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Former college football coach Mark Richt took to Twitter to ask for his followers’ prayers as he begins a new treatment for Parkinson’s. “I am asking for your prayers this morning,” Richt wrote. “I am taking the levodopa drug that is designed to help Parkinson’s for the first time. Please pray for good results and…

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Longtime NBC weatherman Al Roker was recently readmitted to the hospital following new complications with blood clots. Roker, who can be seen on NBC’s Today television program, recently told his social media followers that he had been admitted to the hospital after blood clots were found in his legs and lungs. “So many of you…

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“A hoary [gray] head is a crown of glory,” says Proverbs 16:31. According to a study, it may also be a crown of lowered stress. The study, released by Penn State, seems to indicate that a person’s daily stressors, and their responses to stressors, appear to lessen as they age. Led by David Almeida, a professor…

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Fighting back the tears, Celine Dion shared in a video to fans she has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disorder. Speaking on Instagram, the 54-year-old Canadian native said, “As you know, I’ve always been an open book. And I wasn’t ready to say anything before – but I’m ready now. I’ve been dealing with…

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After a series of online statements and quiet public appearances over recent months, Will Smith took further steps back into the spotlight Monday evening, appearing for an interview on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Promoting his new historical drama “Emancipation,” Smith’s conversation with the late-night host naturally dug into his Oscars night controversy, in which he…

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JJ McCarthy, quarterback of the undefeated Michigan Wolverines, has been bringing a lot of attention to his practice of meditating before every game. He spoke about his method after the team defeated UConn 59-0, saying, “I meditate every day, twice a day. Before the game, it’s about getting into the present moment and finding that flow.…

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Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of the Springtide Research Institute sat down with CBN Faithwire and discussed some encouraging findings about the link between mental health and religion. The Institute focuses on 13-25 year-olds and Packard has spent many years researching the connections between faith and mental health. In sitting down with Faithwire, he insisted…

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Chris Hemsworth is stepping back from acting after discovering he’s genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The actor discovered the news while filming the fifth episode of his Disney+ series “Limitless,” in which he meets with a doctor and discovers he has a genetic predisposition for the progressive disease that destroys memory and other essential mental…

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Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of weekly classes and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or everyday use of a generic drug…

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Sports analyst Terry Bradshaw joined the “Today” show and opened up about his battle with two different cancers. He had revealed on Fox Sports in October that he had been privately battling bladder cancer and a Merkel cell tumor for several months. There had been speculation about his health after a September episode where he…
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