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Manage Stress

Make Small Talk With Others for Connection

Chitchat isn’t idle! It can help forge new relationships and ease loneliness

Eat Right

Meal Planning for Protein Success

Stay nourished and strong with these healthy hacks

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Ongoing Exercise

Walk and Talk for Your Work Meetings

Think outside the conference room by swapping sitting for walking

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Eat Right

How to Prep A Week of Mediterranean Lunches

Learn how to make five satisfying mid-day meals in an hour

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Manage Stress

Feeling Tense? Try Box Breathing

Calm your mind with deep breathing exercises to reduce stress and anxiety

Engage Your Brain

Make a Learning Plan for Brain Health

Follow these three steps to help you learn something new or acquire a new skill

Restorative Sleep

Beat the Afternoon Slump Without Coffee

Try these simple tips to energize yourself in the afternoon

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Engage Your Brain

A Number Trick for Remembering Names

Use quick number cues to help your brain hang on to new names

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Manage Stress

'Just Like Me' Compassion Practice

This guided visualization practice invites us to look at how we are similar

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Engage Your Brain

Drink Water With a Special Glass

Associating a specific container with water may help you remember to drink

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Eat Right

Power Smoothies for a Healthy Breakfast

Choose from three fruit-forward, protein-packed recipes

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Ongoing Exercise

Work Out With Denise Austin: Lunge Series

Adding this exercise to your routine can help build lower-body strength

Manage Stress

A 15-Minute Meditation for Patience and Resolve

Developing a sense of equanimity is difficult — even in the best of times

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Eat Right

Stay Hydrated to Support Brain Health

Use these simple strategies to manage and monitor your fluid intake

Eat Right

Take Control of Your Food Cravings

To make healthier choices, start by understanding your current ones

Manage Stress

Guided Meditation to Foster Forgiveness

Let go of the tendency to add to suffering during challenging situations

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Activity Batches

Be Social

Elevate Your Social Game

7 Staying Sharp activities that make spending time with others easy and fun

Engage Your Brain

Keep Learning for Brain Health

7 Staying Sharp activities you can try to challenge your mind

Manage Stress

Boost Your Happiness

Activate Staying Sharp to try 7 activities to add joy to your days

Mindful

Manage Stress

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Self-Care

To be kind to others, you need to start with yourself

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Manage Stress

Mindfulness in Your Digital Life

Three practical ways to be more present and purposeful

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Manage Stress

An 11-Minute Awareness of Breath Practice

One of the oldest meditation practices called "Sit and Know You're Sitting"

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Meditations

A small boat on calm water at sunset

Slow Breathing Meditation for 5 Minutes

A forest with tall trees

Thoughts Meditation for 10 Minutes

A body of water with trees and mountains in the background

Imagery Meditation for 20 Minutes

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