you don't want to get your partner sick— otherwise  you’ll end up passing your germs back and forth endlessly.  Colds and the flu are  viral  infections, so “they’re transmitted via saliva and breath,”  Felice  Gersh , MD, an ob-gyn and the founder and director of the Integrative  Medical  Practice of Irvine in California, tells  Health . “Anything you can do in bed to lower...