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Resources — The Dignity Index

They've got plenty of resources - www.dignity.us/resources

You may have seen this going around. If not, you're welcome.

We Should Get Together If you want to have connection tomorrow, start building hyperlocally today.

Loneliness has a solution, it's different for everyone but seeking to solve it is the first step. weshouldgettogether.com/blog/hyperlo...

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker Health disparities cost society billions of dollars, and their effects ripple across communities.

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker
theconversation.com/how-strippin...

the full article shared by The Lancet - "Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance
of fitness for healthy brain ageing" bookcafe.yuntsg.com/ueditor/jsp/...

Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing Ageing is a scientifically fascinating and complex biological occurrence characterised by morphological and functional changes due to accumulated molecular and cellular damage impairing tissue and org...

Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3

YouTube video by Public Health On Call 939 - Unfiltered Conversations to Restore Trust in Public Health

What if restoring trust in public health could start with a simple conversation?

Virologist Maggie Bartlett shares how @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social is forging human connections and debunking misinformation.

🎧 youtu.be/zCx9YY9EBWk

me: you answered that important email, right?

brain: nope

me: oh. well did you at least clean or something

brain: nope

me: wtf did you do today

brain: thought about how much stuff i need to do

We Should Get Together When everything feels overwhelming, there’s one reliable path that offers hope, strength, and resilience—but most people overlook it.

Kat Vellos shares an article and a book [or two] on how gathering with others is good for us in these times.

Helpful advice

Your High Blood Pressure Action Plan | UNC Health Talk

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension. You can take action to reduce your blood pressure and related health risks. Start here. #UNCHealthTalk #health

Quote from The Lancet Public Health's February 2025 Editorial. Quote reads: A truly personalised, people-centred approach to cancer screening that is equitable, affordable, and risk-based is an ideal worth fighting for.

This year's #WorldCancerDay campaign places people at the centre of cancer care.

A new Editorial in @thelancetph.bsky.social highlights the important role cancer screening can play in a people-centred approach to care: tinyurl.com/467wnph6

Longer lifespans don’t mean aging has slowed down | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Despite advances in public health and medicine, and trendy biohacking experiments, many people still won’t live to 100.

“We’ve added a phenomenal amount of time to human life expectancy,” said @willmair.bsky.social, professor of molecular metabolism and director of the Harvard Chan Aging Initiative. “But those additional years have absolutely really nothing to do with making our bodies intrinsically age slower.”

bsky.app/profile/dani...

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 - Wikipedia

I tend to wait until I see official policy. Dietary Supplements have been largely unregulated since '94. Ingredients do not have to match the label and generally don't have to be proven effective. It would be a welcome sight to at least see that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary...

“The curious paradox is that when I can accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person

Eat iron-rich foods like meat, eggs, legumes, dark leafy greens, nuts & seeds to help you prevent iron deficiency

To help you prevent #IronDeficiency, eat iron-rich foods like:

▪️Meat
▪️Eggs
▪️Legumes
▪️Dark leafy greens
▪️Nuts & seeds

✅ Include citrus fruits which helps you absorb the iron in these foods.
❌ Avoid coffee & tea during meals, as they contain some elements that can inhibit iron absorption in foods.

The Best Teas to Drink for Your Health Medical study after study shows the benefits of drinking tea, essentially verifying what your ancestors believed back in ancient times. But what tea is best? Let’s let that question steep with a dieti...

Let’s talk about your health over a cup of tea! 🍵 cle.clinic/3ZzLhkf

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US Libraries around across the U.S. are helping people get healthier. They offer fitness classes, food pantries, cooking classes, conversations about loneliness and mental health, and even blood pressure...

Doing good.

“One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library..”
― bell hooks

Strengthening US Food Policies and Programs to Promote Equity in Nutrition Security: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation Nutritionally inadequate dietary intake is a leading contributor to chronic cardiometabolic diseases. Differences in dietary quality contribute to socioeconomic and racial and ethnic health disparitie...

Of course policy change would help too. www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

My mom always said that being brave doesn't mean you don't feel scared. It just means that you feel scared but you do it anyway.

Fancy Multivitamins Cost $700 a Year. This $15 Option Is Just as Good. When it comes to the wild world of supplements, prices can be deceiving. Here’s what you need to know to get the best vitamins for your money.

Best case scenario is to get all our nutrients (micro and macro) from food but sometimes we have neither the time nor the money for that. The next alternative is supplements, but buyer beware.